Trai has had it right all along: Encourage competition, ensure level-playing field and protect interest of consumers

The editorial “Will TRAI ever get it right?” (FE, March 4) was not based on facts nor has the paper thought it proper to seek counterviews of TRAI in such a sensitive matter. It appears to be an attempt to create erroneous impression that the incumbent operator(s) are losing their market share or facing financial strain due to various decisions of the regulator. To justify this flawed argument, either on the basis of inaccuracies or on selective reading of court judgments, many decisions of the regulator taken during the last few years have been questioned. This is in spite of the fact that every decision is taken after exhaustive consultations with the stakeholders in a transparent manner, well-explained in writing, and open for judicial scrutiny.