TDSAT quashes Trai’s predatory pricing order in relief to Airtel, Vodafone Idea
6 years, 3 months ago

TDSAT quashes Trai’s predatory pricing order in relief to Airtel, Vodafone Idea

Live Mint  

New Delhi: India’s top telecom tribunal on Thursday quashed controversial rules on predatory pricing, in a relief for Bharti Airtel Ltd and Vodafone Idea Ltd, which had complained that the rules would benefit rival Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. The tribunal rejected Trai’s new definition of “significant market player”, besides sparing telecom firms from disclosing on their websites segmented offers or tariff discounts aimed at retaining customers. “Authority is required to take fresh decision on relevant issues in case of segmented offers and whether prevailing facts and health of sector would require major changes in meaning of tariff plans,” the order said. Under the new rules, Trai had also said that it would look at whether the tariff is below the firm’s average variable cost over a certain period, in addition to whether there was evidence of a specific intent to engage in predatory pricing; and if the tariff was found predatory, an operator was liable to pay a penalty of up to ₹ 50 lakh per tariff plan per telecom circle.

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TRAI's Obligations Don't Extend To Seeking Info Under RTI Act On Status Of Complaints Lodged With Telecom Service Providers: Delhi HC
2 months, 3 weeks ago

TRAI's Obligations Don't Extend To Seeking Info Under RTI Act On Status Of Complaints Lodged With Telecom Service Providers: Delhi HC

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has observed that the regulatory functions of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India does not encompass seeking or requisitioning information about individual complaints from a Telecom Service Provider for the purpose of the Right to Information Act, 2005. Justice Sanjeev Narula observed that seeking the status of complaints filed by individuals from Telecom Service Providers is …

Jio, BSNL, Airtel, Vi Users rejoice as TRAI action brings relief from spam calls
3 months, 1 week ago

Jio, BSNL, Airtel, Vi Users rejoice as TRAI action brings relief from spam calls

India TV News  

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has taken decisive action against major telecom firms, including Airtel, Jio, BSNL, and Vodafone Idea, imposing substantial fines amounting to crores of rupees. Last week, TRAI reprimanded these companies for breaching the Telecom Commercial Communication Customer Preference Regulation and for their inability to curb spam calls. Accountability on OTT Platforms In addition, the DoT …

Delhi High Court Refuses To Interfere With TRAI's Recommendation For Rs 1050 Crore Penalty On Vodafone, Says TDSAT Can Decide Issue On Merits
1 year, 10 months ago

Delhi High Court Refuses To Interfere With TRAI's Recommendation For Rs 1050 Crore Penalty On Vodafone, Says TDSAT Can Decide Issue On Merits

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has refused to interfere with Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s recommendation to impose a penalty of Rs. Observing that the TDSAT has been empowered to deal with all disputes arising under the TRAI Act, the court observed that once the Tribunal gives the conclusion that the order dated 29.09.2021 of the Central Government is not sustainable …

Calcutta High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Sunil Mittal In Airtel User's Complaint Over Denial Of Discount, Alleged Forgery
1 year, 11 months ago

Calcutta High Court Quashes Criminal Proceedings Against Sunil Mittal In Airtel User's Complaint Over Denial Of Discount, Alleged Forgery

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday quashed criminal proceedings in a private complaint alleging offences under Sections 465 and 468 of IPC against Bharti Enterprises Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal and another senior company official on the ground that allegations made in the complaint do not disclose any prosecutable case against them. Thus, the complainant in his complaint dated January 17, …

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Reliance Jio's Plea To Be Heard In Appeals Of Vodafone & Airtel Challenging DoT Penalty
3 years ago

Supreme Court Issues Notice On Reliance Jio's Plea To Be Heard In Appeals Of Vodafone & Airtel Challenging DoT Penalty

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice in plea filed by Reliance Jio challenging order of Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal dismissing its application for impleadment in Telecom Petitions filed by Vodafone- Idea and Airtel against demand notices issued levying penalty of INR 3,050 Crores on themA Bench Comprising Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice Krishna Murari. The …

In big relief, government may allow telcos spectrum waiver
3 years, 5 months ago

In big relief, government may allow telcos spectrum waiver

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Giving major relief to the embattled telecom companies, the Centre on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that it was reconsidering giving a waiver of the one-time spectrum charge amounting to Rs 40,000 crores to the telecom companies. The case has been going on since July 2019 when the Telecom Disputes Appellate Tribunal ruled that the one-time spectrum charge …

