TRAI has reduced international bandwidth prices by up to 70 per cent.

TRAI has reduced international bandwidth prices by up to 70 per cent.

T Following this, tariffs for international long distance (ILD), internet and broadband services are expected to come down.

According to a TRAI release, the ceiling tariff for international private leased circuits half-circuit in respect of E1, DS-3 and STM-1 capacities are Rs 1.3 million, Rs 10.4 million and Rs 29.9 million per annum respectively. Operators can offer tariffs that are lower than the ceiling tariff fixed by the authority. This is the first time that TRAI is regulating the tariff for international bandwidth.