Telcom companies fume as Indian regulator tries to fix call rates

February 07, 12 by David Goldstein

The telecom regulator has for the first time in nearly a decade sought to intervene in fixing mobile call rates, inviting the ire of telecom companies.

Trai on Monday floated a consultation paper on ‘review of policy of forbearance in telecom tariffs’, expressing concerns about coordinated call rate hikes. The regulator also declining tariffs, which had been the trend for the industry, was being steadily reversed and cited the hike in post-paid tariffs by some players in January.

To read this India Times report in full, see: economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/telecom/telcom-companies-fume-as-trai-tries-to-fix-call-rates/articleshow/11785503.cms

Also see:

Trai may intervene over telecom tariffs India’s telecom regulator has indicated it may have to intervene if telecom operators decide to increase tariffs.

“Over the last few years, the telecom tariffs were on a declining trend. However, recent trends as well as reports from the industry and analysts indicate a possible reversal of this trend,” the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) said in a statement on Monday. “In this context, Trai has decided to examine the need to review the existing regime of tariff forbearance.” www.livemint.com/2012/02/07005558/Trai-may-intervene-over-teleco.html

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