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Updated: RCOM Offers Free WhatsApp Access To Students; First Indian Telco Deal?

Update: Reliance Communications has officially launched a prepaid plan ‘WhatsApp Plan’ for all Reliance GSM subscribers and ‘My College Plan’ for students across the country. With the plan, Reliance GSM subscribers can get  unlimited usage of WhatsApp and Facebook across the country for Rs. 16/month. To subscribe to the plan, Reliance GSM subscribers need to send an SMS “WA” or “WhatsApp” or “FB” or “Facebook” to 53739. RCOM has also confirmed that they have exclusively partnered with WhatsApp. The ‘My College Plan’ also allows calls and SMS within the student specified group on the Reliance network at 5 paise per minute and also allows students to send a group SMS for Rs. 3 by texting the message to 51112. Original article September 26, 2012: It looks like Reliance Communications has launched a special tariff plan called 'My College Plan' targeting students in the country. (hat tip - @neerajarora) Tariff Details: What's Interesting about this plan is that Reliance is offering free Facebook and WhatsApp access for Rs 16/month along calls and text messages at 5p/SMS. Students can also send a group SMS at Rs 3/SMS by texting the messages to 51112. When we checked, the tariff seems to be available in 16 telecom circles including Assam, Bihar & Jharkand, Delhi, Gujarat, Kolkata, Madhya Pradesh, Mumbai, and Uttar Pradesh among others. Students can check their respective college ID from the Reliance website and SMS SUB to 51111 to subscribe to the plan. Reliance notes that students can be a part of only one college group at a time and the plan auto-renews…

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