Barcelona: \"I am declaring war on roaming<\/a>\", telecom tycoon Sunil Mittal<\/a> said today as his firm Bharti Airtel<\/a> removed roaming charges for outgoing and incoming calls as well as SMSes and data usage within India as it takes on competition from new comer Reliance Jio<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\tIndia's largest mobile phone service provider also said there will be no roaming data changes while international call charges will be cut by up to 90 per cent to as low as Rs 3 per minute and data charges by up to 99 per cent to Rs 3 per MB across popular roaming destinations.<\/p>\n \n\t\"I am declaring a war on roaming,\" he said at the World Mobile Congress here.<\/p>\n \n\tThe 17-18 countries Airtel operates-in will allow its customers to have the freedom to switch on their mobile phones \"wherever and whenever they want\".<\/p>\n \n\tMittal said \"90 per cent of people turn off their data when they travel,\" including himself, and wait until they can find wi-fi in their hotel or buy local prepaid SIM cards to avoid stiff charges.<\/p>\n \"We have a global network, but very few people are allowed to enjoy it,\" he said, adding that \"it (exorbitant fees) is a disaster our industry<\/a> has created\".<\/p>\n \n\tDespite vast network \"55 per cent of our people in the developed world switch off their mobile data. It is my estimated guess that 90 per cent of travellers from emerging markets switch off their mobile data. They go for local SIM cards, they go for the nearest wi-fi spot, they wait for themselves to get to their hotel. What have we done to our industry? This must stop,\" he said.<\/p>\n \n\tThe industry needs to address this as well as the disdain its customers have for operators, he said.<\/p>\n \n\t\"I can promise you that during my term at GMSA, roaming charges and bill shocks will be a thing of the past. I promise you that,\" said Mittal, who is also the chairman of the GSMA, the trade body for the mobile industry.<\/p>\n \n\tStarting April 1, Airtel customers roaming within India will enjoy free incoming calls and SMS and there will be no premium on outgoing calls allowing them to speak freely wherever they are within the country.<\/p>\n \n\tAlso, there will be no additional data charges on national roaming. Home data packs for customers will apply even while they roam across India.<\/p>\n \n\tThe moves follows within days of billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio charging for its services from April 1 but will continue to offer free voice and national roaming.<\/p>\nJio will match the lowest data tariff and add 20 per cent additional data, he announced on February 21 adding customers signing-up before March 31 have the option of continuing existing unlimited services for a year at Rs 99 plus a monthly charge of Rs 303. \n\n<\/body>","next_sibling":[{"msid":57378903,"title":"Reliance Jio's massive small cell deployment to enable smooth transition to 5G: President Mathew Oommen","entity_type":"ARTICLE","link":"\/news\/reliance-jios-massive-small-cell-deployment-to-enable-smooth-transition-to-5g-president-mathew-oommen\/57378903","category_name":null,"category_name_seo":"telecomnews"}],"related_content":[],"msid":57379271,"entity_type":"ARTICLE","title":"Declaring war on roaming: Bharti Airtel's Sunil Mittal","synopsis":"\"I am declaring a war on roaming,\" he said at the World Mobile Congress here.","titleseo":"telecomnews\/declaring-war-on-roaming-bharti-airtels-sunil-mittal","status":"ACTIVE","authors":[],"Alttitle":{"minfo":""},"artag":"PTI","artdate":"2017-02-27 21:21:23","lastupd":"2017-02-27 21:22:50","breadcrumbTags":["Bharti Airtel","Sunil Mittal","industry","roaming","Reliance Jio"],"secinfo":{"seolocation":"telecomnews\/declaring-war-on-roaming-bharti-airtels-sunil-mittal"}}" data-authors="[" "]" data-category-name="" data-category_id="" data-date="2017-02-27" data-index="article_1">
巴塞罗那:“我宣战漫游”,电信大亨苏尼尔•米塔尔今天说他的公司Bharti Airtel取消漫游费传出和传入的电话以及短信和数据使用在印度需要来自新来的竞争依赖Jio。 印度最大的移动电话服务提供商还说不会有漫游数据变化而国际通话费用将被削减90%至每分钟3卢比和数据费用99%的Rs 3 / MB在受欢迎的漫游的目的地。 “我宣布战争漫游,”他说在世界移动大会。 17 - 18国Airtel在允许其客户可以自由打开手机“随时随地”。 米塔尔说,“90%的人旅行时关掉自己的数据,“包括他自己,和等待,直到他们能找到wi - fi在酒店或购买当地的预付SIM卡,避免僵硬的指控。 “我们有一个全球网络,但很少有人可以享受它,”他说,补充道,“这(高昂的费用)是一场灾难行业创造了”。 尽管庞大网络“55%的发达国家的人们关掉他们的移动数据。我猜估计,90%的游客来自新兴市场关闭移动数据。他们去当地的SIM卡,去最近的wi - fi,等待自己去酒店。我们的行业我们做了什么?这必须停止,”他说。 这个行业需要解决这个问题以及蔑视其客户对运营商,他说。 “我可以向你保证,在我任期GMSA,漫游费和比尔的冲击将是过去的事了。米塔尔表示:“我向你保证,GSMA的主席,手机行业的贸易机构。 从4月1日开始,Airtel客户漫游在印度将享受免费来电和短信,没有溢价即将离任的电话让他们畅所欲言在国内无论他们在哪里。 同时,将没有额外的数据费用在全国漫游。国内漫游时数据为客户包将在印度。 这些举措之前的几天内亿万富翁穆凯什•安巴尼的依赖Jio收费从4月1日,但其服务将继续提供免费的语音和全国漫游。
Barcelona: \"I am declaring war on roaming<\/a>\", telecom tycoon Sunil Mittal<\/a> said today as his firm Bharti Airtel<\/a> removed roaming charges for outgoing and incoming calls as well as SMSes and data usage within India as it takes on competition from new comer Reliance Jio<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n\tIndia's largest mobile phone service provider also said there will be no roaming data changes while international call charges will be cut by up to 90 per cent to as low as Rs 3 per minute and data charges by up to 99 per cent to Rs 3 per MB across popular roaming destinations.<\/p>\n \n\t\"I am declaring a war on roaming,\" he said at the World Mobile Congress here.<\/p>\n \n\tThe 17-18 countries Airtel operates-in will allow its customers to have the freedom to switch on their mobile phones \"wherever and whenever they want\".<\/p>\n \n\tMittal said \"90 per cent of people turn off their data when they travel,\" including himself, and wait until they can find wi-fi in their hotel or buy local prepaid SIM cards to avoid stiff charges.<\/p>\n
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