There is no slump in telecom demand, says Trai chairman R S Sharma

Regulatory principles of tariff and assessment are going to come out very shortly, said R S Sharma

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) Chairman R S Sharma has in the recent months provided recommendations on contentious issues such as net neutrality and call termination rates. In an interaction with Kiran Rathee, Sharma discussed Trai’s priorities for 2018, the future of the telecom sector, alleged Aadhaar data breach and more. Edited excerpts:

What are your priorities for the telecom sector this year?

We have had a meeting with the telecom service providers on January 23 and we have now an agreed list of the things which we will deliberate this year. The issues for consultation in 2018 include provision of