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Just now saw news and Kapil Sibbal announcing that no more roaming charges will be applicable Pan-India. Effective Date: Didnt see as it was in the highlights. If someone could let know more about it!

Yesterday TRAI issued revised guideline for activation and de-activation of VAS. Full Document Link >> http://www.trai.gov.in/WriteReadData/WhatsNew/Documents/PR--VAS%20(1)10july13.pdf Now customer consent for VAS activation will be needed to be taken twice, once by telecom operator & second through third party operated consent gateway! VAS activation procedure to include all forms of activations and scenarios –OBD, IVRS, WAP, Mobile Internet, USSD, SMS, Tele-calling and any other mode of activation. The service provider has to provide a system which takes a second consent from the customer before providing a value added service through any means- OBD, IVRS, WAP, Mobile Internet, USSD, SMS, Tele-calling or any other mode of activation. The first offer of a service is on the service providers’ platform and a second confirmation from the customer is through a dedicated consent gateway which is owned by a third party and not by the service provider. It is only after receiving a second confirmation from the customer, that the service provider shall activate the value added service. Common de-activation procedure using toll Free Common Short Code 155223. (all requests for de-activation to be completed in 4 hours) The deactivation procedure to be publicized through advertisements in newspapers, updation in the website and SMS blasts. 24hrs before auto renewals of the VAS services, information about renewals to be provided to the customers, through SMS and Outbound Dialing (OBD). In case of wrong activation, the amount shall be refunded within 24 hours of the customer's request. Such customer requests should be within 24 hours for value added services with validity of more than one day and within 6 hours for value added services with validity of one day. In case of USSD and SMS mode of activation, no activation response time should be greater than 10 seconds and 60 minutes respectively and in case of non-response, the same should be treated as ‘no activation required’. Upon activation of VAS service, the de-activation number, the validity of the VAS service and charges for renewal should be explicitly informed. Monthly report on activations, de-activations and complaints received and their redressal to be submitted to TRAI.

It's still part of the proposal of the New DRAFT Telecom policy. Not implemented yet. Final implementation date after revisions / modifications if any is expected to be around December 2011.

Raja's arrest too little too late: BJP The Economic Times l 2 Feb l New Delhi BJP today dubbed the arrest of former Telecom Minister A Raja as "too little too late" and demanded that others involved in the 2G spectrum scam should also be brought to book. "The arrest is too little too late. It is very unfair to say that Raja alone had gulped Rs 1.76 lakh crore. Who are the rest of the people? BJP categorically wants to know that," BJP spokesperson Rajiv Pratap Rudy said. He said Raja's arrest was just beginning of an exercise. "Please don't give credit to the government for the arrest. Government has to answer many questions before this finally comes to an end," he said.

Will the money taken be returned else this is also scam arrest with no value.