Voice resale could be a game-changer

The real gamechanger in NTP 2011, hidden away in the fine print, is a commitment by the government to permit voice resale at both wholesale and retail levels. For example, in the future, operators like Bharti Airtel will be permitted to appoint resellers who will buy bulk minutes from Bharti at a wholesale price and resell them under their own or a joint brand to the end-user . This can be particularly useful to drive teledensity targets in rural India. The reseller will not need to invest in infrastructure as is the case with the MVNO (mobile virtual network operators) model. Currently this is prohibited. 

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