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#airtel #3G Services Hit Jaipur

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Bharti airtel, India’s leading telecommunications company, today commenced the North India launch airtel 3G services starting with the heritage city of Jaipur. Mr. Atul Bindal, President - Mobile Services, Bharti airtel announced this by making the first airtel 3G call in the state to HRH Princess Diya Kumari of Jaipur. Following this, airtel 3G services will be rolled out across all major cities in Rajasthan in weeks to come. Today, airtel also welcomed the new era of Mobile TV in India by bringing popular vernacular television channels and shows onto the mobile platform via airtel 3G services.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Atul Bindal, President - Mobile Services, Bharti airtel said, “Having successfully launched airtel 3G services in six cities, we are delighted to bring this state of the art experience for our customers in aapno Jaipur with exciting Hindi and regional Mobile TV content. This is yet another step by airtel towards its commitment of offering products and services relevant to our 150 million plus customers across the country. Powered by 3G, the airtel mobile TV service allows customers to be on the go and yet enjoy their favourite television shows on channels like Star Plus, SAB TV and Sony TV. Bringing alive the experience of high speed TV viewing on the mobile platform and a host of other innovative services - we welcome all mobile customers across Rajasthan to experience the airtel 3G advantage.”

A wide range of LIVE and on-demand TV channels as well as shows are now available on airtel 3G Mobile TV at an affordable price of Rs. 40 for 20 minutes per week. To subscribe - customers can use their mobile phones to visit the ‘3G Zone’ on airtel LIVE, select Mobile TV, simply download and install the application, select their favourite TV content – and start viewing.

Apart from Mobile TV, airtel 3G will allow customers to enjoy various other exciting service offerings including video calls, high speed internet and video capabilities on social networks. Enabling fast internet access on-the-go, airtel 3G dongles are also now available for laptop users.

PR: airtel Launches Mobile Money Wallet Service , "airtel Money"

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airtel has added one more feather to it cap of mobile phone services. It has become the first operator in India to start the mobile wallet service for its customers. Termed as airtel Money, it was unveiled in Gurgaon. This service will help users to use their mobile phone as a money wallet to pay for stuff they buy/use sitting anywhere. Find below the release from airtel. Want to know more about airtel Money, well check out the airtel Money booklet, which explains stuff.




"Gurgaon, 31st January 2011: Have you ever wanted  to buy tickets for the evening movie show without visiting the theatre, pay your electricity bill without waiting in a long queue, buy yourself a coffee without the need to take out change – or wished you could magically pay for groceries after forgetting your wallet at home? Your wait is finally over. Bharti airtel today announced the launch of airtel money - India’s first mobile wallet service by a telecom operator. Aimed at offering customers with an efficient alternative to cash transactions, airtel money will provide millions of airtel customers across the country with a convenient and secure way of making payments through the ubiquitous mobile platform. Now available in Gurgaon, the service will soon be launched across several other key cities in India in a phased manner – thereby presenting another compelling reason for mobile customers in India to join the country’s largest network – airtel."

Other Benefits of airtel 3G (Post not Sponsored by airtel)

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Benefits of airtel 3G?
Mobile TV
Enjoy TV on the go. Choose from around 100 channels across genres like sports, entertainment, regional, news, fashion, etc.  Watch your favorite programs on your favorite channel including AajTak, ESPN, ETV, Headlines Today, Zoom, Star Network, Raj TV, National Geographic, Zee TV, Discovery, Cartoon Network, etc.

To access
  1. SMS TV to 54321
  2. Click on the link received to go to 3G zone
  3. Click on the link to download the 3G mobile TV application on to     your phone and start watching TV

Video talkies
Enjoy the magic of movies on your phone. Watch the best parts in the movie again and again or just choose a quick run through of movies you plan to watch.Each movie capsule will have the best scenes, songs, etc. stitched together with a background narration of the story of the movie. You can watch movies of various languages like Hindi, Kannada, Tamil and Marathi
To access
  1. SMS 3G to 54321
  2. Click on the link received to go to 3G zone
  3. Click on video talkies to start using the product

