TRAI will not allow telecom companies to offer tariffs to lure customers to switch networks through MNP

HIGHLIGHTS The regulator noted that such offerings are discriminatory and contravene current rules around pricing. The move has come after TRAI considered all the aspects to ensure transparency, uniformity, and protection to subscribers and has gone into effect. TRAI also noted that operators need to realise that…

Supreme Court Rejects Telecoms’ Plea To Recalculate Dues Owed To Centre

In a setback for telecom companies, the Supreme Court dismissed the applications filed by telecom majors, including Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel and Tata Teleservices, for recomputing adjusted gross revenue (AGR) owed to the government. Telecom companies had moved the Supreme Court last year seeking modification in the…