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Trai issues fresh tariff disclosure norms to bring in transparency

Trai has now directed telcos to publish, within 15 days, each tariff plan for postpaid and prepaid subscribers, service area wise

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On tariff advertisements, Trai has directed firms to prominently highlight additional terms and conditions

Megha Manchanda
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on Friday issued fresh norms for advertisement of tariff plans by mobile operators in order to bring in more transparency for users.
 
“It has been observed that measures adopted by telecom service providers are not transparent as they should be and some providers are not prominently highlighting additional terms and conditions. They are also collating the terms and conditions applicable to various tariffs on a single webpage and the relevant information either gets lost in the maze of detail or becomes ambiguous and incomprehensible to consumers,” the Trai directive said.
 
Trai has now

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