Shocking Mobile Phone stats for Gujarat – Uninor scores big as other operators dwindle

While most telecoms see an unforeseen drop in cellular customers in the state, Uninor subscriber numbers swell up

In what is supposed to be one of the major upsets in any circle in the Indian telecom sector, Gujarat actually registered declines in mobile phone users for many telecom companies, reports Indian Express. According to data published by industry body, Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), telecom companies with a major presence in the western circles lost anywhere between 1 to a startling 7 lakh customers in fiscal year 2012-13.

On the flipside, Uninor registered a more than healthy gain of 11 lakh customers. The cell phone service ended the fiscal year 2012-13 with over 49 lakh customers. Jinesh Hegde, circle business head for Uninor in Gujarat attributes this stand out, awe-inspiring gain to the simple philosophy of constantly focusing on the quality of basic services, whilst sticking to the core brand proposition of providing “pay less, talk more” top up offers, “We have chosen to focus on the services that the mass market really wants - voice, SMS, basic internet - and offering these at most affordable rates. At the same time, we constantly drive our own costs down to be able to sustain this affordability position. We also work very hard on our distribution and retail."

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Some favourite tariff plans for the Uninor Gujarat circle include:

Full Talk Time packs

• Rs. 30 = Rs. 30
• Rs. 50 = Rs. 50
• Rs. 100 = Rs. 100

Extra Talk time packs

• Rs, 170 = Rs. 200
• Rs. 340 = Rs. 410

STD Packs

• Rs. 57 = 8000 STD secs (valid 28 days)
• Rs. 98 = 275 STD mins (valid 28 days)

Combo Packs

• Rs. 4 = National Calling @ 1.2p/sec (valid 28 days)