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Vodafone has joined hands with Microsoft India to provide search services through SMS at the rate of 30 paisa per search query. This SMS search service, powered by Microsoft’s live search, is being developed by Microsoft at it’s India Development Center (MSIDC), a joint statement said.

This search service would enable Vodafone users to search through SMS text message at the rate of 30 paisa per query.

“We have incorporated some unique features in SMS search service like local results based on the users city location, keeping track of users search session for 24 hours and delivering results formatted to match the users phone capabilities,” Gurpreet S Pall, Director of Live Search and Emerging Markets at MSIDC said.

The search service will provide Vodafone mobile users to search contents such as ringtones, images, local directory information.

This new search directory information service would be available in 8 cities mainly Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune and Ahmedabad with 21 more cities expected to join the list soon.