Telcos Demand Review Of TRAI’s Order On Data Pricing
Citing the violation of licence conditions, telecom companies have demanded an urgent review of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) order barring discriminatory pricing of data services. Telcos have maintained that a clause that exempts products offered over closed electronic communication networks (CECNs), or intranet, violates licence conditions. In a letter to TRAI dated June 15, Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), the GSM industry body, said Unified Licence (UL), under Chapter IX Clause 2.1(i), stipulates that, “The licensee shall not offer VPN/closed user group services to its subscribers. The...