Tata Group has added another feather to its cap.

Tata DoCoMo, the GSM brand of Tata Teleservices Limited (TTSL), announced the commercial launch of its operations in India, beginning with Chennai and Tamil Nadu.

The company’s GSM service started with TTSL managing director Anil Sardana making the first phone call to A Raja, Union IT and telecommunications minister.  

Commenting on the introduction of the GSM Services, Ratan Tata, Chairman, Tata Group said: “This launch is truly a moment of triumph for the consumer. The launch of pay-per-use, per-second concept offered by Tata DoCoMo will create a paradigm shift in the overall telecom experience for the customer.”

He also said that the company has earmarked over Rs 10,000 crore on its pan-India GSM network rollout.

The private sector telecom major endeavors to make its GSM presence in the Southern parts of the country within a fortnight’s time. Moreover, the company is also planning to roll out pan-India service by end of this year.

The telecom operator has started the service saying “call anywhere in India for just 1 paise per second.”

Apart from this, the telecom major has also announced free missed call alerts service to all its customers.

Tata DoCoMo products will be available in nearly 20,000 outlets across the country.

With this, the TTSL has become the second telecom major after Anil Ambani’s RCom to be offering services on both CDMA and GSM platforms.