Music store
Download music on to your mobile and enjoy your favorite music on the go. Choose from over 1 lakh songs in 10 languages. You can choose from music in English, Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil and other languages.
To access
  1. SMS 3G to 54321
  2. Click on the link received to go to 3G zone
  3. Click on songs to go to Music Store

airtel 3G to Reach 1500 Cities Across India by March 2012

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AirTel..oops...airtel launched heir 3G services yesterday in Bangalore. Chennai will be another city that will be getting 3G services from airtel soon. As of now, airtel has 3G licenses for 13 circles across India and the company is building up its base and strategy so that they can collaborate with other service providers and launch 3G services across 1500 cities by March 2012. Atul Bindal, president for mobile services, Bharti Airtel, said, "We are in touch with other operators for 3G alliances outside our licensed zones." But he declined to divulge the names and the partnership models. He said the company would initially launch the service in its 13 3G license circles by March 2011.With the advent of 3G services and Mobile Number Portability, mobile service provider like airtel and Vodafone are all gearing up and come up with best of the data plans to woo customers into their networks.

airtel 3G Comes to Bangalore and Here Are is The Tariff Chart

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airtel 3G Packs

* Rs. 9 for 10 MB, validity 1 day
* Rs. 60 for 65 MB, validity 3 days
* Rs. 103 for 100 MB, validity 30 days
* Rs. 200 for 250 MB, validity 30 days
* Rs. 450 for 600 MB, validity 30 days
* Rs. 750 for 2 GB, validity 30 days

airtel launched its 3G services in Bangalore and you need to, send SMS 3G to 121 and yeah if your handset is compatible and your on on with 3G, 2G will get deactivated, which i think is bad. What if I have to go back to 2G after 3G screws my wallet up? There is no answer to this question, maybe you have to follow the whole deactivation process again. Oh and BTW, AirTel will now be always writen as airtel..shit!! Here is what Sanjay Kapoor, Bhartiairtel CEO had to say, "It is indeed the start of a new era when 3G services in India roll out on airtel's network. World over ‘Data traffic’ on the back of high speed internet and use of social networking has already exceeded the ‘Voice traffic’. India is ushering in the domain – though later than most of the world - but no doubt we will catch up at a much faster speed. 3G is much more than a technology migration - it is a transformational shift - and airtel's focus would be to bring to its customers an enriched user experience on the back of a world class delivery network. I welcome all 745 million mobile customers of the country to be a part of this journey with airtel!"[Image via: Google]

Vodafone Confirms Arrival of iPhone 4 in India

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iPhone 4, which was launched recently at the WWDC 2010 by Apple will be hitting the Indian shores in the month of September. This announcement came from Vodafone, I am sure it will also come on AirTel but there is no official announcement from AirTel. Apple had announced that iPhone 4 will hit 88 countries in the month of September but didn't specify if India will be a part of that list. The official statement from Vodafone has confirmed it now. However, there is no official statement on what the pricing will be for the 2010 version of the iPhone in India. Like always it will fall in the bracket of phones that carry a price tag same as that of Laptops these days. Given the pricing of iPhone 3GS, the iPhone 4 will cost more that 35,000 INR. [Via]

Free Data Usage on Samsung Touch Screen Phones in India..Thanks to AirTel!!

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omniaHD_WinMo.pngSamsung in India and AirTel have tied up on a plan where Samsung touch screen phones like, Corby S3653, Star (S5233), StarW, S5603, F480 and i8910 will get a three month free data usage from AirTel up to 100MB. As you must have noticed that all the phones mentioned above have one common thing, they all have touch screens. Yeah this offer is available on Samsung touch screen phones. To tale benefit of this service, you just need to send "my data" to 543210 from any of these Samsung phones and get the offer instantly. [Via]

AirTel Starts "AirTel Service Centers" in Rural Karnataka

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rural_airtel.jpgWith mobile subscribers from rural parts of India showing a steady growth, both, mobile OEMs and mobile services providers that their strategies are aligned to this market and they provide products and services, which cater to their needs. OEMs like Nokia have launched a lot of new services and products that appeal to the Indian rural mobile user. In the similar way, AirTel has launched a new service center initiative in the rural belt of Karnataka. Getting help on mobile services has always been a pain for the rural customers and in order to tackle this issue, AirTel will be setting up AirTel Service Centers in main markets across villages in Karnataka. These service centers will be equipped with personnel who will help rural subscribers with their problems/queries with respect to AirTel's mobile services. This is a good move by AirTel as it will facilitate quick servicing of rural subscribers and also help AirTel in increasing their footprint in the rural region. AirTel is anyway a market leader in GSM services. [Image belongs to: The Hindu]

