How much of VSNLs existing infrastructure comes into play in DLD?
It is here where our 12 existing gateways will come into the picture. We have gateways in every major city – Madras, Bombay, Calcutta, Delhi, Bangalore, Pune, Cochin, Ernakulam, Jallandhar, Kanpur, etc – apart from 23-odd earth stations. So where exactly do the revenues come from in DLD? It’s not actually a question of revenues. It’s about margins. We can carry all the global traffic into India at the same revenue sharing of Rs 9 per minute with even one gateway in Bombay alone. But with 12 gateways and the all-India access licence, the advantage that we have been waiting for many years has come today. As soon as we get the DLD licence, we can give the calls directly to the respective local operator. For example, Gulf calls can be delivered directly to the local operator at Ernakulam. Today we get only Rs 9 per minute. But as we become a major DLD player, there are possibilities for this charge to go up. And because we have to pay only for the local call delivered, there is enough scop
