Telcos want DoT to take Trai's international call
Telecom operators are urging the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to adopt the sector regulator's definition on international traffic, a move that can potentially boost telcos' SMS revenues by more than ₹ 400 crore annually.
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«We request the DoT to kindly accept the Trai recommendations and accordingly incorporate the definition of international traffic and domestic traffic vide suitable amendments in the existing unified license agreement as well as in the rules/terms and conditions associated with the various upcoming authorisations,» Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) said in a January 8 letter to telecom secretary Neeraj Mittal.
Last month, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) had recommended a clear definition of international traffic as SMSes that either originate or terminate from any electronic device, computer servers or applications located outside of India.
"...this (the Trai definition on international traffic) will provide the much-needed clarity to the industry," COAI said in the letter.
Experts believe that once the new definition is adopted and incorporated in the licence, telcos could generate more than ₹400 crore in additional SMS revenues every year as the new rules will make it difficult to masquerade international messages as domestic ones.
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