Decide on floor price for tariffs to ensure sustainability: Telcos to Trai

Telecom players have urged regulator Trai to move forward quickly on the issue of fixing floor price for tariffs, saying the matter is imperative to ensure that the sector is sustainable and in a position to bear the deferred spectrum and AGR dues.

The Cellular Operators’ Association of India (COAI) — whose members include Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Reliance Jio — has written to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) seeking an open house discussion on the issue “at the earliest”.

“Given the financial pressure on the sector and the fact that ARPU (Average Revenue Per User) and tariffs of the Indian telecom sector are the lowest in the world, floor pricing is imperative to ensure that the sector is sustainable,