So that's that. We might update with statements we "overheard" post the session. Couldn't over our comments, and lets just say that we got into quite a few arguments (rather, polite disagreements) with many there (mostly operators) in the interest of creating an open ecosystem. Too bad we couldn't cover our own comments, eh? More later. The comments made, in reverse chronological order: 12:56: Manish Gupta, Sistema Shyam: these services will outstrip the any existing VAS, so let free market operate. Give market forces a chance. 12:55: AUSPI: Should not define pricing for utility services 12:51: BSNL: Utility services are concerned, two aspects need to be looked into. Handset regulation should be on manufacturers so that GPRS handsets should be available at minimal cost. Any VAS services on GPRS, customers are doubly charged - content provision and GPRS. Once he is paying for content, he should not be charged for GPRS. Services like M-Education , there is disparity in rural and urban. 12:48: IAMAI: Regulation of tariffs for utility services at initial stages could not be beneficial. 12:47: Sridhar from Sasken: Utility services will be through public private partnership, and we submit that specific long codes and short codes be provided. If it is web based service, then the access of that service should not be blocked by operators. In terms of tariff, I dont think we can come up with any tariff for this, but it is possible to provide a cost based ceiling price, because it is for…
