ISPs dial up competition panel on Net Telephony

With the Department of Telecom showing no signs of allowing unrestricted Internet Telephony, the Internet service provider association have filed a petition with the competition commission of India seeking a direction to the government on this issue. The ISPs have alleged that the DoT was using its dominant position to block out ISPs from a sector that will not only bring additional revenues to them, but also enable cheaper long distance calls to customers. Rajesh Chharia, President, ISPAI said, “ The Internet Service Provider Association of India is compelled to knock at the door of the Competition Commission of India. We have been advocating for long time in favor of Internet Telephony as it will bring the cost of telecom services lower.”