VAS tariffs remains uneffected

Value-added service (VAS) providers will not hike tariffs for mobile content like ringtones and downloads despite the Government bringing them under the service tax net. Mobile content providers would absorb the impact of the service tax and would continue with the tariffs being offered currently.

The mobile VAS industry could be worth nearly Rs 4,500 crore by the end of 2007, compared to its current size of Rs 2,850 crore, according to the Internet And Mobile Association of India (IAMAI).

Source: Cellular News