New Delhi: Roaming charges are set to fall from July 1 after Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) announced new tariff structures for voice calls and SMSes.
Outgoing local call charges, while on roaming, will be capped at Rs.1.00 per minute from Rs. 1.40 earlier, while outgoing STD charges, while on national roaming, have been capped to Rs. 1.50 from Rs.2.40 per minute earlier.
The ceiling tariffs for incoming calls while on national roaming have been reduced from Rs. 1.75 per minute to 75 paise per minute, TRAI said. Outgoing local SMS-es will cost Rs. 1.00, while outgoing STD SMS will cost Rs. 1.50 from July 1. Incoming SMS will remain free of charge.
The telecom regulator also said that 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.
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 telecom companies would not be able to recover their costs.
Outgoing local call charges, while on roaming, will be capped at Rs.1.00 per minute from Rs. 1.40 earlier, while outgoing STD charges, while on national roaming, have been capped to Rs. 1.50 from Rs.2.40 per minute earlier.
The ceiling tariffs for incoming calls while on national roaming have been reduced from Rs. 1.75 per minute to 75 paise per minute, TRAI said. Outgoing local SMS-es will cost Rs. 1.00, while outgoing STD SMS will cost Rs. 1.50 from July 1. Incoming SMS will remain free of charge.
The telecom regulator also said that 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.
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 telecom companies would not be able to recover their costs.
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