MTS-India has introduced for its customers an opportunity to get upto 50% lesser call charges as compared to some of the other operators, for calls being made from their network in India to mobile phones of “MTS Russia”, when subscribing to the special service. At the same time, MTS Russia subscribers can now make calls to India with up to 85% discount from the regular price.
Leonid Musatov, Chief Marketing Officer, Sistema Shyam TeleServices, India told us,
India and Russia have agreed to increase their bilateral trade to $10bn by 2010 from this year’s expected level of $7bn. In order to increase mutual interest between Indian and Russian corporate giants, Indian business leaders should frequently reach out directly to the 89 Russian regions while Russian joint ventures must directly deal with Indian states. Mobile communications is an essential element of this process of integration and business efficiency between India and Russia. We hope that cooperation between MTS and Sistema Shyam TeleServices Ltd will help strengthen this partnership. As a result of this partnership, the cost of making calls to “MTS Russia” network for ‘MTS India” subscribers is reduced to just Rs.4.99 per minute, which is the best price till date in India for making calls to Russia
Statistics show more than 50 thousand Indian citizens have visited Russia last year and for 90% of these trips the purpose was study or business.