Internet Rates May Go Up by 30%

Status
Not open for further replies.
Spacescreamer

Spacescreamer

Innovator
Using the internet may become up to 30 per cent costlier as the Department of Telecom issued corrigendum
to the new telecom licences agreement bringing revenue from these services under its cess net.

20f2dyb.jpg


As per the initial version of the Unified Licence on August 2,
DoT had exempted internet services revenue from adjusted gross revenue (AGR) --
part of telecom company's earnings on which annual licence fee is levied.

Under the new licences, telecom operators (including Internet Services Providers) will
have to pay uniform licence fee of 8% annually on AGR.
The Internet Service Providers Association of India has warned the step would lead to hike in consumer rates by up to 30%.
Click to expand...


If these guys increase the rates without increasing the speeds, this ll be really an idiotic move.
Increase in basic speed/definition of broadband has been long over due. The definition which we have of 512kbps is that of
pre independence. Today when things like Youtube/Video Chatting/Gaming/Live vid streaming in HD and not to forget, reg maintenance updates have become the norm, these people still are en route to increase the basic definition in about an year's time iirc.. When the world will be atleast 2x ahead of them.. again. :mad:
 
Japan is testing 2Gbps speeds! Here beggar govt is increasing taxes instead of curtailing its expenditure. In 10 years India will be back in british era times. Everything will be taxed including air and people will be like slaves to Congress.
 
  • Like
Reactions: tommy_vercetti and abhishek2600
6pack said:
Here beggar govt is increasing taxes instead of curtailing its expenditure..
Click to expand...

What, don't you think their daily expenses have gone up too ? How are they supposed to fund their new palaces and foreign travels and their children's new cars without increasing taxes ?

Anyway, wasn't there already a licensing tax for ISPs when the rates went up by 10/12% ? This may be the new unified tax instead of that. Although I can't think any reason why the good people at DOT/TRY would reduce the tax.
 
  • Like
Reactions: ayanavish
raksrules said:
Must Leave Country....If You Can
Click to expand...


Thing is, you start running from your home without raising voice/making an effort.. You gonna keep running everywhere.
Nobody here mentioned anything similar when other atrocities were being exposed but on account of 'Internet Pricing', that is where the threshold is achieved!
Why cant there be some kinda concerted effort from well connected, well educated netizens?

These idiots keep giving it to us, and we all keep bringing our heads to be pilloried again and again.
 
  • Like
Reactions: swatkats, Gannu, rishabh.asthana and 4 others
raksrules said:
Must Leave Country....If You Can

These ministers and government do not care because they get free internet and free fuel and everything free and even if they did not get free (which is not the case), they have more money than their 10 generations can spend thanks to scams.
Click to expand...
Better option would be to drive these corrupt politicians our of our country. Majority of people should not leave country just because politicians are corrupt. Btw, this state of affairs exists in almost every country. Where will you run to? You may need to go to some other planet to get away from these disgusting place.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Gannu, icube, quixand and 4 others
Boy, I just cant wait for the elections to come and drive these folks incharge out of their incomptent backsides.

Their policies and stupid plans have ruined a period where growth should have been in tandem with nations who have half the potential as our country.

Internet is a fantastic enabler for people to make themselves and others better and be equipped with more information to tackle rising globalised competition. A worker who is earning 10 k and wishes to better himself and aquire the necessary skills would think long and hard for parting 10% of his salary on the internet.
 
raksrules said:
I think aadhaar will be mandatory for that and after using 10 bullets you will have to pay double to continue getting trained.
Adhaar is a mandatory optional thing for everything today.
Click to expand...

Lol. I don't know if you are being serious or sarcastic. And don't worry about the weapon or bullets. I am sure all that can be arranged if you have the moolah. I am worried about the training part.
Anyone remember that movie of Kamal Hassan where he used to take out politicians. I wonder when will India get a vigilante.
 
6pack said:
Here beggar govt is increasing taxes instead of curtailing its expenditure. In 10 years India will be back in british era times. Everything will be taxed including air and people will be like slaves to Congress.
Click to expand...
Sey Thenks thu Pranob Mutherjee. Taxing everything is this Sir's Idea. I was Surprised to learn that ISP's have implemented Service Tax even on Installation. How bizarre!
If this continues, there would be a time where i have to pay Service Tax for Having Sex.


raksrules said:
Adhaar is a mandatory optional thing for everything today.
Click to expand...
Adhaar concept is fine. Making it mandatory for all would be even Good but The UID Program is in the wrong hands. I sworn in front of my dad unless and until this UPA govt goes off and Nilekani is off the Aadhar program I wouldn't Apply for it. Who are F**K are they to Sell our biometric data to other Country security agencies.
 
  • Like
Reactions: GuruGulabKhatri
Spacescreamer said:
Thing is, you start running from your home without raising voice/making an effort.. You gonna keep running everywhere.
Nobody here mentioned anything similar when other atrocities were being exposed but on account of 'Internet Pricing', that is where the threshold is achieved!
Why cant there be some kinda concerted effort from well connected, well educated netizens?

These idiots keep giving it to us, and we all keep bringing our heads to be pilloried again and again.
Click to expand...
I second that. We need to do something! We can't let these idiots keep doing what they are doing.
 
rdst_1 said:
Lol. I don't know if you are being serious or sarcastic. And don't worry about the weapon or bullets. I am sure all that can be arranged if you have the moolah. I am worried about the training part.
Anyone remember that movie of Kamal Hassan where he used to take out politicians. I wonder when will India get a vigilante.
Click to expand...

Indian.

Rest assured if DOT says 30% all the ISPs will interpret it in a way to make it 50%.
 
swatkats said:
Sey Thenks thu Pranob Mutherjee. Taxing everything is this Sir's Idea. I was Surprised to learn that ISP's have implemented Service Tax even on Installation. How bizarre!
If this continues, there would be a time where i have to pay Service Tax for Having Sex.



Adhaar concept is fine. Making it mandatory for all would be even Good but The UID Program is in the wrong hands. I sworn in front of my dad unless and until this UPA govt goes off and Nilekani is off the Aadhar program I wouldn't Apply for it. Who are F**K are they to Sell our biometric data to other Country security agencies.
Click to expand...

Probably the whole aadhar DB is already backed up in nsa's free cloud service by now. twice.
 
Under the new licences, telecom operators (including Internet Services Providers) will
have to pay uniform licence fee of 8% annually on AGR.
The Internet Service Providers Association of India has warned the step would lead to hike in consumer rates by up to 30%.
Click to expand...
HOW does a 8% tax increase on AGR result in a 30% increase in consumer rates ?

WHAT does 'adjusted' gross revenue mean here.

WHO is saying it will be 30% ? ISPs.

WHY ? They want to build up resistance to this move.

license fee implies applicable only when existing ISPs RENEW their license. How often do they do that.

WHEN will this increase (yet to be determined) come into effect for all concerned.

To top it all, this 'news' comes with a wonderful qualifier of 'may' increase.

So basically nobody here knows what, when and by how much just that 'something bad' is going to happen :)
 
Last edited:
Govt. might well be trying to generate revenue from all the sources possible to fund for FSB and LAB.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Top Bottom