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Letter to BS: Telecom operators should settle their price war themselves

The Trai has all along maintained that floor prices are not desirable

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This refers to the editorial "Pricing power" (December 9). All the three private telecom operators have shown rare unanimity in asking the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) to fix floor prices for mobile data services. This is somewhat unexpected as the market disruptor Reliance Jio, unlike the other two private operators, was not in favour of any floor prices till some time back. However, it seems that Jio might have had a change of heart, as floor prices, if fixed by the regulator, would only strengthen its already strong position.

However, the Trai has all along maintained that floor prices