TRAI open house calls for zero mobile termination charge from New Year

NEW DELHI: Except for beleaguered telecom majors Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea, all participants at an open house urged the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Friday to implement zero mobile termination charge from January 1 next year as committed by the telecom regulator.

The open house organised by TRAI came amid a war of words with Airtel and Vodafone in favour of retaining the interconnect user charges (IUCs). TRAI Chairman R S Sharma said the final decision will be taken as soon as possible.