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General
CountryIndia 
CarrierTata Communications 
Last edited (yyy-mm-dd)2015-10-22 
Number formats
Outbound Freephone000 800 XXXX XXX 
Domestic Freephone1 800 XXXX XXX 
International Access Code00 
Service offerIFSUIFN
InboundYes No 
DomesticNo No 
Home Country Direct InboundNo No 
OutboundYes No 
Home Country Direct OutboundYes, same as standard IFS format No 
CLI provided on outbound callsYes n/a 
Outbound simultaneous call limit and defaultNo cap per number n/a 
Call chargeIFSUIFN
Free or chargeableFree in most cases, but some domestic operators might charge a local/domestic call fee n/a 
Remark  
Number accessibility within countryIFSUIFN
Accessible from PABXsAccessible in most cases n/a 
Accessible from HotelsHotel are not obliged to provide service n/a 
Accessible from phones with international call barringEnd-user might have to activate the International features with local operator n/a 
Geographic restrictionsNo n/a 
Islands/teritories included in dialplanNo geographic exclusion n/a 
Accessible through other carriers/networks in countryYes n/a 
Full country coverage provided by a single carrierYes n/a 
Telephone include alpha charactersNo 
Access from payphonesIFSUIFN
Coins or cards needed  
Payphone
operator
To be
recognized
IFS
access
free /
charged
UIFN
access
free /
charged
HCD
access
free /
charged
Remarks on payphone accessIFS not available from most payphones 
Access from
mobile operators
Number
ranges
IFS
access
free /
charged
UIFN
access
free /
charged
HCD
access
free /
charged
Aircel 000 800 XXXX XXX Yes Free n/a n/a Yes Free 
Airtel 000 800 XXXX XXX Yes Free n/a n/a Yes Free 
HFCL Infotel/Ping Mobile 000 800 XXXX XXX Yes Free n/a n/a Yes Free 
Idea/Spice 000 800 XXXX XXX Yes Free n/a n/a Yes Free 
Loop Mobile (formely BPL) 000 800 XXXX XXX All regions, but Punjab Spice Free n/a n/a Yes Free 
MTNL 000 800 XXXX XXX Yes Free n/a n/a Yes Free 
Stel Mobile 000 800 XXXX XXX Yes Free n/a n/a Yes Free 
TTSL 000 800 XXXX XXX Yes Free n/a n/a Yes Free 
Uninor 000 800 XXXX XXX Yes Free n/a n/a Yes Free 
Videocon 000 800 XXXX XXX Yes Free n/a n/a Yes Free 
Vodafone (formely Hutch) 000 800 XXXX XXX Yes Free n/a n/a Yes Free 
Remarks on mobile accessibilityNot available from BSNL-mobile network. Mobile operators will usually take airtime charge. 
Number accessibility from abroadIFSUIFN
IFS numbersNo N.a.
Domestic freephonenumbersn/a N.a.
DTMF Capability
Required for accessNo 
% of payphones with DTMFUnknown 
100% by whenn/a 
Number PortabilityIFSUIFN
Domestic to internationalNo All UIFN's portable as required by ITU-T rec. E.169
International to domesticNo 
International between countriesNo 
International between carriersNo 
Domestic or international between carriers within countryNo 
Single SOF portability supportedn/a  
Number for callers to report troubleThrough domestic/mobile operator  
Directory serviceIFSUIFN
PrintedNo  
Operator assistedNo  
InternetNo  
Aging period for disconnected numbersNot applicable N.a.
Service provisioning leadtime12 business days  
Related servicesInboundOutbound
Offers international shared costNo No 
Offers international premium rateNo No 
Does agree to use transit for IFS/HCDYes Yes 
Is willing to act as transit carrier for IFS/HCDYes 
Offers wholesale IFSYes 
Internet links
Carrier homepagewww.tatacommunications.com 
For additional information 
Regulatorwww.dot.gov.in 
Public holiday information