TRAI recommends Government to ease norms on VoIP
Aug 19th, 2008 | By Premnath Sah | Category: General, TechnologyISPs are currently allowed to offer Net calls but subject to certain restrictions such as between two personal computers, one in India and the other anywhere in the world; between a subscriber with a voice over internet protocol (VOIP) phone in India and a subscriber with a similar device in any country; and also between a PC in India and a fixed or mobile number in another country.
If the new policy is accepted, consumers will be able to call through the Net directly to fixed line and mobile numbers across the country and vice-versa. They can do so either through the PC or through a VOIP phone or from a landline fitted with an additional device.
- Internet service providers will be allowed to provide unrestricted internet telephony within and outside the country and vice versa. They can now connect to landlines and mobile numbers within the country
- ISPs will be allowed to have interconnection with national long-distance (NLD) operators through the internet for such services
- The annual gross revenue (AGR) of an NLD for calculating the licence fee to include revenue from carriage of internet telephony apart from normal revenue
- Each service provider that intends to provide internet telephony service within India will install lawful interception equipment to comply with regulations set out by security agencies.
- Telecom Engineering Centre to conduct study on the basis of which appropriate number blocks will be earmarked for internet telephony under an eleven digit numbering plan
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