The new norms on reserve price will increase tariffs marginally: TRAI

The issue of spectrum pricing continues.

Prior to this, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) recommended a minimum base price of Rs 180 billion for pan-India operations. It also recommended double of this amount as the minimum price to be paid by operators for the spectrum they currently hold. Operators have claimed that such a high spectrum price would lead to a 100 per cent increase in tariffs, which will adversely affect consumers.

As the industry expressed their concerns over these recommendations, the regulator took steps to resolve the issue.

It was to make a detailed presentation before an Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on the likely impact of its recommendations on spectrum pricing on operators.

Now, in its presentation before the EGoM, TRAI has reportedly stated that its recommendations on spectrum pricing will lead to increase of Re 0.50-0.10 in mobile tariffs.