Trai scanner on Bharti Airtel tariffs for violating its transparency order

The regulator has asked the firm to answer queries on non-transparency, discriminatory pricing

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has started examining tariffs of Bharti Airtel after receiving complaints against it for not following principles of transparency and non-discrimination, as well as not reporting tariffs.

Trai recently notified new rules, defining the concept of non-discrimination and non-predation. Disallowing telecommunication companies from making segmented offers to select customers, Trai directed them to file all tariff plans publicly so that customers would have the liberty to choose. Operators are also required to file all tariff plans with Trai within seven days of implementing these.

They are also supposed to conduct self-checks for