amtrag 20 Report post Posted January 5, 2006 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 One rate for local mobile.......another for local landline.......yet another for std...............then what is Unified man??? Compare to reliance's offer of Re.1 to any phone.......any network..........any distance........now this is what is called unified (ofcourse rental is much higher but that is another issue) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abhay 0 Report post Posted January 5, 2006 One rate for local mobile.......another for local landline.......yet another for std...............then what is Unified man???Compare to reliance's offer of Re.1 to any phone.......any network..........any distance........now this is what is called unified (ofcourse rental is much higher but that is another issue) lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ashokjp 15 Report post Posted January 5, 2006 "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. what about this then ?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
amitbt22 2 Report post Posted January 5, 2006 I think this scheme is made by d customer care department. .All of u know D CC of d BSNL & Rim Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arun 795 Report post Posted January 8, 2006 OneIndia plan caught in rural-urban divide - Rediff.com Joji Thomas Philip in New Delhi | January 06, 2006 10:10 IST Communications Minister Dayanidhi Maran's much touted OneIndia plan of uniform tariffs across the country may lower the call rates for urban India but may push up rural India's telephone bill by as much as 50 per cent. The government intends to retain the current tariff of Rs 1.20 for a three-minute local call (40 paise per minute) across all regions, which would mean a 50 per cent increase in tariffs for rural customers, who, at present, pay a subsidised tariff of 80 paise. According to sources in the state-owned telecom companies, even at Re 1, rural India's cost per call will increase 20 per cent, while the urban consumers would be paying 20 per cent less than the existing tariff. As a third of BSNL's customers are from rural areas, the policy can result in 15 million users paying higher tariffs for local calls. "The argument that long-distance will be cheaper does not apply here, as 75 per cent of BSNL's rural subscribers have not opted for STD facility," said a company executive. According to BSNL sources, the PSU was also not in a position to revise the pulse rates for local calls or increase rentals under the policy as this would result in higher tariffs for subscribers in both urban and rural India, with the latter bearing the brunt. OneIndia will also result in both BSNL and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (it operates only in Delhi and Mumbai) having to rework their schemes for users who pay higher rentals to avail discounts on the local call rates. If uniform tariffs are in place, the PSU may not be able to continue these schemes, BSNL sources said. Yet another issue that confronts BSNL is the fact that it has over 2.2 million STD booths across the country. "Uniform STD tariffs of about Re 1 per minute will mean that commissions will become minimal and, even after improved traffic, it will become difficult to sustain this business model," the BSNL official added. BSNL had earlier said that it would face a revenue loss of about Rs 4,500 crore (Rs 45 billion) in the first year if OneIndia was implemented. What ails OneIndia: Some private players have already slashed tariffs to levels proposed by the policy Telecom tariffs in rural India may increase on account of revised local call rates BSNL and MTNL may have to rework their schemes for users who pay higher rentals to avail discounts on the local call rates STD booths may become non-profitable BSNL faces a revenue loss of about Rs 4,500 crore (Rs 45 billion) in the first year Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ramchi 0 Report post Posted January 8, 2006 It is better if BSNL loses lots of revenue for good! It did nothing to improve the plight of telecom customers other than their bueracratic bull$hits and inefficient services over the past several years. Rural people any way paying higher for their existing mobile connections thru any provider. If they are really concerned about rural people let them open up cheap VoIP facilities by offering cheaper broadband connections to rural areas. One India tarrif is the way to go and our pre-historic, ancient, useless BSNL is getting impacted does not mean every citizen must be deprived of good benefits. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tanveer 59 Report post Posted January 9, 2006 (edited) January 09, 2006 15:07 IST Last Updated: January 09, 2006 15:19 IST Long distance rates are likely to see massive reduction with Bharat Sanchar Nigam all set to announce fresh rates under the uniform STD tariffs - IndiaOne - where a reduction of 70 per cent is likely to take place for the telephony segment. The IndiaOne Uniform STD rates, which are likely to be announced by January 15, will come before the announcement of revenue-share based access deficit charge and will set in motion the PSUs' tariffs aligning themselves to this grand initiative of telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran who sees a single rate for STD across the country as the way to bring affordability in this segment. This will put to rest speculation on delay in launching IndiaOne tariffs by telecom PSUs. Sources in BSNL said OneIndia rates should see enough reduction in mobile STD also. At present, BSNL call charges for distance beyond 50 kms is Rs 2.40 for a 30 second pulse rate effectively making Rs 4.80 for a minute inter-circle (STD) call for its basic telephone users. Intra-circle rates below 