NEW DELHI, India: The Government on Friday announced increase in postal and telecommunication calling, rates. This will generate additional annual revenue of 375 crores. The new rules will come into effect from December 1st, in respect telephone services and January 1st for postal services. The Government’s decision which was announced amidst protests from both opposition and the ruling party members would mean high tariff on book pockets, registered letters, commission on money orders, and Indian portal orders. There is also a heavy increase in local telephone call rates and trunk call charges and rental on P.P.S. P.A.P.s and telex, tele-printers and’ telephone circuit rentals. There is also wopping increase in the installation and shifting charges of telephones and telex systems, Opposition members in both houses of the Parliament expressed resentment and walked out in protest. The walk out in Lok Sabha took place even as the Minister of State for Communications, Mr. Santosh Mohan Dev rose to read out the prepared statement. While in the Rajya Sabha, opposition members walked out when Arjan Singh rose to reply to clarifications. The main increase in tariffs is in local and trunk call charges. The chargeable calls out of the first two thousand. calls paid in a bi-monthly period will be charged at fifty paisa per call instead of existing forty paisa per call in excess of two thousand calls will be charged 60 paisa per Call instead of 50 paisa.
Article extracted from this publication >> December 5, 1986
