Telecom infrastructure providers’ body urges states to slash power tariff

Telecom infrastructure providers’ body Taipa on Thursday said it has written to state governments seeking a reduction in power tariff on the lines of Maharashtra as a relief measure for the industry amid the coronavirus crisis.
The Maharashtra State Electricity Regulatory Commission (MSERC) has reduced electricity tariff by 10 to 15 per cent to boost industrial and commercial sector in the state and announced several other measures for relief, according to Tower and Infrastructure Providers Association (Taipa) statement.
Taipa – whose members include Bharti Infratel, Indus Towers, ATC, etc – said the infrastructure companies have installed more than five lakh towers supporting around 100-crore subscribers ensuring smooth telecommunications connectivity in the country.