NEW DELHI: Telecom regulator Trai on Friday slashed international incoming name termination price to 30 paise, from 53 paise, to curb the "grey route", an respectable observation stated.
The new price can be efficient from February 1.
"The Authority has reduced the termination charges payable by an International Long Distance Operator (ILDO) to the access provider in whose network the call terminates from Rs 0.53 per minute to Rs 0.30 per minute," Trai stated in a observation.
Telecom corporations levy termination charge on operators from whose networks calls were made, for transmitting them to the subscriber.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India stated the brand new rule "shall come into force from the 1st February, 2018".
In a background note, it mentioned lifestyles of grey marketplace which routes the ISD calls made to India by way of putting in place unlawful VoIP (voice over web protocol) gateways which must curbed.
Trai stated the threat of grey direction poses critical security risk to the rustic excluding inflicting significant leakage in the income accruable to the rustic and its telecom carrier suppliers, and, proliferation of OTT (over-the-top) direction for the sporting international voice visitors has many non-cost elements,
It stated: "The Authority is of the view that, while deciding on the appropriate level of ITC (international termination charge) in the country, curbing the menace of grey route should be a more important regulatory priority than facilitating the shift of the international incoming traffic from OTT route to carrier route." PRS SA
The new price can be efficient from February 1.
"The Authority has reduced the termination charges payable by an International Long Distance Operator (ILDO) to the access provider in whose network the call terminates from Rs 0.53 per minute to Rs 0.30 per minute," Trai stated in a observation.
Telecom corporations levy termination charge on operators from whose networks calls were made, for transmitting them to the subscriber.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India stated the brand new rule "shall come into force from the 1st February, 2018".
In a background note, it mentioned lifestyles of grey marketplace which routes the ISD calls made to India by way of putting in place unlawful VoIP (voice over web protocol) gateways which must curbed.
Trai stated the threat of grey direction poses critical security risk to the rustic excluding inflicting significant leakage in the income accruable to the rustic and its telecom carrier suppliers, and, proliferation of OTT (over-the-top) direction for the sporting international voice visitors has many non-cost elements,
It stated: "The Authority is of the view that, while deciding on the appropriate level of ITC (international termination charge) in the country, curbing the menace of grey route should be a more important regulatory priority than facilitating the shift of the international incoming traffic from OTT route to carrier route." PRS SA
Trai cuts ISD incoming call termination rate
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