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Tie-up on toll free numbers

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More than 80 million subscribers of the two operators will benefit

CHENNAI: Major telecom service providers Reliance Communications and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited have entered into an agreement allowing each other's subscribers to access the 1-800 toll free numbers provided by them.

Announcing this, a press release from Reliance Communications said more than 80 million subscribers of the two operators and the enterprises opting for 1-800 numbers stood to benefit.

Reliance Communications had also tied up with HFCL in Punjab and was in talks with other major operators for such network-independent access to the 1-800 services.

The toll free number market in India, where the caller is not charged for the service, is currently at a nascent stage.

It is, however, expected to grow exponentially over the next few quarters. "Such a model of toll free access from all networks has been a much awaited concept by all enterprises and consumers," the release said.

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