NEW DELHI: Landline and mobile tariffs are set to fall as telecom regulator Trai announced a cut in charges that companies pay to terminate calls on competing networks. The move will particularly benefit users of fixed-line phones, who may soon get major benefits in terms of free monthly calls and minutes.
While the termination charge from fixed-line phones has been reduced from 20 paise per minute to zero, in case of mobile phones it has been slashed by 30% to 14 paise from 20 paise per minute.
BSNL, the largest fixed-line provider in the country, said tariffs will fall "substantially", while smaller mobile operators like Uninor said customers "will benefit" from the measure.
(the times of india)
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