Vodafone India has filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the new interconnect charges notified by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). The regulator had recently issued the 11th amendment on regulations on termination charges. It revised the mobile termination charges for all calls originating from wireless network from Re 0.20 per minute to Re 0.14 per minute. However, according to the regulation, no such charges will be applicable for wireline operators.
According to the petitioner, the revisions made to the regulations are arbitrary as the telecom regulator is not allowed to issue new norms while the matter regarding the interconnect usage charges (IUC), filed in 2012, is still pending before the apex court. Therefore, Vodafone has requested the court to stay TRAI?s decision till the court gives its decision on the case.
