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Lifeline for lifetime prepaid mobile users

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CIOL Bureau
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NEW DELHI: Lifetime prepaid subscribers now have a reason to rejoice, as the rates under the scheme would remain the same.

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The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has restricted the mobile operators under the lifetime scheme from hiking the tariff on any item specified in the plans, unless they have clearly advertised that it will be reviewed.

TRAI said that this restriction has been issued keeping in mind the interest of the consumers in the lifetime validity scheme being offered by a number of mobile subscribers.

“The licenses of these companies are for a limited span ranging from seven to 15 years while they were offering a tariff that went well beyond the license period. If a tariff has been announced, then the tariff has to be maintained in the lifetime scheme,” TRAI said.

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The regulator stressed that in the case of tariff plans offered or marketed as having lifetime or unlimited validity, the subscribers should get the service as long as the phone company is permitted to provide such telecom service under the current license or renewed license.

It said that lifetime would mean period of the license and if it is renewed then it is the renewed lifetime of the operator.

Additionally, to ensure that bills are calculated correctly, TRAI will notify agencies capable of auditing the billing system and to certify the metering and billing system of service providers.

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