Airtel, Idea, Vodafone seek to double interconnection charge
Airtel, Idea, and Vodafone have sought doubling of interconnection usage charge from present 14 paise per minute, to recover basic costs from other networks. While Airtel and Idea projected their cost at 30 paise per minute, Vodafone projected at 34 paise. Operators get interconnection charge from other networks for incoming calls, and it's included in call rates paid by customers.