TRAI: A big and new turn can come in the Indian telecom industry, due to which users will not have to spend a lot of money on expensive recharge plans. Actually, Telecom Regulatory Authority i.e. TRAI has presented a proposal, under which mobile service providers can offer plans with only voice calls and SMS, as used to happen in the old days.
TRAI issued a new proposal
Nowadays, almost all telecom companies in India focus on internet data in most of their plans. Even if users do not need internet data, they still have internet data in their plan, for which they have to pay extra money, even though they do not use internet data. Due to this, TRAI has now presented a new proposal, under which telecom companies have been asked to launch plans with only voice calls and SMS, as used to be in the old recharge plans.
TRAI has released a consultation paper for this. TRAI has released this consultation paper on Review of Telecom Consumer Protection Regulation 2012. TRAI has sought opinion from its stakeholders on this proposal. This proposal of TRAI can prove to be a big step for common users. TRAI once again wants to know the opinion of telecom companies on plans with voice calling and SMS.
Recharge plans have become very expensive
Most of the recharge plans of various telecom companies like Jio, Airtel, Vodafone-Idea or BSNL offer the facility of internet data, unlimited calling, SMS and OTT platforms. In such a situation, many users do not need internet data and OTT platforms. They only need the facility of unlimited voice calling and SMS, but still they have to buy plans with all these benefits, for which they have to spend a lot of money.
Now if this proposal of TRAI is passed, then it can be of great benefit to the common customers. Common people have to spend a lot of money for recharge plans, because recently Jio, Airtel and Vodafone-Idea have increased the price of their prepaid and postpaid plans by up to 35%. Due to this, the pockets of the users are getting very loose. Now if this proposal of TRAI is passed, then a lot of money of many users can be saved.
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