Jarring note in call for floor tariffs

The wide range of voice and data packs shows how difficult it will be for telecom players to arrive at a consensus on floor tariffs, analysts said.

Recently, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) had floated a consultation paper to fix minimum, or floor, rates, days after operators raised their tariffs by up to 50 per cent.

The regulator has so far given the players the freedom to fix tariffs.

However, industry representatives, including the Cellular Operators Association of India, have flagged their concerns of tariff wars in the future, which may necessitate floor rates.