Lanka Bell is the largest CDMA ˜fixed line’ provider in the country with 1.2 million subscribers.
Sri Lanka's fixed and mobile telecom operators have slashed charges in recent years in a price war brought on by increased competition. Lanka Bell said in a statement the new call rates to India enable subscribers to make phone calls to the island’s closest neighbour for 4.80 rupees a minute excluding taxes.
This works out to eight cents a second, and with billing on a per second basis, users will only be billed for the time that they talk, the company said.
The rate is applicable to calls made to fixed and mobile numbers in India.
The service is offered through Lanka Bell’s ˜Dial 15’ service and allows subscribers to make calls without using IDD (International Direct Dial) calling cards, the company said.