On July 16, based on Jio's complaint TRAI had said that the
premium tariff plans for post paid customers were discriminatory in nature.
Telecom
Disputes Settlement Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) on Tuesday said that the
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's inquiry into Vodafone Idea's RedX
premium plan based on a complaint by Reliance Jio was a 'prima facie' finding
and will not impact the ongoing enquiry into the matter.
The tribunal did not modify its order observing that the probe in the premium
plan was prompted by a complaint by Reliance
Jio.
The regulator had
asked for changes to the the July 16 order of TDSAT, which said that TRAI
probed the validity of the premium plan for high-paying postpaid customers due
to a complaint filed by Reliance Jio on July 8.
However, on
Tuesday, TDSAT said that the statement recorded based on prima facie finding
will not affect the ongoing enquiry being conducted by TRAI.
On July 16, based
on Jio's complaint TRAI had said that the premium tariff plans for post paid
customers were discriminatory in nature.
Trai in its
submission attached the consultation paper on broadband speeds, copy of
standard of quality of service for the wireless data service regulations and
copies of comments from Vodafone Idea and Airtel, besides other documents.
Jio had filed an
application with TDSAT.
While Jio has
termed the premium data plan as discriminatory, Vodafone has called the
complaint unsubstantiated and vague.
In its application
in TDSAT, Jio said it would be directly affected by the outcome of Vodafone’s
appeal. It further said that the outcome would impact the manner in which it
conducts its business as it would impact fair competition and would be
determinative of the tariff plans that the applicant as well as its competitors
can validly offer.
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