AirTel To Launch 3G Service by October 2010

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AirTel.jpgAfter both BSNL and MTNL launched their 3G services in India, its time for the number one mobile service provider, AirTel to jump into the game of 3G in India, which is getting delayed hell lot of times. Bharti Airtel has said that if everything goes well as planned they would be launching 3G services in India by October 2010. The auctions for the 3G spectrum @ 3,500 Crore INR will get done by November. AirTel will have the spectrum by next year Jan or Feb and then they would be launching their 3G services in India. 3G, which has become an old story in many countries, has reached India very late. Though BSNL aggressively promoted it 3G services and also entered into partnerships with leading mobile handset players, its 3G services failed to generate any uptake. This is not surprising because most of the people who use BSNL use their phones just for making calls and sending SMS, 3G where as gives you fast Internet and lots of mobile Value added services in your hand but majority of Indian consumers are yet to get used to this use of mobile phones. In big metro cities, AirTel's 3G will pick up given its user base and people's knowledge about 3G and its advantages.

AirTel Crosses 100 Million Subscribers in India

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After the rural mobile phone users in India crossed the 100 million mark, the AirTel is the one to cross the 100 million mark in the Indian mobile phone market. AirTel, India's leading mobile services company, has reached 102.37 million subscribers.Bharti AirTel commands 32% of the market and is followed by Vodafone Essar, BSNL and IDEA who command 24%, 16% and 15% of the market respectively.Among the rest, Aircel from Southern part of India has one of the highest growth rate in terms of market share. The company has come up with aggressive marketing strategies and has roped in Mahendra Singh Dhoni as its brand ambassador, who is a hot property these days dues to his boyish charm and gentleman like charisma. AirTel is way ahead of its nearest competitor Vodafone in terms of market share and both the companies invest heavily in marketing strategies with their ads leaving a lasting impressions on a viewers minds.

BSNL not launching the 3G iPhone ?

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Indian mobile services provider, BSNL would the first to launch its 3G services in India in the month of December 2008. According to some reports and NAMP that came out in the second week of September, BSNL was supposed to launch the 3G iPhone along with the launch of 3G services. The 3G iPhone has really not picked up in the Indian market mainly because of its high-pricing and non-availability of the 3G spectrum and the news of BSNL bringing iPhone on its 3G spectrum is turning out to be false because as of now, Apple has no intentions of tying up with BSNL for the launch of its 3G iPhone on BSNL's 3G services. Apple has already bent its rule of sticking to single player for a country by going ahead in India with AirTel and Vodafone. As we all know what fate the 3G iPhone met in India, I mean people are buying it but it never gained speed in the lucrative Indian mobile phone market. The 3G iPhone mania is slowly dying down in India and now people are looking forward to upcoming phones like the Nokia Tube, Blackberry Bold, Blackberry Storm, Samsung Omnia etc. With the absence of 3G iPhone in its portfolio, BSNL will have tough time luring users towards it 3G services.

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N96 in India, What's in-store for the Indians?

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Nokia launched its multimedia monster, the N96, in India few days back at the price-point of Rs. 34,999. The N96 seems to0 pricey and I have a doubt whether it will repeat the sales feat by its other siblings like the N95, N95 8GB and the N82. The N96 is touted as the iPhone killer and was launched within a month of the iPhone 3G India launch. It is a superior multimedia device as compared to the iPhone 3G but it is also a fact that it cannot compete with the iPhone on two fronts, first, the superior multi-touch interface of the iPhone and secondly, the Internet browsing capability of the iPhone. When you closely look at some other functions of the N96, it is far better than the iPhone.
N96 comes with many pre-bundled high-end applications, multimedia and gaming content, which will help it in penetrating the Indian market in a better way than the iPhone. The Indian version of the N96 comes with pre-loaded Bollywood movie, Om Shanti Om, evergreen Hindi and English soundtracks (100 each), 3 N Gage games, 50 music videos and maps of India, UAE, Singapore and 3 months license for navigating 8 cities in India. All this multimedia content coupled with beefed up memory (16GB onboard + 8GB microSD card support) will help the N96 do better in the Indian market. Nokia’s N Series devices have always done well in the Indian market because of the young Indian generation fueling the sales of these devices.
Like the iPhone 3G, there were pre-booking for the N96 in India and according to company people the response was encouraging. For booking the N96 you have to pay Rs. 4000 in advance and according to Nokia, the pre-booking of N96 is better than what it was for the N95. Also, the prices of Nokia devices come down soon in the Indian market, for example, the N95 8GB is now available for Rs. 22,000 (it started retailing around 30,000). In the past 18 months, 10 million Nokia N95s were sold in India. Though, functionality wise, the N96 looks to be a very promising device, pricing is something, which is very high from an Indian customer’s point of view and might act as an initial roadblock in the sales of this device.

