WESTMINSTER, United Kingdom-Telephone network provider Primus Telecommunications said it will sell a GSM mobile phone in Europe that could cut international calling costs by up to 80 percent. Primus said the phone will bypass traditional mobile carrier tariffs and use its own least-cost routing Global Call Saver service.
Primus’ new PTL 888 will work on any national mobile GSM network with any Subscriber Identity Module card and will sell for around $225 through the company’s Web site.
“The handset and service has been developed to address a major disparity in the market-the excessive costs mobile customers have to pay for international calls,” said Andrew Reid, Primus’ UK managing director. “Now available in Europe, we are particularly pleased with the PTL888 because it enables us to capitalize on the fast growing mobile-phone segment, which has been credited with taking share away from the fixed-line market.”
