Parallel telephone exchanges popping up one after another in Kerala

Kozhikode: A series of allegedly interconnected parallel telephone exchange cases have started popping up in Kerala in the recent times. The cases have unearthed possible terrorist and international relations. 

Those working at the parallel telephone exchange will provide a foriegn local number to place calls to India. They claim that international phone calls can be made for half the normal rate. 

A calling card is given when the amount to place the call is paid. A PIN number that has a fixed validity is also given along with this. Once the card expires, one will have to take a new calling card. The local calls are changed to a different format so that they cannot be tracked by telecom companies.