Soon dial cell numbers from WhatsApp, Skype as DoT tweaks license

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has amended the unified license, which is required to offer mobile telephony services in India, to allow termination of calls on an internet protocol (IP)-based network. This would essentially allow consumers to dial phone numbers from online voice service providers such as WhatsApp and Skype.
Analysts believe that the move is expected to clear the path for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and Voice of Long Term Evolution (VoLTE) services, which the