Unlimited roaming for a fixed fee; rail ticket on SMS starts

July 01, 2013 20:12

Free mobile roaming on payment of a fixed fee and booking of rail tickets through SMS -- both decisions taken last week by the government -- will be implemented from today.

The most awaited decision of the telecom regulator TRAI to allow free mobile roaming on payment of a fixed fee, which got a green signal last week, will begin from Monday. The decision also said to reduce national roaming charges for others by up to 57 percent.

TRAI, however, said making national roaming completely free of charges is not practical as of now.

"The authority has decided to reduce the ceiling (upper price for roaming call and SMS rates) across board, permitting telecom providers to issue special tariff voucher and mandating that a roaming plan will be offered (for post paid customers)," TRAI Chairman Rahul Khullar told reporters.

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