Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea oppose Trai’s tariff transparency drive

KOLKATA: Reliance Jio and older incumbents, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea are finally on the same page on a key issue concerning transparency in tariff plans. All three telcos have strongly discouraged the sector regulator on the need to publish details of all plans, including those not on offer but active. They said publication of withdrawn offers, active only among a few users, would create confusion, leading to a surge in customer complaints.

In its submissions to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), Jio said if plans not available for subscription to new users are published alongwith all plans available, there’s “liable to be confusion for a customer, leading to