The day is not far when there will be no roaming charges on
mobile. The telecom department has set three months’ time frame for implementing
the free roaming service across the country and waive roaming charges. The department
also implementing a pan India mobile number portability which also going to be
in force in March as per telecom official said.
The telecom department has not set a time frame for implementing
no roaming charges feature for mobile industry. But as per moving, it may be
implemented in three months. Once the roaming charges will waive, the consumers
needn’t pay any incoming charges on mobiles when they are out of the state. Also
the outgoing rate will be same as in domestic circle.
Now consumer pays Rs. 1 per minute for incoming and 1.5 per
minute on outgoing while roaming to other state. Also they need to pay Rs. 1.5
for SMS while on roam.
But the big question for telecom industry and TRAI is that
before giving gift of free roaming to consumers, they need to implement pan India
number portability and interconnection to facilitate free roaming charges.
What is Pan India number portability?
It’s a kind of number portability in which one can retain his
old mobile number while permanent shifting to other state. Now only number
portability is activated in same circle only. Like one can port his number in
his state only not to other state. Pan India gives more options to the
consumers specially those who are in service and often face transfers one state
to another.
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