TATA DOCOMO will start levying roaming charges for Kolkata users who are travelling in the rest Of West Bengal circle and vice-versa. Incoming calls will be charged at 80 paisa/minute & Local outgoing calls at 80 paisa/minute , outgoing STD calls will be charged at a rate of 1.15 paisa/minute .However no details have been provided on SMS charges.
India is divided into 22 telecom circles wherein West Bengal is divided into two telecom circles , one is Kolkata which is the metro circle and the other one is Rest Of Bengal which is B circle with Sikkim & Andaman Nicobar Islands.
As of now , no other operator is levying roaming charges between two circles as a large number of people visit Kolkata on a daily or a weekly basis.
While , Aircel has started charging one rate across 5 south Indian states & has also removed incoming charges among these circles. TATA DOCOMO's move is a bad one as it may reduce their user base in these two circles .TATA DOCOMO's user-base is bleeding sharply as it doesn't have enough networks and 3G spectrum in this circles. TATA DOCOMO'S 2G network is popular among young users across Kolkata.
Roaming Power Vouchers For Kolkata & Rest Of West Bengal users.
| Roaming Pack Price | Incoming Charges | Outgoing Charges | Validity |
| -Default Rate- | 80 paisa /Minute for all incoming calls | Local outgoing calls at 80 paisa/Minute ; STD outgoing calls at 1.15 Rs/Minute | Default Rate |
| Rs 9 | No Incoming Charges | Local outgoing calls at 80 paisa/Minute ; STD outgoing calls at 1.15 Rs/Minute | 2 Days |
| Rs 61 | No Incoming Charges | Local outgoing calls at 80 paisa/Minute ; STD outgoing calls at 1.15 Rs/Minute | 30 Days |
Customers Of TATA DOCOMO will need to use roaming power recharge to avoid high Incoming charges.
Note: Check with CC before opting the plans.
