 "Mukul Rohatagi")
It is rare for a regulator empowered by parliament to seek the opinion of the attorney general (AG) on rules and regulations. In an unprecedented action, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) approached the AG when the incumbent operators opposed the regulator’s proposal to allow Reliance Jio to offer promotional tariff beyond 90 days, bypassing its own rule that was being followed for 15 years.
Former TRAI chairman Rahul Khullar, known for his integrity and fairness as a regulator, told the The Wire that tariff setting was entirely in the regulator’s domain and TRAI was the final authority in