50 km is also charged at Rs 2.40 but for a 90 seconds pulse. For Cellular users of BSNL, under various Plans there are different STD rates for a 60 second pulse. Under Plan 225, the cell-to cell STD rates are Rs 2 a minute for a 60 second pulse while under Plan 325 and Plan 525, it is Rs 1.80 for the pulse for same duration. Officials also said rentals were to remain at the same level and there is no change on rental as well as on local call fronts. Anil Ambani-owned Reliance Infocomm has already announced the first telecom operator to launch IndiaOne tariff "OneNation, One Tariff" plan offering STD call anywhere in the country for just Re 1 per minute breaking the circle barrier. IndiaOne was supposed to come into effect from January 1 but could not be launched and according to sources deliberation were on to work out a tariff plan. It may be in the form of two tariffs -- one for local and one for STD calls across the nation. The OneNation Tariff of Reliance Infocomm is applicable on e-recharge of Rs 1,100, inclusive of service tax. Similar plan is available for the postpaid subscribers on New Joy 499. They can make calls to anywhere in the country to any mobile or fixed line phone at just one rupee a minute. They can even call any Reliance IndiaMobile within the state at just 40 paise a minute. After the reduction in licence fee and revenue share of long distance segment, the IndiaOne rates will bring down the NLD rates to a level what has already been achieved by the local call segment. Source: Newspage Edited January 9, 2006 by tanveer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abhay 0 Report post Posted January 9, 2006 hehe this is the situation with one india being actually implemented! i am just wating for it to get offically implemented Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FEVIN-RAJ 61 Report post Posted January 11, 2006 (edited) BSNL to slash STD rates prior to IndiaOne roll out Wednesday, January 11, 2006 The Hindu Business Line NEW DELHI: With the Government's uniform telephone call rate scheme 'IndiaOne' to start next week, state-owned BSNL is readying itself with a fresh STD rate chart for land-phones which is expected to see a sizeable reduction in tariffs. The IndiaOne uniform STD rates that will set in motion a single rate for STD across the country is expected to kick-off by January 15, sources in BSNL said. Sources said the new plan is expected to reduce mobile STD rates also. Rentals will however remain untouched. IndiaOne, which was to be launched by January 1, was delayed as the tariff plans are yet to be worked out. "Deliberations are on to work out a tariff plan," sources said. The new plan can even have two tariffs, one for local and another for domestic long distance. Meanwhile, Reliance Infocomm became the first private operator to extend the new tariff scheme. It recently announced for its fixed wireless customers a facility enabling them to make calls to any phone anywhere in India for Re 1 a minute. This heralds a new era in the STD calls market with the tariff falling by as much as 50 per cent. The current fixed phone STD rates vary from Rs. 1.80 a minute under certain schemes to the more generic Rs. 2.40 a minute. The tariff for local and intra-circle calls to Reliance phones will be 40 paise a minute under the 'One India' scheme while it will be Re 1 for all other calls. The 'One India' scheme will have a monthly rental of Rs. 499. The zero rental, life time incoming scheme brings the flexibility of mobile tariffs to fixed phones. For a one-time payment of Rs. 2,999, Reliance customers will get life-time incoming free on their fixed phones. The tariff will be Rs. 1.20 per pulse for local calls, with the three-minute pulse to local fixed phones and Reliance phones and 45 second pulse for mobiles in non-metros and 60 seconds pulse applicable for mobiles in metros. - UNI Edited January 11, 2006 by Arun Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abhay 0 Report post Posted January 11, 2006 on a topic somewhat similar heres something MTNL might cut their STD charges further MTNL (Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited) has some more good news for the telecom customers in India. The government owned telecom company MTNL has announced that they are planning to reduce its STD charges for its landlines in Delhi and Mumbai. This should happen after the company applies for the National Long Distance (NLD) license to the Department of Telecom (DOT). The company has in fact already indicated to DoT for its move to have an NLD license after the fees were dropped recently to just around Rs. 2.5 crores. This would also mean that MTNL would be saving a lot on carriage charges it pays to private and other NLD operators to carry its STD traffic. As soon as MTNL gets it NLD license, they would no longer be paying high prices for these STD services leading to savings which might be further passed on to its subscribers. There is also a possibility that MTNL and BSNL would be setting up a joint venture (JV) company enabling them to establish a submarine cable link before this fiscal. For now, MTNL and BSNL are using the infrastructure provided by VSNL, Reliance, and Bharti to route their international traffic. BSNL is in the process of starting their operations in the international long distance calling field. MTNL lacks an INLD license. http://sifybroadband.techwhack.com/358/mtn...harges-further/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abc123 0 Report post Posted January 13, 2006 Please see the foollowing plan. its aviable for Airtel Maharasthra/Goa circle http://www.airtelworld.com/11/prepaid_tariff.htm#657 Can anyone verify weather its true.................. STD at 1.05 amazing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ramchi 0 Report post Posted January 13, 2006 Typical Airtel marketing strategy (Hutch also follows the same in Chennai); make attractive and unbelievable offers only for a month or so later get back to heavy call rates. These may be promotional and do not get deceived by the rates. Airtel never keeps its rates stable. