These days, there are people who do not have money in their pockets to eat, but there is no one who does not have a cell phone in their hand. There is no doubt that the cell phone has become an important organ in our body.

With the internet available in our country at a price that is not available anywhere else in the world, and unlike in the past, with the facility of making free calls with a single recharge, the number of people using smartphones has increased drastically. In the past, telecom companies used to charge subscribers per minute and per second to make a call. But that situation is no longer the case.

According to an estimate, India is the country with the highest number of cell phone users in the world. Another advantage is that phone signals and internet are available in our country no matter where you go from Kashmir to Kanyakumari. In a word, India has become a digital communication powerhouse. Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio is the second largest 5G telecom provider in the world.

Telecom Revolution

It is no exaggeration to say that Jio has brought revolutionary changes in the country’s telecom industry. Due to the digital revolution, you have the opportunity to make free calls to any network in the world from the comfort of your home. However, in some countries, low prices are being charged for this. However, let’s now see how long the first phone call conversation in our country lasted, who called whom, and what they said.

First Mobile Phone Call in India

The first person to make a cell phone call in our country was a member of the Communist Party and former Chief Minister of West Bengal, Jyoti Basu. On July 31, 1995, Jyoti Basu made a mobile call to Union Information Minister Sukh Ram through a Nokia handset. With this, Jyoti Basu started a new era of digital communication in the country. The first cell phone call was made from Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal, to Delhi, the capital of the country. It is reported that in that conversation, Jyoti Basu discussed matters related to the government with the Union Minister. However, since he did not have Jio or Airtel at that time, you must have come to the doubt about which network he made this call through. Jyoti Basu called Delhi with his cell phone through the Modi Telstra network. This Modi Telstra network is a joint venture of BK Yodi and Australia’s Telstra companies.

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How much did that phone call cost

At that time, mobile communication was still in its infancy. Having a mobile phone and making calls with it was a luxury that only a few could afford at that time. At the same time, subscribers had to pay huge charges for making calls using mobile networks. Call charges are based on a dynamic pricing model, which starts at Rs. 8.4 per minute (currently around Rs. 23). However, during peak hours, this price doubles to Rs. 16.8 per minute.