Tag: chargeable internet calls

[ad_1] The DoT has asked TRAI for view on regulating call over internet apps such as WhatsApp, FB, Instagram. Here is the full report. WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram and other apps that let you make calls for absolutely free might soon ask you to pay, if TRAI's proposal comes into effect. Based on a report from The Economic Times, the Department of Telecom (DoT) has asked the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to express its views over the latter's proposal of regulating internet based calls. There has been pressure from telecom operators and service providers to consider the principle of “same service, same rules” for the entire industry.The TRAI has initially sent this proposal back in 2008, when mobile internet in...