Tariff correction is necessary for improving financial health of sector: COAI on Trai floor pricing paper

NEW DELHI: Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) on Tuesday welcomed the consultation paper issued by telecom regulator TRAI on floor pricing.

“COAI welcomes the Consultation Paper issued by the telecom regulator on floor pricing. In our previous submission to TRAI, we have highlighted that tariff correction is necessary for improving the financial health of the industry,” Rajan S Mathews, DG, COAI said in a statement.

Stressing that the only option available is for the Regulator to intervene and correct the anomalous pricing situation prevailing in the market place, Mathews said, “We believe that Regulation on this issue by the Regulator will ensure that the Telecom industry remains healthy and robust, there is orderly competition and above all, the resources are available with TSP’s to enhance QoS and expansion of networks to achieve the vision of Digital India.”