GENEVA: Indian telecom operators may soon be asked to compulsorily give their customers the option of paying tariff based on usage per second inst
ead of the current per minute pulse, sector regulator Trai said on Monday.
"We may ask all the operators to consider per-second pulse as a mandatory tariff option along with their other tariff plans," Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) chairman J S Sarma told reporters on the sidelines of the International Telecommunication Union conference here.
He said Trai may soon come out with a consultation paper on the subject and invite suggesstions about making it mandatory for operators to provide customers with this option. "Even there (in per-second tariff plan), they must ensure to bring out clearly all the riders and caveats," Sarma noted . The Trai chief further said that since the current regulations allow the operators to decide the tariffs on their own, "I cannot say whether the time has come to reconsider this particular
clause."
Last week, BSNL introduced one paise per second pulse (for local calls) and two paise per second pulse (for STD) in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Orissa.
Tata Teleservices broke away from the norm by offering users per second pulse on its GSM network — a development the company attributed to its becoming the top operator. Another operator , Aircel also extended its pay-per second calling plan from Kolkata and Orissa to UP last week. Source
"We may ask all the operators to consider per-second pulse as a mandatory tariff option along with their other tariff plans," Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) chairman J S Sarma told reporters on the sidelines of the International Telecommunication Union conference here.
He said Trai may soon come out with a consultation paper on the subject and invite suggesstions about making it mandatory for operators to provide customers with this option. "Even there (in per-second tariff plan), they must ensure to bring out clearly all the riders and caveats," Sarma noted . The Trai chief further said that since the current regulations allow the operators to decide the tariffs on their own, "I cannot say whether the time has come to reconsider this particular
clause."
Last week, BSNL introduced one paise per second pulse (for local calls) and two paise per second pulse (for STD) in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Orissa.
Tata Teleservices broke away from the norm by offering users per second pulse on its GSM network — a development the company attributed to its becoming the top operator. Another operator , Aircel also extended its pay-per second calling plan from Kolkata and Orissa to UP last week. Source
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