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A gimmick?

The revision in phone charges is clearly a plan to collect more money from subscribers, especially landline users. It is an indirect marketing effort to promote cell phones. Also, in a rural set-up where people are unable to make both ends meet, a rental of Rs.299 is very high.

A. Ramanathan,
Chennai

The three-minute pulses for local landline calls should be done away with, reducing the rate to 34 paise a minute. Union Communications Minister Dayanidhi Maran should also eliminate the 4.5 and 9 minute pulses for Internet dial-up, and fix a flat monthly rate of Rs.100 and Rs.200 for domestic dial-up and broadband Internet users.

R. Ganesan,
Chennai

The timing of the announcement of the OneIndia plan makes it appear that it is a poll-eve stunt.

S. Murari,
Thiruvananthapuram

The move may affect BSNL by way of blocking recruitment and promotions, and even leading to the retrenchment of staff to offset the heavy loss.

A.G. Balasubrahmanian,
Chennai

BSNL deserves all-round praise for the adventurous step. It will not only help the metropolitan and urban areas, but also the rural regions where BSNL still has the monopoly. BSNL should strive to balance the loss by wooing more subscribers and stopping the existing ones from migrating to private operators.

Venkat Garikapati & Nandan,
Warangal, A.P.

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