Norway-based telecom service provider Telenor has simultaneously launched mobile services in seven of the 22 mobile circles in India along with joint venture partner Unitech Wireless. The circles are Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh (East), Uttar Pradesh (West) and Bihar (including Jharkhand). The company will charge Re 0.29 per minute for local calls and Re 0.49 for national long distance (NLD) calls. Itis, so far, not offering a per-second billing plan. The services have been launched under the brand name Uninor.