The Word of mAn[S]o0r: PTCL to Mobile Calling Charges reduced by 24%

I was browsing through the PTCL website today, and came across this item! Although it's been in effect from August 2005, this is the first time i'm hearing of it, so i thought i'd post it up here.

PTCL to Mobile calling charges previously were Rs. 3.22 per minute, which meant that every hour you talked on a mobile phone would cost about Rs. 193.2
Then in august, they took the call cost down to Rs. 2.44 per minute, hence, now it costs 146.4 per hour only.

Thats almost a 24% reduction in costs!!! I, for one, am a happy customer now.

For those who like details.. here the low down

In pursuance of PTA's determination vide letter No. 15-30/05(CA)/PTA dated July 07, 2005 , the PTCL management has approved the following tariff for the fixed line calls to be made to cellular mobile numbers w.e.f. August 01, 2005 .

1.    LOCAL CALLS TO MOBILE NUMBERS                                   Rupees per minute.

             a)         Mobile Termination Rate (MTR)                              1.60

             b)         Fixed line operators' Share                                    0.52

             c)         GST @ 15%                                                       0.32
       d)         Total Consumers Price.                                         2.44