TDSAT
Government cannot exempt PSUs from paying their share of AGR dues, rules TDSAT; says public, private sector cannot be treated differently
Thu, Mar 03, 2022
Telecom disputes appellate tribunal TDSAT has ruled that the government cannot exempt state-owned companies from paying their share of Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) on the basis that they get only a small portion of their revenues from telecom-related services.
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Airtel, Vodafone vs Reliance Jio: Big relief as TDSAT strikes down Trai's predatory pricing rule
Fri, Dec 14, 2018
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) had -- following allegations of Reliance Jio's entry tactics of life-long free voice calls and dirt cheap data constituting predatory rates -- in February defined what would constitute significant market power (SMP) that could abuse the market with a predatory pricing. These were, however, contested by old operators who felt the norms favoured Jio.
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TDSAT's interim order is a relief for telcos; they can offer value to customers: Rajan Mathews, COAI
Thu, Apr 26, 2018
While talking about the changed definition of TRAI's TTO which was stayed by TDSAT, Mathew said that it is again a very good thing from the perspective of incumbents because they believe that by redefining significant market by SMP by taking out the two of the four criteria was from the previous TRAI ruling.
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Jio case: CCI seeks probe report on telcos in 2 months
Tue, May 16, 2017
The Competition Commission has directed its investigation arm to complete, in 60 days, the probe against incumbent operators and the industry association for colluding to deny network connectivity to newcomer Reliance Jio.
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