Technoglitch
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In TDSAT’s impugned order of 31 March, fixation of 10 paise as SMS termination charges was upheld and Reliance was directed to make the pending payment against termination charges to Airtel.
Seeking to set aside TDSAT’s order, Reliance claimed that fixation of 10 paise as termination charges was “arbitrary, non-reciprocal, non-transparent and discriminatory”.
It has been further claimed that while doing so, TDSAT had failed to consider SMS Regulations, 2013, which had followed a cost based method and accordingly fixed termination charges @ 2 paisa per SMS.
The impugned judgment is contrary to the regulations and statutory directions issued by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), which provides that termination charges between telecom operators will continue to be on ‘bill and keep’ arrangement, according to the petition, a copy of which Mint has reviewed.
Under the bill and keep regime, telecom operators neither raised bills on each other nor way any payment made under SMS termination charges.
Reliance Communications moves SC against SMS termination charges - Livemint
Seeking to set aside TDSAT’s order, Reliance claimed that fixation of 10 paise as termination charges was “arbitrary, non-reciprocal, non-transparent and discriminatory”.
It has been further claimed that while doing so, TDSAT had failed to consider SMS Regulations, 2013, which had followed a cost based method and accordingly fixed termination charges @ 2 paisa per SMS.
The impugned judgment is contrary to the regulations and statutory directions issued by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), which provides that termination charges between telecom operators will continue to be on ‘bill and keep’ arrangement, according to the petition, a copy of which Mint has reviewed.
Under the bill and keep regime, telecom operators neither raised bills on each other nor way any payment made under SMS termination charges.
Reliance Communications moves SC against SMS termination charges - Livemint
