Trai unlikely to take up floor price issue for 2 mths over Covid-19: Report

Telecom players recently renewed their demand and asked Trai to move forward quickly on the issue of fixing floor price for tariffs

The telecom industry's fresh push on floor tariffs notwithstanding, regulator Trai is unlikely to take up the matter, even via a virtual open house, for the next two months or so, given the Covid-19 crisis and the difficulties being faced by people, a source said.

This is not an "opportune moment" to address the issue, and in any case, telecom operators are free to take decisions on tariff matters, the senior Trai official said.

As things stand today, there is no restriction on players to take independent calls on pricing issues, the official added.

When contacted, COAI Director-General Rajan Mathews told PTI that