Raise market power limit to 50% or more, Idea Cellular tells Trai

The Sunil Mittal-led Bharti Group too has written to Trai on the proposed pricing norms

As the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) readies to issue transparent pricing norms, Idea Cellular has expressed concern over the concept of significant market power and how it will be assessed. Trai’s pricing directive is likely to include market power as a key factor in tariff reporting modalities.
 
Idea, which is in the process of being merged with Vodafone, has written to Trai, seeking a change in the definition of significant market power so that the threshold is set at 50 per cent or more. According to the current definition, a service provider holding a share of at