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New Trai Rules May Bring Down ISD Call Rates

In the current prevailing regime, the consumer is dependent on access providers for making ISD calls.

 

While the local and STD calls are cheaper in India, ISD rates are still dreaded by a few. In a move that could lower ISD rates, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on Tuesday fixed the rate payable by international long distance players to local operators.

Access charges have been fixed at 40 paise per minute for wireless services and Rs. 1.20 per minute for wireline services, the telcom regulator in a statement said.

Access charges for international subscriber dialling (ISDs) are paid by international long distance operators (ILDO) to local players.

In the current prevailing regime, the consumer does not enjoy the option of choosing his/her ILDO and is dependent on access providers for making ISD calls.

Under the new regulation, customers can buy calling cards from any ILDOs and get the advantage of competition in the long distance sector.

TRAI had in November last year issued a consultation paper on 'Revenue Sharing Arrangement for Calling Card Services'.

To provide the facility to subscribers to choose their NLDO/ILDO for their STD/ISD calls, the regulator issued a direction on July 24, 2002 but it could not be implemented due to various reasons given by telecom service providers (TSPs).


TAGS: Department of Telecom

 
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