India’s first-ever mobile phone call was made 29 years ago, it costs Rs…, was made using this smartphone…, the person was….
Phones connect us in unimaginable ways. They’ve become more than a means of communication—they’re also means to bridge physical distance, connect families across continents, and allow communication nearly anywhere in real-time. From voice calls to video calls and instant message, phones have become a lifeline for keeping relationships intact, moving work and information forward.
India’s telecommunication history was forever altered on July 31,1995 when the initial mobile phone call was made. The first call facilitated communication between West Bengal’s Chief Minister Jyoti Basu and Union Communication Minister Sukh Ram. The initial mobile phone call was made ensure the major step forward from the firsts call to make-operable a mobile phone call in India was made using a Nokia mobile phone and was development of a new step/calling a new type of calling mobile phone era in a India.
This historic phone call could not have been possible without the efforts of BK Modi of India and Australia’s Telstra, working as the Modi Telstra network. The call involved Kolkata and New Delhi. In the year 1995 owning a cellular phone was a luxury. Calling rates were extortionate – Rs 8.40 per minute (both incoming and outgoing were chargeable). During peak hours the rate could rise to Rs 16.80 per minute and you can see just how expensive mobile communications could be during this time.
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