One of the country\u2019s leading mobile operator Aircel is likely to scale down its GSM service in Kerala circle. Reports from online news websites and Mobile SIM card retailers says that Aircel has told its distributors, that the company plans to remodel its entire business structure and it may not require their service for a while.<\/p>\n
However Aircel officially said \u201dAircel is revamping its business model innovatively to lower \u2018cost to serve\u2019 without compromising on customer service or network experience. The telecom industry is facing severe margin pressures as the voice market is maturing and the data demand in its true sense is still nascent. Operational costs are high and incremental market demand for relatively new players is prohibitive.\u201d<\/p>\n
As a first step, Aircel is stopping its post-paid services and asked the subscribers to convert to pre-paid connection before 31st of December. The company also stopped giving out pre-paid connections to new users and the distribution of recharge vouchers. This has caused serious problem to 15 Lac Aircel users in the state. They will gradually stop all ICR (Intra-Circle Roaming) tie ups with other operators and GPRS services in the circle.<\/p>\n
As per the TRAI rule, any telecom company who plans to quit its service in any circle must give one month notice period to its subscribers so as to allow the users to migrate to other GSM providers. The company also has to return its GSM spectrum. However Aircel has neither done both.<\/p>\n
Currently Aircel has 300 employees and more than 80 authorized distributors in Kerala. Aircel also plans to slow down its operations in other circles like Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Rajasthan and Punjab.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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