No matter how the cell phone service providers advertise their call charges - the call rates are Rs. 6 per minute. This includes all the other charges like: Line rent LLD GSM service GST Advanced Income Tax So it is fairly expensive to make calls. The advertised call charges hide the actual charges. Why should cell phone companies charge income tax from its subscribers? Income tax is on the income the cell phones and it has nothing to do with the subscribers, unless cell phone companies are committing tax fraud. They are hiding their actual income from the auditors and the tax collectors.
My reactions and impressions about Pakistan and some other issues which interest me in particular. Many of the things I have written never see the light of day here because of excessive restrictions and outlandish censorship.