State-owned telecom firms MTNL and BSNL are likely to launch new roaming plans from January 26 that will offer their subscribers free calls, sources said."MTNL has plans to make roaming free for its customers on its network
in Delhi and Mumbai without any additional charge," said an official
source.He added, however, that BSNL will also have a roaming plan for free
calls, but its customers may have to shell out Re 1 a day to avail of
the facility.
The schemes are likely to be in place from January 26.
Several private telecom operators already offer plans under which, for a
monthly or daily fee starting Rs 5, people get all incoming calls
without roaming charges.MTNL has operations in Delhi and Mumbai only, while BSNL has operations across country except in these two circle.MTNL's Mumbai customer will not have to pay any extra charge when they
travel to Delhi, and same scheme will apply for its Delhi customers.Further details of PSUs plans could not be ascertained. Source said
that Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal is likely to announce this scheme
within couple of days.
"Minister (Sibal) had asked the PSUs in November to come up with free
roaming scheme. Though MTNL made it free, BSNL will levy charge so that
it can bear cost. Customers availing scheme will enjoy local tariff
wherever they travel," the source said.As per latest the data released by telecom regulator Trai, 9.78 crore mobile subscribers while MTNL has 35.75 lakh customers on its network.
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