www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Bharti Airtel has cut ISD call charges by 18% for its mobile & landline subscribers across the country. The present call rate to selected Gulf countries is Rs 8.50/min and it is slashed to Rs 6.99/min.

The subscriber needs to buy a VCC” (Virtual Calling Card) to avail the services. This can be obtained from any AIRTEL retailer across the country by recharging with RS 55 / 110 / 225 / 550 / 2200 or 299. Once recharged, the customer would receive the VCC PIN on his phone via SMS. The selected countries are namely Qatar, UAE, Oman, Kuwait, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain. The new rates are already in effect from 23 June 2009.