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3G iPhone fails to crack the Indian Mobile Market

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3g iPhone 2The much awaited iPhone 3G was launched in India on August 22nd and the bad days of Apple, Vodafone and AirTel started on the same day. Price of the iPhone 3G was and is one of the biggest factor that had a negative impact on the iPhone launch and the sentiments of the Indian mobile phone user. Non-availability of 3G spectrum, other limitations of the iPhone 3G were some of the other factors that fueled the downtrend of the iPhone 3G in the Indian market. What was Apple thinking when they came up with this kind of pricing for the iPhone. AirTel and Vodafone sold just 1500 iPhones in first two weeks of the launch. This figure is really embarrassing for  a company like Apple who had broke all records with the US launch of the 3G iPhone. iPhone 3G's dismal performance in the Indian market has led these things, which nobody would have imagined:

  • AirTel and Vodafone selling the iPhone 3G on EMI
  • Vodafone lowering down the price of 3G iPhone by 1500 bucks in just one month of its launch
  • AirTel is also rumored to lower the price of the 3G iPhone
  • AirTel will not air any more ads on the Television now and they have told their media agencies not to do anything for atleast coming three months

Just imagine the situation if Apple would have launched the iPhone for 20,000, rest everything would have been history. Anyway, now the damage is already done but one thing is sure that Apple has failed to crack the most lucrative mobile phone market in the world and that is the fact.

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AirTel offering iPhone on EMI; Mobile Store to sell iPhone 3G

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Like Vodafone, AirTel has also started offering the pricey iPhone 3G on EMI in India. EMI is one of the options that these players have adopted to increase the sales of the 3G iPhone in India. The high price tag attached to the iPhone is holding buyers from spending so much money on it. Vodafone has come up with financing options for credit card holders of Barclays and Standard Chartered bank and AirTel has come up with financing options for VISA card holders of ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, SBI Cards and Citibank. According to Hindu Business Line, “Consumers with ICICI Bank credit card can purchase the 8Gb iPhone by paying Rs 2,583 a month in 12 installments. In this case, customers will end up paying Rs 30,996 at the end of one year. SBI card holders can buy the phone for Rs 1,654 a month in 24 installments. The 16 GB iPhone, priced at Rs 36,100, can be bought for an EMI of Rs 3,008 for 12 months. There is no upfront payment.”
The iPhone launch was a major flop in India contrary to the hype and crowds it pulled in the US market. AirTel and Vodafone were able to sell not more than 1500 iPhones (Industry Estimate) in the first week of its launch, which is really pathetic. If only Apple would have priced the iPhone 3G in the range of 22,000 to 25,000, just imagine the kind of response it would have got from the Indian market.

Apple and the two service providers have gone wrong with the pricing of the iPhone 3G in India and looking for different alternatives to increase the sales is the only option left with them. Also, the iPhone 3G is now available exclusively through the retail outlets of AirTel and Vodafone, which have limited number of presence, so these service providers will be making the iPhone 3G available through mobile phone reatil chains like, Mobile Store, MobileNXT. These two are confirmed and they would be selling the iPhone by the end of this month or early October 2008.

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Pricey iPhone, a ray of hope for Gery Marketers

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Both, AirTel and Vodafone launched the Apple iPhone 3G in much pomp and show in India on August 22nd 2008. The launch was a flop given the high price factor attached to the iPhone 3G. People were waiting for it but the high price was a dampener and people were pretty unhappy. But the only guys who are happy with the iPhone's official "high" price are the grey marketers. According to Economic Times, grey marketers would be selling the iPhone 3G at a price point of 20,000 to 22,000, which is pretty much affordable for Indians and they feel that the official price will drive people to them for buying the new 3G iPhone. I seriously fail to understand what AirTel and Vodafone were thinking when they fixed the price of the 3G iPhone for the Indian market. Didn't you guys EVER thought of grey market's existence in India. Who is to Blame???

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iPhone on Airtel, Hackers nightmare; Vodafone slashes prices

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iPhone 3G made its debut in India 3 days back on AirTel and Vodafone leaving people sad and unhappy. If you are a mobile phone hacker and you don’t fantasize about hacking an iPhone then your life is waste, this is what they say in the world of mobile phone hacking. By the way with iPhone 3G launched in India, hackers are working towards how to unlock this baby so that the users are not stuck to a single service provider and the phone runs on multiple carriers. According the Engadget Mobile, AirTel has specified that, “Even the most deadly hackers on the planet won't be able to crack the codes that support the iPhone's AirTel applications with rival company SIMs”. Also, AirTel has worked along with Apple to develop operator specific iPhone applications. It seems that, AirTel’s and Apple’s relationship is pretty strong and both the companies are focusing on putting a brake on the proliferation of unlocked 3G iPhones in the Indian Market.