Supreme Court Rejects Broadcasters' Plea To Stay Bombay HC Order Upholding Most Provisions Of TRAI Tariff Order
3 years, 7 months ago

Supreme Court Rejects Broadcasters' Plea To Stay Bombay HC Order Upholding Most Provisions Of TRAI Tariff Order

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to stay the Bombay High Court's judgment which upheld most provisions of the Tariff Orders issued by the Telecom Regulatory and Authority of India in 2017 and 2020 for TV channels.A bench comprising the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Aniruddha Bose issued notice on the special leave petitions …

Bharti Airtel Moves Supreme Court Seeking Modification Of AGR Dues
4 years, 2 months ago

Bharti Airtel Moves Supreme Court Seeking Modification Of AGR Dues

Live Law  

Bharti Airtel has moved an Application before the Supreme Court seeking for a limited clarification/modification of the Adjusted Gross Revenue dues owed to the Department of Telecommunications as well as a recall of previous orders which allowed the Respondent to appeal against judgement of TDSAT. 43,890 crores is the final amount due and payable by the Applicants.Further, it seeks for …

Boycott Jio: Reliance alleges Airtel, Vi luring customers to opt out of Jio over farmers' protest, rivals junk charge
4 years, 3 months ago

Boycott Jio: Reliance alleges Airtel, Vi luring customers to opt out of Jio over farmers' protest, rivals junk charge

India Today  

Reliance's telecommunication arm Jio has sought action against competitors Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel. In a letter to the regulator, Reliance Jio accused Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel of resorting to "unethical" ways and spreading "frivolous rumours" that Jio will somehow gain from the Centre's three new farm bills. "A large number of port-out requests, wherein the customers are citing …

Delhi High Court Seeks Response From CBIC On Airtel's Plea For Refund Of Excess GST Worth Rs. 923 Crores
4 years, 4 months ago

Delhi High Court Seeks Response From CBIC On Airtel's Plea For Refund Of Excess GST Worth Rs. 923 Crores

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought a reply from the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs on Bharti Airtel's plea claiming non-implementation of the Delhi High Court's order allowing rectification of excess GST worth Rs.923 crores paid by it for the period between July-September 2017. Citing 'great financial strain' telecom major Bharti Airtel moved the Court seeking implementation …

TRAI fines Airtel, BSNL, Jio, Vi among others for not blocking fake messages by cybercriminals
4 years, 4 months ago

TRAI fines Airtel, BSNL, Jio, Vi among others for not blocking fake messages by cybercriminals

India Today  

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has imposed a penalty of Rs 35 crore on eight telecom companies including Airtel, BSNL, Jio and Vi for allowing cybercriminals to send fake SMSes to digital payment users. "As per regulation 27 of Telecom Commercial Communications Customer Preference Regulations, 2018, the Authority may impose financial disincentives on any access provider if it fails …

SC Asks Telecom Companies to Disclose Details of Special Tariffs to TRAI
4 years, 4 months ago

SC Asks Telecom Companies to Disclose Details of Special Tariffs to TRAI

News 18  

In a significant direction, the Supreme Court on Friday ordered telecom companies to disclose to regulator TRAI the details of special tariffs and offers made to consumers. Hence the IA is allowed and a direction is issued to the respondents to disclose information/details sought by the applicant/ appellant regarding segmented offers, the order said. All that TDSAT found…of the impugned …

Airtel, Jio and others likely to demand price increase for phone plans
4 years, 5 months ago

Airtel, Jio and others likely to demand price increase for phone plans

India Today  

Telecom companies like Airtel, Jio and others are likely heading for a potential tariff hike. Credit rating agency ICRA said that the hike in tariff is on the cards as telecom operators in India are required to make sizable payouts to the government. ICRA says that a sustainable and sizeable average revenue per user expansion is critical from the perspective …

Trai grants Vodafone Idea time till Sep 8 to respond to priority plan show-cause notice
4 years, 6 months ago

Trai grants Vodafone Idea time till Sep 8 to respond to priority plan show-cause notice

India TV News  

Telecom regulator Trai has granted additional time, till September 8, to Vodafone Idea to reply to its show-cause notice on priority plan, after the company sought more time to respond. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India last month had slapped a show-cause notice on Vodafone Idea Ltd over its pay-more-for-priority treatment mobile plan, saying the tariff offer "lacks transparency" and …

Airtel and Vodafone say premium plans will not affect service quality for general subscribers
4 years, 8 months ago