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abc123 0 Report post Posted January 13, 2006 Actuallly I have one airtel prepaid. And in that Calling rates are Local --to cell rs.1 Local -- to LL rs.1.5 STD at rs. 1.5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Harshad 1 Report post Posted January 13, 2006 If i am getting the tariffs on the airtel website right, then each local SMS costs 0.5 paise Is it half a paise ( vis a vis reliance's 1 paise per sms ) or is it supposed to be pegged at 0.5 RUPEE effectively making the cost of a local sms 50 paise ? Can anyone shed light on this? Besides, a statutory warning from my side - AIRTEL cannot be trusted. Plz dont fall in its trap. Their subscriber nos remain mind boggling. How much of it they manage to retain is another story...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abc123 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2006 Really is that big mistake by Airtel.............. Or iss it true........... Custmoer Care is not saying anything on tht Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ramchi 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2006 Really is that big mistake by Airtel.............. Or iss it true........... Custmoer Care is not saying anything on tht Those who are in Pune/Maharashtra/Goa region, take a snap shot of this, print this with its URL and take it to local Airtel showroom. Airtel customer care in certain regions indulge in fradulant methods where they don't do that in Kerala and W Bengal (where communists are there). In Tamil Nadu Airtel/Hutch indulge in organized looting like mafia. Customer care people literally abuse you and it is like 'Damn Customer, Don't Care' department. Normally, I pity people of Tamil Nadu because they never make an organized effort to keep this leeched out of the state unlike other states. These guys will not inform anything over customer care (mostly dump-school drop-outs; having no clue on what is going on). They did that to me 2 years back when TRAI suddenly announced ADC charges. DCDC did not provide any information though I was actively pursuing it with them. Finally the bill came with heavy beating. I refused to pay the extra bill amount is a different story. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ramchi 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2006 (edited) INDIA ONE!! Now Call anyone, anywhere across INDIA at just Re1/Min. Recharge with Rs1111 and get Rs750 regTT and 1111 local SMS FREE. Validity 30 days. Call 456 I checked with Airtel Prepaid Customer Service. It looks like Roaming Charges remain same [Rs 3.50 PM beyond 500 KM for incoming and outgoing]. Looks like a great offer for me. This could be a potential replacement of my existing Reliance Connection Joy499!!! Plus I get GPRS for Rs 250 as Prepaid in Airtel. Do we need to wait for some more offers like this or is this the right time for going for this offer? Edited January 14, 2006 by Ramchi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rajeshkatiyar 3 Report post Posted January 14, 2006 It is true that they are fluctuating and dishonest compared to Reliance , but you can not ignore their number of towers and highway coverage. In UP east i am surprised to note their towers at distance of 7 to 10 Kms even in very small places . Railway lines have towers in jungle running on diesel.At present call rates are On special tariff voucher of Rs 49 prepaid Mob to mob 50 paisa any network Mob to fix 1 Rs any net work Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abc123 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2006 Whts the use fior recharching with 1111 with one month validity.... on normal voucher you get 1.5 for std thts cool enough.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ramchi 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2006 Whts the use fior recharching with 1111 with one month validity.... on normal voucher you get 1.5 for std thts cool enough.... STD Rs 1.5 PM may be available in some areas (like Maha/Goa region) but that need not be the case across the country. Looks like there is a scope for consolidation of STD tarrifs and people may wait for some more time before all operators joins this battle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abc123 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2006 Yes ur rt.please wait for some more time. Just dont jump out of any service. everyone will come out with some other plans................Wait and watch Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
abhay 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2006 (edited) Rs1111 recharge just for std is just toooooooo much for most of the people i think these kind of schemes shouw improve further by giving more of free local talk time Edited January 14, 2006 by abhay Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
@ksh@T 20 Report post Posted January 14, 2006 i thinki indiaONE will stick to more than 1100 only lets c if hutch brings down to 600 or 700Rs barrier Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
linuxguy 0 Report post Posted January 14, 2006 what about Hutch ( Orange ) in Mumbai? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Oops... A Lion 0 Report post Posted January 15, 2006 what about Hutch ( Orange ) in Mumbai? Will some soon dude dont worry. Just wait and watch as they will have to come out with an offer if they have to remain in the market. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
