02-13-2010, 03:48 PM
Quote:Virgin Mobile will be launching its GSM services in Maharashtra next week. Sharing the company's plans with Telecom Yatra, Prasad Narasimhan, chief marketing officer,Virgin Mobile, said, "We will be launching our GSM services in Mumbai and rest of Maharashtra by next week and by end of this financial year we plan to launch in the rest of India."
The company, which has been offering CDMA services since 2008, began offering its GSM services in South India (Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Chennai, Tamil Nadu and Kerala) followed by Orissa recently. Virgin Mobile provides only prepaid services to its subscribers. The company has floated Rs 500 crore over next six months for the promotion and branding activities for its GSM services.
Virgin Mobile will launch its GSM services in all the circles where TTSL (Tata Teleservices Ltd), with which the brand shares its network, has its presence for GSM operations.