New Delhi: In a relief to old operators, telecom tribunal TDSAT on Tuesday put an interim stay on reporting requirement of ‘segmented offers’ and the new definition for ascertaining ‘significant market power’ for predatory pricing by Trai.
TDSAT in its interim order on Tuesday, however, placed a qualifier on the reporting requirements, saying the Trai will be entitled to ask for details of segmented discounts or concessions “for analysis” but that “no penalty shall be imposed on that basis” till further orders are given in the ongoing appeals by Bharti Airtel and Idea Cellular.
Segmented offers refer to plans that operators dish out to individual customers in an efforts to retain them or counter the promotion effort of rivals. “...the clauses in the impuged order related to the reporting requirements and definition of SMP are stayed,” TDSAT said.
Airtel and Idea Cellular had moved the TDSAT against the regulator’s February 16, 2018 order on predatory pricing that tweaked the definition of significant market player (SMP).
Trai had also said that operators will have to provide services to all subscribers availing the same tariff plan in a non-discriminatory manner.
