The Supreme Court of India has said that the customers cannot be differentiated
on the basis of call origination as private telecom service providers
have been charging higher for calls to BSNL, MTNL subscribers in states
like Maharashtra, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh.
on the basis of call origination as private telecom service providers
have been charging higher for calls to BSNL, MTNL subscribers in states
like Maharashtra, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had asked private
mobile service providers in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and
Uttar Pradesh not to charge differential tariffs for calls terminating
in BSNL network and other service providers networks.
mobile service providers in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and
Uttar Pradesh not to charge differential tariffs for calls terminating
in BSNL network and other service providers networks.
As per reports, calls between Mumbai Metro and Maharashtra Telecom Circle, Chennai Metro and Tamil Nadu Telecom Circle, Kolkata Metro and West Bengal Telecom Circle and UP (East) and UP (West) Telecom Circle Service Areas were treated as intra-service area calls for the purpose of call routing and levy of ADC.
TRAI also received complaints from subscribers regarding the differential higher tariffs being levied by private mobile operators for calls terminating in BSNL/MTNL network.
Now, the private operators will have to cough up
more money as TRAI has asked them to set aside extra amount collected.
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