Airtel and Vodafone say premium plans will not affect service quality for general subscribers

India Today  

Airtel and Vodafone have rejected concerns by the Telecom Regulator Authority of India over platinum plans. In the ongoing tussle between TRAI and private telcos Airtel and Vodafone, the latter have said that their premium plans have not downgraded the network quality for general users nor have they violated any norms. Vodafone also defended its REDX plan stating that 1.27 …

Telecom shares crack; Vodafone Idea plunges 40 per cent
5 years ago

Telecom shares crack; Vodafone Idea plunges 40 per cent

India TV News  

Telecom shares came crashing on Wednesday, led by Vodafone Idea which plunged 40 per cent, after the Supreme Court pulled up the Centre and telcos for doing self-assessment or reassessment of the AGR dues fixed by the apex court. Vodafone Idea plunged 40 per cent to Rs 2.91 and Bharti Airtel declined 5 per cent to Rs 431.25 on the …

AGR dues: Bharti Airtel to pay ₹10,000 crore by February 20
5 years, 1 month ago

AGR dues: Bharti Airtel to pay ₹10,000 crore by February 20

The Hindu  

Bharti Airtel, one of the defaulting telcos hauled up by the Supreme Court for not paying AGR dues, informed the Department of Telecommuciations that it would deposit ₹10,000 crore by February 20, and promised that the remaining amount would be cleared “well before” the next date of the hearing — March 17. Telecom Circle directed all telecom service providers to …

Telcos propose TRAI to regulate data tariff by fixing minimum price; say fierce competition makes it difficult to decide
5 years, 3 months ago

Telcos propose TRAI to regulate data tariff by fixing minimum price; say fierce competition makes it difficult to decide

Firstpost  

COAI in a letter to TRAI said that Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea have agreed that data tariffs should be regulated, a move which was vehemently opposed by the industry players in the past New Delhi: Telecom operators have proposed sector regulator TRAI to fix a minimum price for mobile internet as no company on its own is …

Airtel, Jio and Vodafone Idea to raise tariffs by up to 47%
5 years, 3 months ago

Airtel, Jio and Vodafone Idea to raise tariffs by up to 47%

Live Mint  

New Delhi: All three private telecom operators in the country, Vodafone Idea Ltd, Bharti Airtel Ltd and Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd, said they will raise prices of their prepaid voice and data services, ending a protracted tariff war that dragged rates to the lowest in the world. While the new tariffs for Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel will be effective …

TRAI unlikely to intervene in telecom tariffs, floor price for now; any call on issue to be taken later: Report
5 years, 4 months ago

TRAI unlikely to intervene in telecom tariffs, floor price for now; any call on issue to be taken later: Report

Firstpost  

TRAI ’s views on the issue said that making any fresh move on floor prices or intervention does not make sense at this point, given that operators have already announced plans to hike tariffs in coming days, according to sources. New Delhi: With large telecom operators planning a rate hike in coming days, TRAI is unlikely to make an immediate …

Airtel, Vodafone Idea move Supreme Court for waiving AGR penalties
5 years, 4 months ago

Airtel, Vodafone Idea move Supreme Court for waiving AGR penalties

India TV News  

The country's two top telecom operators - Vodafone Idea and Airtel - on Friday filed review petitions in the Supreme Court against its AGR verdict, just ahead of the 30-day time period expiring Saturday since the court's order dealt a financial body blow to the already battered industry neck deep in debts and losses. As per Communication Minister Ravi Shankar …

Supreme Court order to recover Rs 92,641 cr in AGR massive blow for Airtel, Vodafone: Kotak
5 years, 5 months ago

Supreme Court order to recover Rs 92,641 cr in AGR massive blow for Airtel, Vodafone: Kotak

Firstpost  

Both Airtel and Vodafone Idea, in their respective press releases post-the SC judgment, have appealed to the government to review the impact of the verdict on the industry The Supreme Court verdict allowing the Centre to recover Rs 92,641 crore in total adjusted gross revenue from telecom operators in India is a massive blow to Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea …

SC decision on telecom revenue definition to weaken sector viability: Bharti Airtel
5 years, 5 months ago

SC decision on telecom revenue definition to weaken sector viability: Bharti Airtel

The Hindu  

Telecom operator Bharti Airtel on Thursday said the Supreme Court verdict on adjusted gross revenue will weaken viability of telecom sector, and the government must review its impact and find ways to mitigate financial burden on the already stressed industry. Expressing disappointment on the verdict, Bharti Airtel said: “The TSPs have invested billions of dollars in developing the telecom sector …