Vodafone slashes the price of iPhone 3G
According to Cellpassion, after looking at the response of Indian consumers, Vodafone has brought down the prices by Rs 2,000. Now 8GB iPhone will cost you Rs. 29,000 and 16GB will cost you Rs. 34,000; still costly I have to say. AirTel, till now, had not said anything about slahing the prices of the iPhone 3G but looking at what Vodafone has done, I don't think AirTel would wait too long to slash the prices of the 3G iPhone.


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AirTel pitching the iPhone 3G in India as a "Work Phone"

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3g iPhone 2 AirTel and Vodafone have started selling the costly 3G iPhone in India. AirTel has even started advertising the iPhone 3G on national television. The ad, which is being aired from last two days shows how an iPhone 3G helps its users to manage Work Calendar, Work Emails and Work contacts. The commercial never highlights the multimedia capabilities of the iPhone 3G or not even the multi-touch interface, which is very surprising. From the commercial it is pretty much evident that AirTel is pitching the iPhone 3G for business users. Is this the right thing cause today's business user of mobile phones demands robust enterprise devices like the BlackBerry or the Nokia E90 or say the Nokia E71 and certainly not the iPhone.

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iPhone prices are out in India, dampener for mobile enthusiasts

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Today has been a bit disappointing day for people in India who were eagerly waiting for the iPhone 3G to be launched in India. Today both, Vodafone and AirTel have come out their pricing strategies for the new iPhone, which will be made available to Indians on August 22nd 2008. Both, Vodafone and AirTel are charging Rs. 31,000 and Rs. 36,000 for 8GB and 16GB iPhone 3G respectively. This price is beyond what, people had earlier anticipated for the iPhone 3G. On the top of that, the iPhone 3G that will be sold by Vodafone will be 3G disabled. You have to pay Rs. 10,000 to Vodafone and Rs. 5,000 to AirTel as a booking amount. Just imagine, you pay so much money and then you have to stick to that service provider, the iPhone functions are not that great if you look at it from a mobile phone perspective but yeah, its multi-touch interface is freaking best out there. Many of my friends who were eagerly waiting for the iPhone are a bit disappointed by the pricing that has come out. Many have changed their plans to go for the iPhone and are thinking of spending money on a high-end phone from Nokia or Sony Ericsson that give more functionality. So what do you think would there be as many takers for the new iPhone 3G as the providers would have anticipated earlier?? By the way tomorrow there is a iPhone launch even in the Bangalore HQ of AirTel. Industry experts are saying that in India, 100,000 iPhones will be sold in the coming 12 months, but does this kind of pricing support that forecast. I think the initial hype will push up iPhone sales but then pricing is still a dampener for many and if they don't  bring down the price then, Apple, Vodafone and AirTel would certainly miss their forecasts!!  One good news is that black market guys are working towards cracking the iPhone 3G and they would price it Rs. 5,000 to Rs. 6,000 lower than that of Vodafone and AirTel.

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Caught in the Wild: iPhone running on AirTel

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Toysgadget had this exclusive pic of an iPhone running on AirTel. Some tipster sent them this image showing an iPhone running on AirTel with EDGE. Pretty cool!!!
Just 4 days are remaining when AirTel will launch the much awaited iPhone 3g in India.

[Image Via: ToysGadget]

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DoT Announces 3G License Plans, BSNL and MTNL to get licenses immediately

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India’s much awaited 3G policy, which was due few weeks back has been finally announced. This 3G policy will bring smile on the face of foreign players as they can participate in the 3G auction like their Indian counterparts. The minister of Communications and Technology has announced that the 3G license will be sodl through a system of global auction. According to details given by the ministry, first 3 to 5 licenses would be allocated and then 5 more licenses will be allocated. However, one important point to note in this announcement was that, 2 licenses would be reserved for BSNL and MTNL and both these companies would get this licenses immediately.

According to Cellular-News, “The Department of Telecommunications has also fixed the reserve price for the licenses at Rs 160 crore (US$37.6 million) for metros and category A circles, Rs 80 crore (US$18.8 million) for category B, and Rs 30 crore (US$7 million) for C circles. The reserve price for a pan-India license is Rs 2,020 crore (US$475 million).”
BSNL has announced that it is planning to launch 3G services in next 6 months and as you know AirTel is ready with its 3G applications and partners.


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