Spice Telecom, Punjab's premier cellular service provider, announced that it has slashed roaming airtime charges by 33%, while roaming in India, with effect from 01 May 2005.

The roaming airtime charges have been reduced from Rs. 3 per minute to Rs 1.99 per minute. Other charges like Service Tax, Surcharge, PSTN etc. will be as applicable.

According to Mr. Mukul Khanna, DGM - Marketing, Spice Telecom, "Subscribers of Punjab frequently visit cities across India, especially Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, UP, Rajasthan & Haryana. With the lowering of roaming rates, our valued subscribers will now be able to save even while roaming. We, at Spice, have always endeavored to provide more value for money for our subscribers and the effort shall continue with the same intensity."

About Spice Telecom, Punjab:
Spice is Punjab's premier mobile phone service provider and is the first cellular operator in India to be ISO 9001-2000 certified for its entire operations. Spice has an extensive network across more than 205 cities and towns in the state, covering 95% of Punjab’s urban area. In addition, it also covers more than 3250 km of roads and highways in Punjab including connectivity on the National Highway and GT Road. Spice subscribers can roam on national and international networks. In fact, Spice has the highest International roaming coverage involving tie-ups with over 416 International operators across 199 countries.