Jio accuses Airtel, Vodafone-Idea of illegally masking wireline as mobile numbers; asks Trai to slap penalties
5 years, 5 months ago

Jio accuses Airtel, Vodafone-Idea of illegally masking wireline as mobile numbers; asks Trai to slap penalties

Firstpost  

Jio said it suspected that thousands of such numbers are operational in the market deployed by old operators, and also supplied the regulator with a list of such numbers in use for examination. New Delhi: Firing yet another salvo, Reliance Jio has accused other operators, including Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea, of fraudulently disguise wireline numbers as mobile numbers for …

TRAI seeks relook at caps on channel discounts
5 years, 7 months ago

TRAI seeks relook at caps on channel discounts

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has issued a consultation paper to re-look at imposing restrictions on discounts offered by broadcasters on channel bouquets after the implementation of the new regulatory framework for cable and broadcasting services. The regulator on Friday hit out at the broadcasters and said the lack of any caps on discounts offered on bouquets, …

DCC clears imposing penalty on Airtel, Voda Idea; seeks Trai view on fine amount
5 years, 9 months ago

DCC clears imposing penalty on Airtel, Voda Idea; seeks Trai view on fine amount

India TV News  

Digital Communications Commission, the apex decision-making body of the telecom department, Monday approved imposing penalty on Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea for not providing points of interconnection to Reliance Jio. However, before imposing the penalty, the Commission has decided to seek Trai's views on revising Rs 3,050 crore penalty recommended by the sector regulator amid financial stress in the sector. …

Predatory pricing win turns out to be double-edged sword for telecom operators
5 years, 9 months ago

Predatory pricing win turns out to be double-edged sword for telecom operators

Live Mint  

A lot can change in a year, especially in the hyper-competitive telecom industry, which has witnessed severe disruption and has seen operators publicly spar against each other and with the sector regulator, since Reliance Jio’s entry in September 2016. In yet another cruel twist of fate, incumbent telcos Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea, which had managed to secure a favourable …

Trai finds six cable firms violating new tariff order, seeks compliance in 5 days
5 years, 11 months ago

Trai finds six cable firms violating new tariff order, seeks compliance in 5 days

Live Mint  

Regulator Trai Tuesday said six cable TV players, including GTPL Hathway and Siti Networks, violated several rules, especially those related to new tariff order, and directed them to ensure compliance within five days. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India found that GTPL Hathway, Siti Networks, Fastway Transmissions Private Ltd, Den Networks, and IMCL are forcing channels and package schemes to …

Calcutta HC Stays TRAI's February 1 Cable Switch-Over Plan
6 years, 2 months ago

Calcutta HC Stays TRAI's February 1 Cable Switch-Over Plan

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court Wednesday directed the Additional Solicitor General to explain whether a clause of negotiation between MSOs and LCOs in the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India notification for revenue sharing is illusory or not. The direction came on a TRAI prayer after the court on Tuesday stayed the implementation of its new tariff order and regulatory regime on …

How Trai’s tariff order will affect your cable bill
6 years, 2 months ago

How Trai’s tariff order will affect your cable bill

Live Mint  

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has issued a new tariff order that lets viewers pay only for the TV channels they want to watch at the maximum retail prices set by broadcasters. Sharma told Mint that the move would serve as a corrective mechanism: as viewers won’t opt for channels that charge more than others, such channels would have …

Trai ticks off Tata Sky for lack of customer support on new regulations
6 years, 2 months ago

Trai ticks off Tata Sky for lack of customer support on new regulations

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has ticked off direct-to-home service operator Tata Sky for not implementing adequate customer service options to bring in the new regulations for channel pricing. “The subscribers are complaining that Tata Sky has not made any provision in its system to obtain the choice of subscribers as per the new regulatory framework,” it …

Trai moves SC against TDSAT order on predatory pricing
6 years, 2 months ago

Trai moves SC against TDSAT order on predatory pricing

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has approached the Supreme Court against an TDSAT order dismissing its predatory pricing tariff rule, the parliament was informed Wednesday. Under the predatory pricing tariff rule, Trai had barred telecom operator with over 30% market share, offering services at a price which is below the average cost of service to reduce competition …

