NEW DELHI: STD and local calls tariffs for mobile [COLOR=blue! important][COLOR=blue! important]users[/color][/color]
are set to come down by up to 20% from April 1 onwards. Telecom regulator TRAI on Monday
directed that termination charges be slashed by upto 33:yahoo::thumbsup:% to 20 paise per minute.
Termination fee is the charges paid by one operator to another for enabling the calls to move between the [COLOR=blue! important][COLOR=blue! important]networks[/color][/color]. For instance, if a Bharti Airtel customer makes call to Vodafone subscriber, Airtel will pay 30 paise per minute to Vodafone as termination charges. Any reduction in termination charges will result in a direct reduction in [COLOR=blue! important][COLOR=blue! important]mobile[/color][/color]
tariffs.
Overseas calls to India will also become more expensive from Arpil 1. TRAI has allowed Indian telcos such as Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Essar, Reliance Communications, Idea Cellular and Aircel to charge foreign telcos more for terminating overseas calls in India.
Indian telcos can charge foreign operators 33% more for all incoming calls that terminate in India. So far, Indian regulations did not allow telcos to charge more than 30 paise per minute for bringing calls into India, but TRAI has now increased it to 40
are set to come down by up to 20% from April 1 onwards. Telecom regulator TRAI on Monday
directed that termination charges be slashed by upto 33:yahoo::thumbsup:% to 20 paise per minute.
Termination fee is the charges paid by one operator to another for enabling the calls to move between the [COLOR=blue! important][COLOR=blue! important]networks[/color][/color]. For instance, if a Bharti Airtel customer makes call to Vodafone subscriber, Airtel will pay 30 paise per minute to Vodafone as termination charges. Any reduction in termination charges will result in a direct reduction in [COLOR=blue! important][COLOR=blue! important]mobile[/color][/color]
tariffs.
Overseas calls to India will also become more expensive from Arpil 1. TRAI has allowed Indian telcos such as Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Essar, Reliance Communications, Idea Cellular and Aircel to charge foreign telcos more for terminating overseas calls in India.
Indian telcos can charge foreign operators 33% more for all incoming calls that terminate in India. So far, Indian regulations did not allow telcos to charge more than 30 paise per minute for bringing calls into India, but TRAI has now increased it to 40
