Indian Minister Says Telecom Companies Should Only Charge For Data

Posted by timothy on Sunday September 30, 2012 @03:39AM from the remember-that-voice-is-data dept.

bhagwad writes "In the US, telecom carriers are trying their best to hold on to depleting voice revenues. Over in India, the telecom minister urged carriers to stop charging for voice calls and derive all their revenues only from data plans. Is this kind of model sustainable, where voice becomes an outmoded and free technology, and carriers turn entirely into dumb pipes which have no control over what passes over them? This is a step forward and hopefully will make Internet service more like a utility."

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Re:subsidize phone calls by Anonymous Coward · 2012-09-30 03:47 · Score: 0, Funny

47% of the population gets a FREE (as in you pay for it) ObamaPhone. Why should they care what it actually costs?
If voice calls are free... by roc97007 · 2012-09-30 03:49 · Score: 3, Funny

...I'm digging that acoustic modem out of the closet. Whee! Free data. It may be too slow for pr0n, but fast enough for texting and email.

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