According to India's National Telecommunications Policy ", in October 2013, India may cancel the mobile phone roaming charges.
Minister of India's Human Resource Development and Communications &Information Technology, Kapil Sibal recently said that he could not give a confirmed date when roaming charges be canceled. But after reporter’s repeated questioning, he replied: "You can write some day in October 2013 in the report."
Once the roaming charges are abolished, incoming calls will be free and outgoing calls will at the same rate with the local. In May 2012, the Indian National Telecommunications Policy was approved, according to the policy requirements, the Government of India advocated by the concept of “one country, one rate”, which mean mobile roaming should be free.