Trai moves SC against TDSAT verdict on predatory pricing
6 years, 3 months ago

Trai moves SC against TDSAT verdict on predatory pricing

Live Mint  

New Delhi: A week after a telecom tribunal quashed the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s rules on predatory pricing and discounted offers, the regulator has appealed the tribunal’s verdict in the Supreme Court, arguing that it dismantles the regulatory framework for tariff assessment and places consumers at the mercy of service providers. The tribunal rejected Trai’s new definition of “significant …

TDSAT quashes Trai’s predatory pricing order in relief to Airtel, Vodafone Idea
6 years, 3 months ago

TDSAT quashes Trai’s predatory pricing order in relief to Airtel, Vodafone Idea

Live Mint  

New Delhi: India’s top telecom tribunal on Thursday quashed controversial rules on predatory pricing, in a relief for Bharti Airtel Ltd and Vodafone Idea Ltd, which had complained that the rules would benefit rival Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. The tribunal rejected Trai’s new definition of “significant market player”, besides sparing telecom firms from disclosing on their websites segmented offers or …

SC issues notice on RCom’s plea challenging TDSAT order directing refund of unspent prepaid balance
6 years, 3 months ago

SC issues notice on RCom’s plea challenging TDSAT order directing refund of unspent prepaid balance

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought a response from the telecom regulator on an appeal by Anil Ambani led- Reliance Communications Ltd challenging an order of the telecom appellate tribunal directing it to refund the unspent prepaid balance to its prepaid mobile subscribers.These included those prepaid subscribers who opted for porting and also those who could not port …

Supreme Court dismisses CCI’s plea for probe against Airtel, Idea, Vodafone
6 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court dismisses CCI’s plea for probe against Airtel, Idea, Vodafone

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea by the Competition Commission of India seeking a probe against Bharti Airtel Ltd, Vodafone India Ltd and Idea Cellular Ltd, on complaints of cartelisation by Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. The anti trust body had approached the Supreme Court in January this year challenging an order of the Bombay High Court, …

Reliance Jio moves SC in appeal against order on Airtel’s tweak of ‘T20 Live and Free’ ad
6 years, 10 months ago

Reliance Jio moves SC in appeal against order on Airtel’s tweak of ‘T20 Live and Free’ ad

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd's battle with rival Bharti Airtel Ltd over the latter's 'T20 Live and Free' The Mukesh Ambani-owned company on Monday challenged in the apex court a 10 May order by a Delhi High Court division bench, that gave a partial breather to Airtel over its disputed campaign. The dispute revolves around Airtel's ongoing 'T20 Live …

SC dismisses govt’s plea challenging payment of bank guarantee in Airtel-Telenor merger
6 years, 10 months ago

SC dismisses govt’s plea challenging payment of bank guarantee in Airtel-Telenor merger

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a government petition challenging a telecom tribunal order directing it to clear Bharti Airtel Ltd’s acquisition of Telenor India without insisting on a bank guarantee for almost Rs1,499 crore. The department of telecommunications had challenged an order passed by the Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal, which ordered the government to clear …

Breather for old telecos: Telecom tribunal TDSAT stays Trai's rule on reporting customised offers
6 years, 11 months ago

Breather for old telecos: Telecom tribunal TDSAT stays Trai's rule on reporting customised offers

Firstpost  

Under the new rules, Trai had said it will impose financial disincentive of up to Rs 50 lakh per circle on operators if their service rates are found to be predatory in nature. New Delhi: In a relief to old operators, the telecom tribunal TDSAT on Tuesday granted stay on regulator Trai’s rule on reporting requirement of special offers for …

TRAI chief RS Sharma slams telecom operators, says allegations of bias 'absolutely uncalled for'
7 years ago

TRAI chief RS Sharma slams telecom operators, says allegations of bias 'absolutely uncalled for'

Firstpost  

Trai Chairman RS Sharma on Tuesday slammed incumbent telecom operators for trying to dent the sectoral regulator’s impartiality and credibility New Delhi: Trai Chairman RS Sharma on Tuesday slammed incumbent telecom operators for trying to dent the sectoral regulator’s impartiality and credibility, saying that their allegations of bias or favour in regulation are absolutely “inappropriate and uncalled for”. His comments …

With over 25 lakh Aircel subscribers offline, Madras HC requests TRAI and telecom ministry to intervene
7 years ago

With over 25 lakh Aircel subscribers offline, Madras HC requests TRAI and telecom ministry to intervene

