Government aims to look into Airtel's plan to charge separately for internet call services (VoIP) offered by apps like Skype, Viber and line that will cost up to Rs10,000 per GB on 2G network and up to Rs 4,000 per GB on 3G network to a user.
"We will look into it. Government will come back with structured response," Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on the sidelines of 'Good Governance Day' event organised by the Department of Electronics and Information Technology.
He was responding to media questions on Airtel's plan to charge for VoIP calls at standard rate of 4 paise per 10 KB on 3G network and 10paise per 10 KB on 2G network.
Airtel customers will now have to pay extra for making calls on Skype, Viber or other apps.This is the first time in the country that any mobile operator is charging separately for VoIP service.