Now choose your STD/ISD carrier

You’ll soon get to choose the cheapest STD and ISD tariffs, irrespective of your service provider.

After recommending the opening up of Internet telephony services, telecom regulator TRAI this week will mandate that telcos offer subscribers the freedom to choose their carrier for making long-distance calls, whether domestic (STD) or international (ISD).

Even players like Gail, RailTel and Power-Grid that have long-distance backbones can offer this facility, along with telcos that provide customer access.