CCI tells Trai to consult it on predatory pricing, market dominance issues

The letter came in the backdrop of Trai coming up with a consultation paper in February

The Competition Commission of India (CCI), the fair trade watchdog, has said it has the technical capacity and statutory framework to find out if a company is misusing its ‘dominant position’ and offering ‘predatory pricing’ whereas the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), a sectoral regulator, may not have the means to decide these issues.

In a letter to Trai Chairman Sharma, CCI Chairperson Devender K Sikri said the Competition Act defined ‘predatory price’ and ‘dominant position’ while providing the factors that should guide the determination of dominance. The letter came in the backdrop of Trai coming up with a