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Diwali is upon us again, and as always Localphone has two great offers to make keeping in touch with your loved ones even cheaper throughout the festivities. You’ll be able to call India for just 1.3¢ USD / 0.9p GBP / 1.1c EUR per minute for the whole month of November!

First up, we’re reducing the cost of calling landlines in India to match our market-leading rate to mobiles of just 1.5¢ / 1p / 1.3c per minute. This new landline rate is effective immediately and will last until the end of November.

Second, we’re giving you a voucher code that you can use throughout next month to get an extra 15% free bonus credit whenever you top up $50 / £35 / €30 or more in a single order, giving an effective rate of just 1.3¢ / 0.9p / 1.1c per minute to India!

All you have to do is enter the following voucher code whenever you top-up more than $50 / £35 / €30 throughout November:

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To thank you for making 2010 another great year for Localphone, both these offers are available to existing users as well as new customers. Don’t forget you can even call for free as there has never been a better time to recommend Localphone to your friends and family!

We hope you enjoy Diwali and that this fantastic rate to India helps you keep in touch with your family and loved ones.

Many customers have written to us in the wake of the recent flood disaster in Pakistan asking for a temporary discount on our call rates so they can keep in contact with their loved ones.

After negotiating with our suppliers in the country they have generously agreed to reduce our costs, allowing us to immediately lower the cost of calls to Pakistan to just $0.079 USD / £0.053 GBP / €0.064 EUR per minute. I am also pleased to announce that despite only recently reducing our rates, this is not a temporary change but our new standard rate to Pakistan.

Recent United Nations estimates give the number of people suffering as a result of these floods at over 13.8 million, as well as causing billions of dollars of damage to infrastructure and crops. We hope these reduced call rates will go some way to giving comfort as the recovery process begins.

With the massive infrastructure damage there may be some call quality or connectivity issues, but please don’t hesitate to contact us and our engineers will work hard to find alternative routes for your calls.

Further information:

• 2010 Pakistan floods
• In pictures: Pakistan under water
• Red Cross Pakistan Floods Appeal

We contacted customers on Friday to announce a special weekend rate to Pakistan, and were very pleased to see such an enthusiastic uptake.

You may recall we were recently forced to increase our rates due to higher costs imposed by the Pakistani Government. As promised, we have worked hard with our suppliers to try to reduce our rates again as soon as possible, and I’m pleased to announce our new rate to call Pakistan landlines and mobiles is USD $0.085 / GBP £0.059 / EUR €0.067 per minute, effective immediately.

While this is not yet back to the previous levels it does represent a significant reduction, and follows through on our commitment to always pass our savings on to you. We will continue to strive to be the best value for your international calls, and thank you for your ongoing support.