www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Vodafone Essar, one of India’s leading cellular service providers today launched a new Mobile Connect 148 pack for its prepaid customers in Punjab. Priced at Rs 148, this Recharge Voucher comes with a validity of 30 days. Vodafone customers can access the internet at just 5paisa/10KB with this new recharge voucher through their mobile as well as their personal computers. 

According to Rajiv Kohli, Chief Executive Officer, Vodafone Essar Punjab, “Vodafone has always aimed to provide its users with innovative value added services and schemes. RC 148 is designed specially for those who are constantly on the move, enabling them to stay connected at an economical rate.”

About Vodafone Essar

Vodafone Essar is the Indian subsidiary of Vodafone Group and commenced operations in 1994 when its predecessor Hutchison Telecom acquired the cellular license for Mumbai. The company now has operations across the country with over 74.08 million customers**. Over the years, Vodafone Essar, under the Hutch brand, has been named the ‘Most Respected Telecom Company’, the ‘Best Mobile Service in the country’ and the ‘Most Creative and Most Effective Advertiser of the Year’.

Vodafone Group is the world’s leading international mobile communications corporation. It currently has equity interests in 27 countries across 5 continents and 40 partner networks with over 303 million proportionate customers worldwide. The Essar Group is Vodafone’s principal partner in India.

The Essar Group is a diversified business corporation with a balanced portfolio of assets in the manufacturing and services sectors of Steel, Energy, Power, Communications, Shipping Ports & Logistics, and Projects. Essar employs more than 50,000 people across offices in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas.

**Figures from Cellular Operators Association of India, May 31, 2009