Broadband tariffs might go up in wake of new licence framework

You might have to shell out more cash to stay connected with your friends on Facebook in the coming months.?The Internet Service Provider Association of India (ISPAI) has indicated that Internet and broadband service rates may go up under the new licenses framework, owing to the high entry fee proposed by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT).

DoT has proposed a one-time entry fee of Rs 15 crores for a national-level Unified Licence which is significantly more than the present Rs?30 lakh that the companies pay for the same for Internet services. Here?s what ISPAI president, Rajesh Charia had to say,??DoT has not done anything new as per the proposed format for Unified Licence regime. They are going ahead with option to continue the old licence format along with a new national level Unified Licence (UL) that will cost Rs 15 crore. If internet service providers opt for UL, then cost of internet and broadband services will go up.?

Under the new licence, DOT would also allow VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol). Charia added, ?VoIP is widely accepted application. Foreign companies who are not registered with DoT are providing voice calling service both between Computer to Computer and Computer to landlines.?They don?t even have licences. We pay annual charges to DoT and should be allowed to provide voice services across networks.?

DOT has recommended that telcos with broadband wireless spectrum (BWA) be allowed to offer internet telephony to the customers. This comes a day after BSNL called services like Skype illegal. The reason? While BSNL has to pay up authorities to offer VoIP, companies like Skype and Google are running their services without paying a dime to the government.

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Source: http://techivian.com/663-broadband-as-tariffs-might-go-up-in-wake-of-new-licence-framework/

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