New Delhi: Some analysts feel that operators having pan-India presence should not charge customers for such services. Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) will on Tuesday consult the matter with all stakeholders.
"There should not be any roaming charges when the subscriber is within the same network," PTI quoted an analyst as saying.
TRAI will be holding Open House Discussion in New Delhi with all the stakeholders including national operators and other regional players on "Review of Ceiling Tariffs for Roaming Services".
Besides roaming charges, industry watchers feel that TRAI must intervene to ensure that monthly rentals and call tariffs charged by operators were cost-based.
"TRAI must ensure that operators do not fleece the users by way of offering different tariff plans," sources said.
According to estimates available for capital expenditure incurred by operators for each subscriber, the cost-based rental works out to be Rs 61.25 as against high rentals charged by players under the garb of different tariff packages and forbearance allowed by TRAI.
Even after the OneIndia plan, under which call tariffs are Re 1 per minute throughout the country, the monthly rental has worked out to be Rs 70 while the operators were charging more than double of this.
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