Firstpost  

Petitioner said that due to the stopping of services, people had to face difficulty in availing welfare and government schemes The Madras High Court issued notice on 5 March to the telecom ministry and TRAI on a PIL seeking a direction for resumption of mobile provider Aircel’s services at the earliest. The petitioner also sought a direction from the court …

Airtel, Idea approach tribunal against Trai’s predatory pricing norms
7 years ago

Airtel, Idea approach tribunal against Trai’s predatory pricing norms

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The telecom tribunal on Monday gave three weeks to Trai to file its reply in a petition by Bharti Airtel and Idea Cellular challenging the regulator’s latest order on predatory pricing but did not stay the contentious decision. In its petition to the Telecom Dispute Settlement and Appellate Tribunal, Bharti Airtel said that the tariff order “virtually permits …

Madras HC Delivers Split Verdict In Challenge Against TRAI Regulations 2017 [Read Order]
7 years ago

Madras HC Delivers Split Verdict In Challenge Against TRAI Regulations 2017 [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Division Bench of Madras High Court comprising Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice M.Sundar could not reach consensus regarding the validity of tariff order and interconnection regulations introduced by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India in 2017. While Chief Justice Indira Banerjee held the regulations and tariff order to be valid, Justice Sundar dissented and found otherwise. In effect, …

COAI is planning to take legal action against TRAI over its ‘predatory pricing’ order
7 years, 1 month ago

COAI is planning to take legal action against TRAI over its ‘predatory pricing’ order

Firstpost  

The COAI said the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has created an environment of unequal footing amongst the telcos. Taking its grievances against the telecom watchdog’s recent order on telecom tariff amendment a step further, the Cellular Operators’ Association of India on Wednesday said it may take legal action and a decision on this should be taken by next week. …

Reliance Jio Vs Other Telcos: Bombay HC Terms CCI Order Illegal, Says Every Majority Decision Is Not ‘Cartelisation’ [Read Order]
7 years, 6 months ago

Reliance Jio Vs Other Telcos: Bombay HC Terms CCI Order Illegal, Says Every Majority Decision Is Not ‘Cartelisation’ [Read Order]

Live Law  

In a huge relief to telecom giants, Vodafone India, Idea Cellular and Bharti Airtel Limited, the Bombay High Court quashed and set aside an order of the Competition Commission of India which directed a probe into the ‘cartelisation’ charge leveled against them by new market player Reliance Jio.A bench of Justice Anoop Mohta and Justice Bharati Dangre quashed and set …

Delhi HC dismisses Vodafone plea seeking Trai cost model of interconnection charges
7 years, 6 months ago

Delhi HC dismisses Vodafone plea seeking Trai cost model of interconnection charges

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Delhi high court on Monday dismissed a petition filed by Vodafone India Ltd against the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, that demanded the regulator hand over the cost model of interconnection usage charges. Basing its plea on grounds of transparency under the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, Vodafone argued that not sharing the cost model with …

TRAI writes to anti-trust watchdog CCI asserting power to deal with predatory pricing in tariffs
7 years, 7 months ago

TRAI writes to anti-trust watchdog CCI asserting power to deal with predatory pricing in tariffs

Firstpost  

Telecom regulator TRAI today shot off a letter to anti-trust watchdog CCI asserting its power and expertise to deal with matters relating to competition and predatory pricing in telecom tariffs. Countering Competition Commission of Indias contention over jurisdiction on market dominance and predatory pricing, TRAI emphasised that it has the wherewithal to examine all matters —even competition issues — falling …

TRAI to bring an end to tariff war; to unveil predatory pricing rules in six weeks
7 years, 9 months ago

TRAI to bring an end to tariff war; to unveil predatory pricing rules in six weeks

Firstpost  

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has said that it will soon release its predatory pricing rules. The new predatory pricing rules should bring an end to disruptive pricing between telecom service providers and is expected to be out in six weeks time reports ET Telecom. The two telecom service providers had recently locked horns where Sunil Mittal owned Bharti …

Reliance Jio’s Free Services Not Anti-Competitive: Competition Commission Of India
7 years, 9 months ago

Reliance Jio’s Free Services Not Anti-Competitive: Competition Commission Of India

Live Law  

Fair-trade regulator Competition Commission of India on Friday rejected telecom major, Bharti Airtel’s predatory pricing complaint against Reliance Jio and Reliance Industries Limited.“The Commission notes that providing free services cannot by itself raise competition concerns unless the same is offered by a dominant enterprise and shown to be tainted with an anti-competitive objective. Fair-trade regulator Competition Commission of India on …

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