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DoT bars pvt operators from carrying intra-circle calls
At a time when competition is being seen as the driver for growth of telecom sector, the Department of Telecom has barred private national long distance operators from carrying intra-circle telephone calls meant for the Government-owned BSNL's subscribers.
At a time when competition is being seen as the driver for growth of telecom sector, the Department of Telecom has barred private national long distance operators from carrying intra-circle telephone calls meant for the Government-owned BSNL's subscribers.
In a recent direction to the private operators, the DoT has in effect said that BSNL can continue to exercise monopoly and recover charges from private access providers for carrying the calls within a circle.
So, a telephone call made by an Airtel user in Lucknow to a BSNL subscriber in Agra will have to necessarily be carried on the public sector undertaking's network.
The move has irked the private operators, who are now trying to impress upon the Government to withdraw the order.
Private operators claim that BSNL charges 20 paise per minute for carrying the intra-circle calls, while NLD operators like Bharti are willing to carry the same traffic for less than 10 paise per minute.
In a recent direction to the private operators, the DoT has in effect said that BSNL can continue to exercise monopoly and recover charges from private access providers for carrying the calls within a circle. 
