Devesh
Core Member
Bharti Airtel and Idea Cellular on Tuesday sought doubling of interconnection usage charge (IUC), a key input for mobile rates, saying that incoming calls to their networks cost 30 paise per minute to complete.
Another incumbent, Vodafone, projected the cost at 34 paise, more than double the current level.
The officials of the incumbent operators reiterated the demand for hike in the charge at a workshop on IUC review organised by telecom regulator Trai.
"Airtel has said their cost of carrying incoming call is 30 paise and hence IUC should be raised so that they are able to recover their cost," an official, who did not wish to be identified, told PTI on the sidelines of the workshop.
IUC: Airtel, Idea, Vodafone push for doubling mobile call termination charge - Times of India
Another incumbent, Vodafone, projected the cost at 34 paise, more than double the current level.
The officials of the incumbent operators reiterated the demand for hike in the charge at a workshop on IUC review organised by telecom regulator Trai.
"Airtel has said their cost of carrying incoming call is 30 paise and hence IUC should be raised so that they are able to recover their cost," an official, who did not wish to be identified, told PTI on the sidelines of the workshop.
IUC: Airtel, Idea, Vodafone push for doubling mobile call termination charge - Times of India