India's First Phone Call:  In today's time, making calls from mobile phones has become a common thing

India's First Phone Call:  In today's time, making calls from mobile phones has become a common thing. Nowadays almost every person has a smartphone. But, have you ever wondered who made the first phone call in the country and to whom? Let us tell you about it. 

Phone Call History in India: In today's time, making calls from mobile phones has become a common thing. Nowadays almost everyone has a smartphone. There are many latest smartphones available in the market, which offer amazing features to the users. Smartphone companies bring new phones to the market keeping in mind the preferences of the users. Some have powerful batteries, while some are known for their excellent performance. Some have great camera quality, while some are famous for their looks. Making calls from smartphones has also become easy. But, have you ever wondered who made the first phone call in the country and to whom? Let us tell you about it. 

Who made the country's first phone call? 

Today is 31st July. On this day 29 years ago, the first phone call was made in the country. On 31st July 1995, the then Chief Minister of West Bengal Jyoti Basu made the first phone call. He made the first call to Union Communication Minister Sukh Ram. The country's first call was made from a Nokia phone. Therefore, 31st July is a very important day. Now another question must arise in your mind that phone calls are made through SIM. Let us tell you from which network the first phone call was made. 

From which network was the phone call made? 

The country's first phone call was made through Modi Telstra's mobile. It was a joint venture of two companies. The first was BK Modi which was an Indian company and the second was Telstra which was an Australian company. This phone call was made between Calcutta and Delhi. The call rates were also very high in those days. According to reports, the cost of a phone call at that time was Rs 8.4 per minute. In today's time, incoming calls are free. But, in those days, people had to pay for both incoming and outgoing calls.