Chirag 5 Report post Posted December 15, 2005 If this ONE INDIA funda is applied only to "Calls to Cellphones", its gonna be a big letdown! The real strength would be to make "Calls to any phone" at a flat single rate! Much awaited! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ashoksoft 83 Report post Posted December 15, 2005 I still presume when it launches... it could just be that the pulse rate is same anywhere in india ... but the codes will still remain. for eg. call to Mumbai will be prefixed with the 022, but the charges will be local... anyways lets wait and watch Cheers Ashok Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
anujit 0 Report post Posted December 15, 2005 Of course the codes have to stay the same. If you dial 2456 3689. The phone service provider must know whether you're calling Jhumri taliya or bombay or east timor. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hfilvja 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2005 DoT considering uniform call rate across India NEW DELHI, DEC 8: The government is considering implementing uniform call rates (OneIndia) across the country in order to bring down per minute STD call rates, Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday. In a written reply, minister of state for telecom Shakeel Ahmad said a concept paper on ‘One India’ was being considered for removing a number of regulatory barriers to bring down per minute cost of providing telecom services. I dont think this will be materialised before March'06, as there will lobbying by other operators(excluding BSNL,MTNL), as already their earnings are too low when compared to the operators abroad. Also this would only mean a booby trap to the customers wherein there is a chance of the local rates in terms of pulse, to be reduced say 60 sec pulse to local as well as 'India one' & naturally we are the only ultimate losers. Here we should also consider the recent speculations and schemes of operators who are aggressive these days like TATA offering incoming for 2-3 years, thereby increasing their customer base so as they get their share of profit sharing within the operators if at all the above 'India one' scheme is launched..... Any ways we will just have to wait and see, as it is not a confirmed statement from the Government and it is only a draft consideration to be worked out for implementation and it may take a couple of months. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
trial 0 Report post Posted December 16, 2005 Source: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2005/1...12603120400.htm AFTER initiating measures to bring down STD tariffs, the Government is now planning to simplify the dialling process for long distance calls by merging 2,645 STD codes in the country into 322. This is as a result of a proposal being considered by the Department of Telecom to allow operators to interconnect at the long distance charging area (LDCA), equivalent to a district exchange, instead of the present system of connecting at the short distance charging area (SDCA), which is equivalent to a tehsil. As per the existing numbering plan, each of the 2,645 SDCAs in the country have a different STD code. The latest proposal, which is part of the draft new telecom policy, would mean that the codes would be assigned to the LDCA. For example, at the moment there are at least seven SDCAs within Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, each with its own STD code. If the proposal comes through, then the entire Coimbatore district including Mettupalayam and Pollochi can be reached by dialling `0422'. Similarly, in Pune currently there are 20 STD codes for various places such as Lonavala, Kedgaon and Baramati. Once the new system comes into place, the whole of Pune can be reached by dialling the code `020'. The move is being planned as part of the Government's policy initiative to further liberalise the long distance sector. Recently the Communications Ministry had announced plans to bring in uniform tariffs across the country through the India One tariff from January 1 onwards. According to a draft of the New Telecom Policy, the STD rates may fall to below Re 1. The Government has also reduced the entry fee for long distance licence to Rs 2.5 crore from Rs 100 crore, paving the way for intense competition in the sector. The Government is also initiating the implementation of the carrier access codes (CAC), which will enable users to choose the long distance operator depending on the quality of service and tariff. Market watchers said that consumers could soon get city-specific tariffs where one operator could be offering better rates on particular routes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
amitbt22 2 Report post Posted December 16, 2005 Telecom Minister has announced landline no will change to 10 digit numbering. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chirag 5 Report post Posted December 16, 2005 Landline on Ten Digit?? To incorporate the STD Component? If thats so, then ONE INDIA would probably truly be ONE! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Harshad 1 Report post Posted December 16, 2005 Of course the codes have to stay the same. If you dial 2456 3689. The phone service provider must know whether you're calling Jhumri taliya or bombay or east timor. east timor ?? hehehe ... well, i guess Delhi is not Dilli .. Telecom Minister has announced landline no will change to 10 digit numbering. thats a long list of numbers to remember then ! just imagine ... first, the std code and then the ten digit number. Phew ! but is there any solid proof ( link ) to actually state this statement ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
