TRAI seeks views on whether to intervene in telecom validity vouchers

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Thursday issued a discussion paper, seeking stakeholders’ views on whether to intervene in determining the validity period of telecom tariff offers or keep it under the forbearance regime.

The TRAI has been receiving a lot of references from consumers regarding the offering of validity of the 28-day tariff offers from telcos, instead of a standard monthly offering, the regulator said in a statement.

“Based on the feedback received from consumers through various channels, it is felt that certain tariffs/vouchers and their validity offered by telecom service providers are not to the satisfaction of a large section of consumers,” the statement said.