TRAI allows conditional free mobile roaming

[M.J.Sadiq]

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said it would allow carriers to offer free nationwide mobile roaming to subscribers for a fixed fee from July 1, in a partial relief to operators, some of whom had opposed a proposal to completely abolish roaming charges.

ET Now reported that TRAI has capped national roaming tariff on outgoing local calls to Rs 1/minute and also has put a limit of Rs 1.5/minute on inter-city calls. Outer limit on incoming calls during roaming has been fixed at 75 paise/minute.

The regulator has also scrapped forbearance on outgoing national roaming SMS.

The changes will be effective from July 1.

Currently, subscribers pay an additional fee for making and receiving calls when they are outside their home zone. India is divided into 22 telecoms zones.

The government had earlier proposed to completely abolish roaming charges, but the regulator said on Monday that would not be "practicable at this juncture", because telecoms companies would not be able to recover their costs.



TRAI allows conditional free mobile roaming - The Economic Times



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[me_saket]

Date will be exteded beyomd 1 july

 

[Bapun]

TRAI: Roaming charges for Calls and SMS to be cheaper from July 1st

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has reduced the limit for national roaming tariff for calls and SMS. They have also issued a new regime for the telecom providers to offer unlimited roaming through Special Tariff Vouchers (STVs) and Combo Vouchers. Several operators such as Airtel, Vodafone and Aircel and cheaper roaming rates through tariff vouchers, Videocon offers free incoming calls without any processing fee or a special tariff vouchers.

The Cabinet had approved New Telecom Policy 2012 back in May 2012 that detailed on removing roaming charges across India under One Nation-Free Roaming. Now TRAI says providing free roaming is not possible since it would hit operators by Rs. 2200 crore, which would make them increase the tariffs.

Now TRAI has reduced the charges for local and STD calls to Rs. 1 per minute and Rs. 1.50 per minute, respectively while roaming. Previously it was Rs. 1.40 per minute and Rs. 2.40 per minute, respectively prescribed by TRAI in 2007. Incoming call charges would be Rs. 0.75 while roaming . Local and National SMS charges would be Rs.1 and Rs. 1.50 per SMS and the incoming SMS charges would remain free. Telecom providers can set cheaper rates than these fixed amount set by TRAI.

TRAI has announced that every service provider should provide partially free or full free roaming through some special vouchers at a fixed tariff. All these changes comes into effect by July 1st 2012.

TRAI: Roaming charges for Calls and SMS to be cheaper from July 1st

 

[M.J.Sadiq]

RE: TRAI: Roaming charges for Calls and SMS to be cheaper from July 1st

Bapun bro:

I hope same info is available here..

TRAI allows conditional free mobile roaming


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[M.J.Sadiq]

RE: TRAI: Roaming charges for Calls and SMS to be cheaper from July 1st

Hi, If both are same content, please merge the threads...

 

[AsitPaul]

RE: TRAI: Roaming charges for Calls and SMS to be cheaper from July 1st

Waste plan.
We want Free Roaming withOut any STV/Combo Vouchers. This Useless Sibal and Upa will never keep their words.