"The service providers will be at liberty to offer alternative tariff plans with any pulse rate within the overall ceiling of 25 tariff plans," TRAI said in a statement.
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.
The amendment also provides flexibility to service providers to apply revision in international long distance tariff uniformly for new as well as existing subscribers.
TRAI had issued a consultation paper in October last year on "Certain issues relating to Telecom Tariff" seeking views of stakeholders.
Most of the operators opposed when asked if one standard plan for all service providers particularly for a prepaid subscriber would be relevant in the present scenario of Indian telecom market.
The regulator has also retained the existing cap of 25 tariff plans that can be offered by access service providers including post-paid and pre-paid.
Source - TOI
Govt is simply making people fool, why dont they disclose what happened to Raja, what action the govt is taking against him. Why he is not hanged till date, Why is Kanimori released on bail. The Govt is simply playing the Blame game and common man is being fooled. The expensive call rate will effect only poor people and the Govt is playing politics and these rich will enjoy the luxary. Why don't Govt ask Raja to pay for this from his own pocket . Why his personal property is not being seized.
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