Roaming Charges To Fall From July

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has announced new tariff structures for voice calls and text messages, a move that would result in a reduction of roaming charges.The new tariff structure is effective July 1, even though the telecom regulator said that there will be no free national roaming as of now.


The new roaming tariff plan details 2013.
Outgoing local call (while on roaming) would have an upper limit of Re 1.

While that for outgoing STD calls would be Rs 1.50 per minute.

incoming, it has been fixed at 75 paise per minute

Re 1 for outgoing local SMS. Incoming SMS Free.

Trai has also mandated the service providers to offer special plans for roaming subscribers in which subscribers can avail of partially free roaming, or fully free roaming in lieu of payment of fixed charges. The National Telecom Policy 2012 (NTP 2012) had aimed to abolish roaming charges and allow mobile phone subscribers to use the same number across the country without having to pay extra charges for services once they are outside their telecom circle.