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BSNL to invite VoIP tender by December

Company to target home user segment for international calls through VoIP

Bhaskar Hazarika

Monday, November 26, 2007

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NEW DELHI: State-owned PSU, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is all set to invite VoIP tender by December.

Kuldeep Goyal, CMD BSNL said that the company is planning to launch VoIP services with low tariff rates for the customers. Unlike PC to PC calling, the telecom operator is planning to launch phone to phone calling using the data network.

"We will be inviting the tender for the VoIP in a short time. The entire formalities for inviting the tender has been finalized and will be announced soon," informed Goyal. When asked about the value of the tender, Goyal said that it would be of a small value.

However, BSNL sources said that the company is planning to invite the tender by December. Through VoIP, BSNL plans to target the home user segment.

According to the government guidelines, domestic calls cannot be routed through the VoIP network within the country.

With falling Average Revenue Per User (ARPU), telecom companies are trying to introduce additional features to attract subscribers. Couple of months back, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) had also launched VoIP services for its subscribers.

Apart from the telecom companies, there are a handful of Internet telephony service providers (ITSP) in India offering VoIP service for calling abroad. Companies like Net4 India, World Phone, Mayatel are offering VoIP calls to Indian subscribers at a cheaper rate. VoIP players are offering the service through which subscribers can call up a landline or a mobile phone using the computer.

However, the entry of telecom players into this business has replaced the PC as an interface for calling. The VoIP service launched by MTNL has replaced the PC calling to phone-to-phone calling using the data network.

Currently, Skype, Gtalk and Yahoo! are popular VoIP calling service providers for making free international calls.

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