App based calling has irritated telcos as it is eroding their revenue. The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) had opposed OTT services on the ground that some of the services being offered by OTT players like messaging or instant messaging and Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) calls are substitutes for the services being offered by telecom service providers.
WhatsApp, Facebook messenger, Google duos, skype are some of famous OTT apps which offer calling facility.
Manoj Sinha, the telecom minister, has clarified that the government has no intension to issue any policy to push app based calling.
He said there is no restriction on phone calls made using mobile applications and there is no policy required to facilitate cheaper calls through them.
He added: "There is no restriction on App based calls at present. Hence, in the view of the DoT, there is no policy required to be under consideration in the government."
The minister said that OTT apps offer voice calls on data and in view of the fact that cost of data is drastically coming down, the app based calls is a cheaper option for the customer.
Manoj Sinha, the telecom minister, has clarified that the government has no intension to issue any policy to push app based calling.
He said there is no restriction on phone calls made using mobile applications and there is no policy required to facilitate cheaper calls through them.
He added: "There is no restriction on App based calls at present. Hence, in the view of the DoT, there is no policy required to be under consideration in the government."
The minister said that OTT apps offer voice calls on data and in view of the fact that cost of data is drastically coming down, the app based calls is a cheaper option for the customer.
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