Sri Lanka's telecommunications regulator, Telecom Regulatory Commission (TRC) will introduce common floor rates for call charges effective February 01, 2016 to ensure a level field for all operators.
The TRC has instructed the telecom operators to introduce a common rate for both on-net and off-net voice calls instead of the different rates being used now.
A TRC official said the idea was to introduce a common floor rate for the telecom industry to create a level field for all operators enabling small operators to be competitive.
Under the circular issued by TRC, Short Messages (SMS) will be increased from the current cents 10 to 20.
For within network callers, the local voice call per minute billing basis will remain Rs. 1.50 while per second billing basis the rate will be increased from Rs. 1.50 to 1.80 per minute.
For outside network callers, the local voice call per minute billing basis will decrease by 50 cents from current Rs. 2.00 to Rs. 1.50 per minute while the per second billing basis rate will be reduced from Rs. 2.50 to Rs. 1.80.
Source: http://www.colombopage.com/archive_16A/Jan20_1453277887CH.php