National Roaming Charges to Fall in India
India's Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has ordered a wholesale cut in internal roaming charges for customers who travel across India between different operator licensed areas, or circles.
The roaming tariff reduction order by TRAI is applicable for all mobile customers, prepaid and postpaid, and applicable across all types of tariff plans offered by both GSM and CDMA Mobile operators.
In addition to lowering voice call costs, the order requires that receiving SMS is free while roaming.
India?s mobile operators can not charge any type of fixed or recurring charges for accessing roaming facility. Tariff Order would result in reduction of roaming tariffs to the extent of 22% to 56% compared with the current market rates.
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Posted to the site on 24th January 2007
