Operators must offer calls at 1 paisa per second plan: TRAI

[Sushubh]

what am i missing?

 

[iCon]

read the next para after your mark.

 

[agantuk]

I saw that. TRAI as such hasn't told this, but Economic Times from the prestigious TOI group has.

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Bingo. Just as I thought. I initially had assumed that it was ET and not TRAI, but felt too lazy to cross check.

Here is the Amendment, straight from TRAI. No mention of 1 paisa. F U C K T O I

http://www.trai.gov.in/WriteReadData/WhatsNew/Documents/Press%20releaseTTO200412.pdf

 

[mehrotra.akash]

The rates for premium rate services currently levied by service providers are substantially higher as compared to the normal tariff applicable for a two-way communication due to the fact that the charges levied also include the price for content.

Keeping in view the fact that calls and SMS made for participating in competition and voting hardly contain any content, TRAI's Telecommunication Tariff (Fifty First Amendment) Order, 2012 also mandated that tariff for such calls and SMS shall not exceed four times of the applicable local call or SMS charges.

Does this mean that voting messages will now cost 4p, or that normal messages will cost Rs1?

There are 2 ways of complying with this clause

 

[agantuk]

Normal SMS rate = 1 rupee for local. Special SMS cannot be more than 4 rupees (there are some who charge 10 bucks)

 

[mehrotra.akash]

Well, even if the base rate is considered, on DOCOMO its 60p, so the limit will be Rs 2.4?