The telecom regulator, which is looking to conclude the review of interconnect charges soon, is not likely to heed to the demands of incumbent operators to share with them the details of the methodology it had adopted for deciding the charges, which currently stands at 14 paisa per minute.
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), which conducted an open house discussion on the issue on Thursday, will soon come out with the new framework on interconnect charges. The issue has been a bone of contention between incumbent players and newcomer Reliance Jio. The existing telcos want fully allocated cost based