amitbt22 2 Report post Posted December 16, 2005 Sire I dont hav http link but it is printed 16th december Dainik Bhaskars Main page Small Block Also stating announced & discussed in parliament By our Circuit minister Daya maarun. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Honest 836 Report post Posted December 16, 2005 I think call rates won't go up. But the pulse would go down. It may be 30 seconds all over India. eh? Does that mean that they will start charging 60p per 30 seconds rather than Rs.1.2 per 60s? @linuxguy by that i mean Rs. 1.20 per 30 seconds or 45 seconds. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Puneet 0 Report post Posted December 17, 2005 There is more to OneIndia tariffs than meets the eye. We need to delve deeper in the current rules and regulations to understand the need for the new numbering plan. Currently, India follows a SDCA (Short Distance Charging Area) based numbering system for landlines (fixed or wireless), and LSA (Licensed Service Area) based system for mobiles. SDCA is more or less equal to a tehsil, while LSA is equal to a state in most cases. There is another demarcating area in between known as LDCA (Long Distance Charging Area) which is equal to a district in most cases. There is difference as to the way interconnectivity is provided between a landline and a mobile operator. While 2 landline operators are supposed to have PoIs (Point of Interconnection) at the SDCA level, the Mobile operators interconnect with each other and landline operators at the LDCA level. By doing so, they are supposed to give the landline operators a transit (TX) charge for the calls to carry them from the LDCA PoI to the terminating phone at SDCA level. This increases the cost of call for mobile operators. If we need to have OneIndia then this difference has to be sorted out, otherwise it may prove to be a bone of contention between BSNL and the private operators. One of the ways out is to move to LDCA based numbering system, which incidently is followed by the US too. That way a call handed over at LDCA level is supposedly handed at the terminating level thus eliminating the TX charges. It also eases out the issues of number portability for a person moving from say Pune to suburbs of Pune need not change his number. There are other issuestoo but I too need to read more of the regulations to identify them but am currently running short of time. So till later Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KingofKalyan 0 Report post Posted December 26, 2005 No More discussion for One India........from long time .. It feels the plan is dropped or what.....Any new news...for this topic.. please.????? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FEVIN-RAJ 61 Report post Posted December 28, 2005 MUMBAI: If you have been pinning hopes on the much-talked about “OneIndia” plan to bring down your phone bills beginning January ‘06, then here’s a party pooper. The government is not yet ready with its OneIndia scheme, which will bring tariffs for STD calls on par with local calls The DoT sources, however, said that it would be too premature to expect OneIndia in the next one or two months. “The process is on, but it’ll take time,” they said, without giving any timeframe for the roll out. According to industry analysts, OneIndia can’t be announced until telecom regulator Trai comes out with its recommendations on the Access Deficit Charge (ADC). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
linuxguy 0 Report post Posted December 28, 2005 haha! That sure is a party pooper! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
@ksh@T 20 Report post Posted December 30, 2005 BSNL opposes OneIndia, fears Rs 4,500-cr lossNEW DELHI: Government-owned BSNL has opposed Union communications minister Dayanidhi Maran's proposal for OneIndia tariff. It has said that the company would lose over Rs 4,500 crore per annum and it will have to make additional investments of over Rs 10,000 crore in its network to upgrade its network to meet the growing demand of the tariff. OneIndia tariff envisages death of distance by making a uniform call rate throughout the country. By offering a local pulse rate of three minutes, total losses could be as high as Rs 10,255 crore, according to BSNL. The losses are mainly due to reduction in call charges and in the IUC. If the pulse rate is 60 seconds, there will be a marginal gain of Rs 2,921 per annum. However, there will be a loss of Rs 7,430 crore due to churning of subscribers to cellular services. Thus, the net loss would be Rs 4,509 crore per annum. “It is observed that low-calling customers are making 80-90 per cent local calls only. It is worth mentioning here that, there will be churn of fixed line subscribers around 73 per cent who are making calls below 500 per month and the death of legacy network is ensured with the implementation of legacy network,” according to a BSNL note. There will be an increase in long distance traffic if call charges are reduced as envisaged in OneIndia. Therefore, the company will have to make an investment of over Rs 10,000 crore. BSNL has also said that the cost of services in rural areas will increase drastically if there is uniform tariff. The cost of setting up a rural telephone is more than 50 per cent of the total investment required to install a phone in urban area. Moreover, the revenue in rural areas is only 33 per cent of the revenue generated in urban area. With reduction in surplus with BSNL, the expansion of network in rural areas will stop, said BSNL. Source: The Economic Times as usual Rona Dhona...and moanig and alll......iss kahaani mein kucch naya nahin hai Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spdf 0 Report post Posted December 30, 2005 I was expecting the indiaOne to be commenced on this republic day. But after reading this article i lost all my hope. Now i don't expect indiaOne in 2006 or i should say for next 3years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
