This change in balance inquiry charges will be applicable for all prepaid customers on following inquiry services:
Earlier this week, Mobilink and Ufone had also increased the balance inquiry charges. It is likely that remaining operators will also announce similar increase in charges.
This instance of uniform increase in balance inquiry charges, and various other charges by all operators in the past, hint that telecom operators have developed some kind of understanding and may lead to an intervention by Competition Commission of Pakistan. But this intervention can happen only if commission is not on board for the said understanding.
Just to let our readers know, CCP had conducted an investigation over uniform charging of Rs. 15 for cross-bank ATM transactions by 26 banks, raising a suspicion of cartelization with-in the banking sector. Similarly, it is very likely that CCP could intervene the uniform increment of balance inquiry charges by telecom operators, that too with-in same month.
Telenor Revises Various Other Tariffs:
Telenor has revised various other tariffs for its prepaid customers.