ravi_patent 28 Report post Posted July 2, 2011 http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/info-tech/article2148159.ece?homepage=true In what could be early signals of an increase in mobile phone tariffs, some new telecom operators have quietly tinkered with the charges for voice calls and text messages. Tata TeleServices, which had ushered in a tariff war with its per-second billing-based GSM offering two years back, has revised the rates for all new subscribers of Tata DoCoMo in every circle it operates. According to a Credit Suisse report, Tata DoCoMo has raised local SMS tariffs by 67 per cent to Re 1 an SMS (from 60 paise earlier) for local SMS and by 25 per cent for national SMS to Rs 1.50 (from Rs 1.20). STD call tariffs will be doubled to two paise a second from the second year of subscription. Analysts feel it is just a matter of time before the other telecom operators follow suit. “Well-entrenched vendors will seize this opportunity to raise tariffs, especially when it comes to national calls. This move by Tata Tele will enable them to take tariffs to a level at which they are comfortable operating,” said Mr Rishi Maheshwari, Vice-President, Research, Enam Asset Management. While operators, including Vodafone, Bharti Airtel and Reliance Communications, did not offer comments on their pricing strategy, these companies have in the past said the tariffs are not sustainable. At one paise a second (for voice calls), base tariffs in India are the lowest in the world. A spokesperson for Tata TeleServices said the rationalisation in SMS tariffs is ‘in line with the market and applicable to all new subscribers'. “For us, ‘Pay Per Use' goes beyond any single sliver of usage and continues to be the central tent-pole of our consumer commitment… Our tariff offering, hence, will continue to be without conditions on our pay per use platform — the specific rates could change appropriately and in response to market conditions,” the spokesperson said in a written response to a Business Line questionnaire. However, officials at some of the new telecom operators feel that call rates could go down further if there are regulatory changes. “There is still room for national long-distance, international long-distance and roaming charges to go down if interconnect usage charges are rationalised… It is now up to the Government to take a call,” a senior official said. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kshah 452 Report post Posted July 2, 2011 Does that mean that government is going to charge hefty amounts from SCAMMED operators??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Himanshu Singh 19 Report post Posted July 2, 2011 BSNL will not do such a thing. Thank God!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KanagaDeepan 1,084 Report post Posted July 4, 2011 Thank you Docomo... Now I can go for BSNL without any hesitation... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lostjournal 7 Report post Posted July 4, 2011 I am still enjoying the services at the same existing prices. Not sure how this report came. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pasumark 51 Report post Posted July 4, 2011 Right now only new cusstomers will be charged the new rates Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KanagaDeepan 1,084 Report post Posted July 4, 2011 (edited) According to a Credit Suisse report, Tata DoCoMo has raised local SMS tariffs by 67 per cent to Re 1 an SMS (from 60 paise earlier) for local SMS and by 25 per cent for national SMS to Rs. 1.50 (from Rs. 1.20). STD call tariffs will be doubled to two paise a second from the second year of subscription. So even if you are an old customer, you will be charged 2p/sec for STD calls after completion of first year.... TATA has become MAD... Friends go for some juice-up packs with STD charge 1p/2sec or 1p/sec charges to be worry-free... I am using Rs66 STV with 1p/2sec Local/STD all network for 3 months... Will check and tell here, if STD is 2p/sec after the booster validity, since I am their customer for more than a year... Edited July 4, 2011 by KanagaDeepan Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raccoon 53 Report post Posted July 4, 2011 Very disappointing move by tata. I hope they are not dreaming of charging at par with incumbents like Idea. Their network is noway upto par. If its not for tariffs, I have no reason to stay with Docomo. They have also quietly increased at least their 1GB/month pack validity from 30 days to 20 days! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nayasaroj 14 Report post Posted August 22, 2011 today i got the message from docomo with effect from 25th aug. The roaming tariff on docomo network is 1.5p/sec.i am 4m maharashtra.any one got the same Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KanagaDeepan 1,084 Report post Posted August 23, 2011 ^^^ NOW it is official... Link Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rbdhoot 11 Report post Posted August 23, 2011 today i got the message from docomo with effect from 25th aug. The roaming tariff on docomo network is 1.5p/sec.i am 4m maharashtra.any one got the same I got the same message. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Karthik R 246 Report post Posted August 28, 2011 Still holding on to the connection just for the 2G gprs / edge data packs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
