The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said the rates for telecom services are decided by market forces within a regulatory framework notified by an independent regulator.
“The government does not interfere in free market decisions as the functionality is within the domain of TRAI and tariffs are subject to tolerance,” the regulator said.
TRAI said that telecom service providers (TSPs) have increased the prices of mobile services after more than two years.
“In the last two years, some TSPs have invested heavily in rolling out 5G services across the country. “This has resulted in a significant increase in the average mobile speed to the level of 100 Mbps and India’s international rank has increased from 111 in October 2022 to 15 today,” TRAI explained.
While protecting the interests of customers for the orderly growth of the telecom sector, including investment in latest technologies like 5G, 6G, IoT/M2M etc. for Industry 4.0, TRAI said, "Financial viability of the sector is important." ,
Before the last 10 years, the telecom sector was mired in controversies, lacked transparency and hence, the growth of mobile services was stunted.
"During the last 10 years, due to the progressive policies of the government, the rates for telecom services, be it voice or data, have fallen rapidly," the telecom regulator said.
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“The government does not interfere in free market decisions as the functionality is within the domain of TRAI and tariffs are subject to tolerance,” the regulator said.
TRAI said that telecom service providers (TSPs) have increased the prices of mobile services after more than two years.
“In the last two years, some TSPs have invested heavily in rolling out 5G services across the country. “This has resulted in a significant increase in the average mobile speed to the level of 100 Mbps and India’s international rank has increased from 111 in October 2022 to 15 today,” TRAI explained.
While protecting the interests of customers for the orderly growth of the telecom sector, including investment in latest technologies like 5G, 6G, IoT/M2M etc. for Industry 4.0, TRAI said, "Financial viability of the sector is important." ,
Before the last 10 years, the telecom sector was mired in controversies, lacked transparency and hence, the growth of mobile services was stunted.
"During the last 10 years, due to the progressive policies of the government, the rates for telecom services, be it voice or data, have fallen rapidly," the telecom regulator said.
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