Grey market may rein India’s overseas calls again as the regulator has increased international termination charge and slashed local termination fees, warned the Association of Competitive Telecom Operators (ACTO). This trade body was formed last month by AT&T, BT, Cable & Wireless, Orange Business Services and Verizon Business.
“Increasing the termination rates of international calls defies the time tested and proven principle of cost based interconnection charge[s],” ACTO president Satyen Gupta said. This trade body has been demanding change in the conditions of India’s International Long Distance (ILD) license, which it says “is predominately tailored for switched voice services and does not take cognizance of emerging technologies.” Read more.
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