linuxguy 0 Report post Posted December 30, 2005 daal mein kucch kalaa hain.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
amitbt22 2 Report post Posted December 30, 2005 BSNL ki puri Daal kali hain .D main vilen is first word. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
@ksh@T 20 Report post Posted December 31, 2005 this bluddy @$$ shd be kicked so hard from front that......i cant tell u...theese ppl are good for nothing oin a aside where they enjoy the govt. privelleges on other hand they just<><><>< Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Harshad 1 Report post Posted January 2, 2006 Reliance has announced One India One tariff on both prepaid and postpaid : Prepaid - Recharge with RCV1100 - Get 1100 free sms and validity of one month. Talktime and free sms after 1 month will not be carried forward and will be null and void. Calls to RIM STD at Re.1 per minute. Postpaid - Joy 499. STD at Re.1 per minute to any RIM STD. No additional schemes for postpaid. For those having STD RIMs, NJoi !!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
linuxguy 0 Report post Posted January 3, 2006 OMG! a kick a$$ offer from Reliance! Fear Orange FEAR! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arun 795 Report post Posted January 4, 2006 Mobile firms may spoil govt's OneIndia party - rediff.com Joji Thomas Philip in New Delhi | January 04, 2006 11:55 IST Akin to the government's "OneIndia" policy, all private cellular operators are likely to announce uniform call rates across the country. But they may announce this before the government officially unveils the policy. "With market forces demanding that operators slash tariffs, OneIndia, when launched, may only cater for bringing uniform tariffs for long distance landline calls from BSNL and MTNL," said an executive from the cellular operators' association. According to the OneIndia plan, the country will have a uniform STD slab for both fixed line and mobile services, irrespective of distance of calls. There may be separate uniform slabs for local calls, which are within a radius of 50 km. CDMA major Reliance Infocomm has been the first off the block, with its recently-launched "One Nation One Tariff" plan, under which calls to anywhere within the country are charged at Re 1 per minute (Infocomm had a similar plan in place as early as September 2004, for its post-paid users). Hutch and Idea, too, have been offering STDs for less than Re 1 in select circles since August 2004. Executives of these operators said the reduced tariffs would soon be extended to subscribers across the country. Besides, all major operators are also drawing up plans to match the Re 1 tariff of Reliance Infocomm, and similar schemes are slated to be launched over the next two weeks. That apart, the government cannot intervene if private players decide to charge higher rentals in lieu of lower call rates, and that can be a blow to OneIndia. This is evident in Reliance's offer, which is only applicable on an e-recharge of Rs 1,100 for pre-paid and a minimum monthly rental of Rs 449 for post-paid. If private operators have decided to steal the government's thunder, the policy, when launched, is set to rob state-owned operators of large revenue streams. State-owned BSNL's executives said the company was likely to face a revenue loss of about Rs 4,500 crore (Rs 45 billion) in the first year if "IndiaOne" is implemented. In addition to that, the three-minute local pulse rate proposed in "OneIndia", can send the figure up to Rs 10,250 crore (Rs 102.5 billion). The next round of reduction in access deficit charges is also slated to commence shortly. Take the call: Reliance Info recently launched One Nation One Tariff, under which calls to anywhere in India are at Re 1/minute Hutch and Idea have been offering STD for less than Re 1 in select circles since Aug '04 All major operators planning to match Infocomm's Re 1 tariff Similar schemes may be launched over the next two weeks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ashokjp 15 Report post Posted January 4, 2006 (edited) For your information, Airtel started giving unified rates with new plan to few customers. its like Rental Rs.99 Local-Mobile 75Ps Local-Land line 1.50 STD to any phone. Rs.2 ISD Rs. 9.99 SMS Local- 50Ps SMS National Rs.2 SMS International Rs.3 Edited January 4, 2006 by Ashokjp Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rakesh5295 0 Report post Posted January 4, 2006 where is it?? ist it in mumbai Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abhay 0 Report post Posted January 4, 2006 the scheme is a fu*kup isint as googd as reliance's scheme Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
