| India is a very vast country with its population reaching | | | | introduction of new per second billing system in which |
| around 110 crore, it's supposed to overtake China in | | | | the user will be charged per second rather than the |
| population within 10-15 years from now. So there is a | | | | per minute basis, so if you speak for around 30 |
| very, very huge market here for the telecom | | | | seconds you will be charged 30 x per second call rate. |
| operators. Operators from all over the world are in a | | | | With this all other operators were also forced to begin |
| race to invest in the telecom market of India. | | | | the same system of per second billing. The call |
| India has mobile operators for GSM and CDMA, the | | | | charges that were introduced by Docomo was 1 paise |
| GSM players are Airtel, BSNL/MTNL, Vodafone, | | | | second. |
| Reliance, Idea, Tata Docomo, Aircel, Uninor. The CDMA | | | | MTS being the new entry to the Indian mobile market |
| operators include Tata Indicom, Reliance, Virgin Mobile, | | | | is a CDMA player, introduced 0.5 paise/second plan. |
| MTS. Most of the market share is held by the | | | | Also other operators are giving offers like 10,000 |
| operators like Airtel, BSNL/MTNL and Reliance. | | | | seconds free per month or 5,00,000 seconds free per |
| With the recent increase of the operators the tariff | | | | month on a small recharge amount. Well if not its |
| war between these to sustain in the market has also | | | | difficult for them to sustain in India, because people |
| increased, its intensity is getting more day to day. Initially | | | | here like change, so they will readily accept a offer |
| the Sim card in India was sold for around $2 or Rs.99 | | | | that is more economical than the one they are having. |
| but now it has gone down till $0.5 or Rs.25, even less. | | | | If this continues like this, a situation might come where |
| Sim cards are being sold roadside just like vegetables. | | | | the operators might give domestic appliances like |
| There were offers like 3 Sim cards of different | | | | mixer, grinder etc free with a Sim card to attract the |
| operators being sold for just $2 or Rs.99, such is the | | | | customers towards them. Ultimately its the user who |
| situation in India now. | | | | will be befitted from these tariff war and to some |
| Tata Docomo took a revolutionary step with the | | | | extent the operators too. |