Staff Techdrunk 
Airtel and Research In Motion (RIM) have recently launched BlackBerry plan in India for Rs 499. It will provide Airtel customers with unlimited access to the email and instant messaging features on the BlackBerry platform!
According to a press release: It is the first service plan that is available for less than the price range of Rs. 500 and offers unlimited email and IM to BlackBerry smartphone customers in India!
The press release further states that: The BlackBerry Personal Mail service plan offers unlimited access to the email and instant messaging features on the BlackBerry platform, allowing Airtel customers to access up to 10 supported POP3/IMAP email accounts (including most popular ISP email accounts such as Yahoo! Mail and Google Mail) as well as various instant messaging services (including Windows Live Messenger, GTalk, Yahoo! Messenger and BlackBerry® Messenger) from a single device.
“It is our strategic intent and single minded focus to consistently offer innovative products and services that deliver convenience and value to our customers,” said Mr. Sanjay Gupta, Chief Marketing Officer, Mobile Services, Airtel.
Frenny Bawa, Vice President, India at Research In Motion said, “We are pleased to work with Airtel to bring the rich communications features and unique user experience offered by the BlackBerry solution in a unique offering to customers in India. The new BlackBerry Personal Mail service plan from Airtel is an attractive offering that will enable more users to choose and enjoy BlackBerry smartphones.”
“With the BlackBerry Personal Mail service plan, we are extending the market to a wider segment, allowing customers such as young professionals, small business owners and students to access their email on the move and stay seamlessly connected with instant messaging on their BlackBerry smartphones.” Sanjay added.
