The Hindu Business Line : To be far cheaper than STD rates

New Delhi, Aug. 18 Compared to the current STD rates, Net telephony is expected to be much cheaper because the cost of offering the service for the operator is lower. “While traditional STD operators have to pay for carrying a call from one part of the country to another, Net telephony operators use the Internet bandwidth for routing the calls. This can bring STD costs to as low as 20 paise a minute,” said Mr Satyen Gupta, Chief Regulatory Advisor, BT India.

The second advantage for Net telephony users is that they can make or receive calls at the same tariff wherever they are as long as they are connected to the Net. While cellular subscribers have to pay hefty roaming charges if they are moving outside their State, in the case of Net telephony, subscribers can simply plug in their laptop or an IP phone to the Internet (for example, in a hotel room) and receive and make calls.

There are some disadvantages too. One loses the phone service if there is no power. The quality of the call suffers if Net connection slows down. – Our Bureau

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