With smartphone in hand, as soon as we feel like talking to someone, we make a call. How convenient and fast is this technology? Besides this, we no longer have to spend too much money. There is a special reason for discussing all this today. Today i.e. 31st July is a big step in this field.
In fact, the first mobile call in India was made on this day itself. On July 31, 1995, the then Chief Minister of West Bengal Jyoti Basu made the first mobile call. He made the first call to Union Communication Minister Sukhram. The first mobile call in India was made from a Nokia phone.
On which network was the first call made?
Today 29 years have passed since this call. This call was made through Modi Telstra’s MobileNet, which was a joint venture between BK Modi of India and Telstra of Australia. This voice call was made between two locations – Kolkata and New Delhi.
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At that time the cost of calling was very high. At that time, one had to spend Rs 8.4 per minute to make a call. At that time money had to be spent for both incoming and outgoing.
it was expensive to call
Calling rates used to increase during heavy tariff hours. Consumers had to spend up to Rs 16.8 per minute. However, now this situation has completely changed in India. Now consumers do not have to worry about calling. Even the recharge pattern itself has changed.
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Market changed after 2016
Consumers mostly get data focused recharge. There are some plans that focus on calling, but most of the plans focus on data. This change in the telecom sector came after the year 2016, when Jio entered the Indian market. Before that, consumers had to spend more money for internet recharge plans.
However, now you mostly get bundled plans in the market, in which there is less focus on calling and data. With more plans, you will get features like daily 100 SMS and unlimited voice calling. You have to pay according to different daily data. That means the entire focus of the companies is on data.