Trai gives Airtel, VIL time till Aug 10 on priority plan queries

Trai has granted additional time to Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea to submit detailed responses on a fresh set of questions on their premium plans, where queries range from what happens when a non-priority customer is surrounded by priority users during congestion, to limit of throughput configured for the two sets of subscribers, according to a source.

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) source said that both the companies have been given time till August 10 to file their responses.

The regulator had sent nearly two dozen questions to Airtel and Vodafone Idea over the contentious premium plans on Friday evening (July 31) and had asked them to explain their stand on August 4, backed by data and presentations.

However, an extension has now been given as Vodafone Idea had requested for more time to submit its detailed response.