Trai Set To Reject Telcos’ Plea For Higher Fee From Reliance Jio
Highlights
- Trai has decided to reject demand of mobile operators for an increase in fee from Reliance Jio.
- Telcos are demanding higher termination charges than mandated 14 paise per minute fee
- The call termination charges are governed by the IUC regulation issued by Trai.
NEW DELHI: Telecom regulator Trai has decided to reject the demand of incumbent mobile operators such as Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular for an increase in the fee that they charge from Reliance Jio to terminate its calls on their networks.
The regulator has also asked the incumbent operators to provide "requisite number" of interconnect points to Jio "at the earliest" and ensure that consumers are not put at an inconvenience due to lack of connectivity, sources told TOI. "The operators, including Jio, have submitted call details and we are analysing them threadbare to arrive at a solution at the earliest."
The move will be a shot in the arm for Reliance Jio, which has been battling poor services in the absence of adequate number of interconnection points that are required to connect outgoing or incoming calls on a mobile network.
Existing operators are demanding higher termination charges than mandated 14 paise per minute fee for providing additional interconnection points to compensate for the "financial burden" due to "tsunami" of calls emanating from Jio's network, led by its offer of free outgoing calls.
Courtesy: TOI
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