ravi_patent 28 Report post Posted February 25, 2011 till now MTS has been aggresive wrt to local call tariffs.this is set to change http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/7565363.cms?prtpage=1 Eyeing business in the national long distance operations, new telecom firm Sistema-Shyam has applied for the licence in this segment and has got approval of the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB). The FIPB, in its meeting held on February 15, approved SSTL's proposal to amend the Foreign Collaboration approval on account of additional activities proposed, according to an official statement. SSTL is a joint venture between Russia's Sistema and Shyam Group of India. Sistema holds majority share (74 per cent) in the JV, while Shyam Group holds a 23.5 per cent stake and rest 2.5 per cent is with public. When contacted, SSTL spokesperson said, "To remain competitive in the market in terms of carriage cost and to also offer a world class service to its customers, acquiring a National Long Distance (NLD) licence for a pan-India telecom company like SSTL assumes a lot of significance." SSTL had applied for FIPB approval in December last year, since the nod is a pre-requisite to get a NLD license from Department of Telecom. "Based on media reports, one can say that it is this FIPB approval, which has now been granted," the spokesperson added. The NLD licence will help SSTL become a full-fledged communication services provider in the country since it will help the company save operating expenses for carrying STD traffic, instead of hiring other mobile company's network for the purpose. Owning its own network for NLD traffic, it will also help the company offer competitive STD tariffs to the subscribers. All top mobile operators like Reliance Communications , Bharti , BSNL and MTNL have their own NLD infrastructure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greatest 55 Report post Posted February 25, 2011 nothing great, i feel... yeh toh hona hi tha.. fipb takes a hell lot of tme to clear fdi proposals... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
inception 75 Report post Posted February 25, 2011 Owning its own network for NLD traffic, it will also help the company offer competitive STD tariffs to the subscribers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
me_saket 73 Report post Posted February 25, 2011 even TATA has own NLD network Soon aircel will jump into it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkdeep 6 Report post Posted February 25, 2011 Hope the launch some cheap STD tariifs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karthik R 246 Report post Posted February 25, 2011 With NLD licence, MTS should be looking at enterprise business and making available competitive STD tariffs to subscribers. They cant get any substantial roaming revenue as they are in the CDMA business and their counterparts - Tata and Reliance already have an pan India network in place. Note that the NLD licence does not grant them any spectrum. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karthik R 246 Report post Posted February 25, 2011 BTW, should'nt we be moving this thread to MTS India Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arun 795 Report post Posted February 25, 2011 << Moved >> Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ravi_patent 28 Report post Posted February 25, 2011 with nld licence ,we can expect msaver type(150min/day )onnet std offers at lower tariffs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kesav 127 Report post Posted February 25, 2011 NLD license will do world of good for STD tariff if effectively supported by extensive self fiber network. Great way to go MTS. :clap: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
inception 75 Report post Posted February 26, 2011 well MTS mother company Shyam grp has a ISP called Spectranet. It can afford the fibre network for MTS! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KanagaDeepan 1,084 Report post Posted February 27, 2011 Another possible benefit to customer is reduced roaming calls... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
copperco2 24 Report post Posted February 27, 2011 Good move with long term impact.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
me_saket 73 Report post Posted March 4, 2011 uninor is offering STD at just 41p, Then MTS shud also offer at much below rate Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
