Expected to be launched on Novemeber 14, MTNL will launch these toll free services. The charges for these calls will be paid by companies who want people to know about their products/services. For example if a company wants subscribers in these two cities to get more information about the array of products they have in the market or are planning to introduce, they can approach MTNL, and MTNL will give them a number, some variation of 1600. Callers calling these numbers will get information about these products and the company will pick up the tab for these calls.

MTNL will also launchPremium Rate Services (PRS). These services will allow subscribers to get information on the weather forecast, share market, availability of beds in different hospitals, fortune forecast from their phones -- at a price of course.

These information services, will be run by private companies, who would provide this information on the phone with MTNL telelinking them with the subscribers. The private companies will be allowed to decide what they want to charge subscribers and will work out a revenue sharing arrangement with MTNL which will get part of the charge.

MTNL will also launch virtual card calling thorough pre-paid cards of the denomination of Rs 100 for local calls, Rs 200 for local calls and STD and Rs 500 for STD, ISD and local calls. These cards will enable subscribers to make STD calls from any phone even if does not have an STD code, only by punching in the code number on the card. At the end of the call, the subscriber will also be able to find out the remaining value left on the card. MTNLalso plans to launch 2,000 card phone booths -- 1,000 each in Delhi and Mumbai by March, next year. These state-of-the art booths will be similar to the ones in several foreign countries and will allow pre-paid cards to be purchased and used on these machines.