Commending the growth in the telecom sector and sharp decline in long distance tariffs, the Economic Survey on Friday said that India may witness a tariff pattern that is present in the developed world where subscribers pay a single price per unit be it local or STD calls.

"Given the introduction of competition in national long distance and consequent drop in prices, tariff package, which are competitive by world standards, may now appear in India," the Survey said.'

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Suggesting more pro-competitive policies and strengthening the regulatory body, the pre-Budget economic report card of the government said, "In countries like the US, mobile telephony subscription packages typically bundle airtime with NLD consumption into a single price per minute of airtime where the consumer does not differentiate between local and NLD calls.

However, it expressed concern that Indian subscribers were still made to pay much higher for international calls.