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Calling from cellphone cheaper, to cellphone costlier

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CIOL Bureau
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The TRAI has finally announced, officially,

the implementation of Calling Party Regime (CPP) for cellphone service

from November 1, 1999. The new interim tariff structure makes incoming

calls free, reduces outgoing call rates to Rs 4 per minute for metros and

Rs 4.50 per minute for circles. Monthly rental has also been reduced to Rs

475 for metros and Rs 500 for the circles. The difference in the tariffs

between circles and metros is due to the difference in the inherent cost

of establishing the two networks.

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Calls originating from the basic phone to cellphone will be charged

almost twice the call charges for a call to another basic phone. A basic

service operator will have to pay terminating charges to a cellular

network. The termination charges have been fixed at Rs 1.60 for up to 60

seconds and Rs 0.80 for every 60 seconds thereafter.

However, TRAI Chairman S.S. Sodhi made it clear that these tariffs are

based on the interim revenue sharing of 15 percent. And if there is any

change in revenue sharing percentage, the tariffs will change accordingly.

Tariff

for
Duration of call from

PSTN
 Rs 0.80 per

metered call
 Rs 1 per metered

call 
Rs 1.20 per metered
Upto 60 sec  Rs 1.60  Rs 2.00 Rs 2.40
60 sec or > but

< 2 minute
 Rs 2.40  Rs 3.00  Rs 3.60
2 minutes or > but

< 3 minute
Rs 3.20  Rs4.00   Rs 4.80
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