Telecom tribunal TDSAT today issued notice to Bharti Airtel over a petition filed by Asergis Telecom Services alleging that the leading private operator had blocked its toll free Intelligent Network (INservices) number, leased from Tata Teleservices.
The TDSAT bench, headed by its Chairman Justice S B Sinha, asked Bharti Airtel to file a short reply by Tuesday over Asergis's allegations.
Asergis, a fully owned subsidiary of UK-based Asergis Global Services, has been given two days after that to file its rejoinder to the reply.
The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal has directed to list the matter Friday next week for hearing.
Asergis has alleged that Airtel is blocking its subscribers from accessing its toll-free numbers on the plea that calls were terminating outside India.
It has requested the tribunal to declare Airtel's action as "illegal and in breach of the UASL (Unified access Service Licence)", and to restrain it "from withdrawing access to the inter connection between Airtel and Tata Teleservices" of its IN numbers.
Asergis has leased a toll-free numbers of 1800 series from Tata Teleservices for audio conferencing with its customers.
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The TDSAT bench, headed by its Chairman Justice S B Sinha, asked Bharti Airtel to file a short reply by Tuesday over Asergis's allegations.
Asergis, a fully owned subsidiary of UK-based Asergis Global Services, has been given two days after that to file its rejoinder to the reply.
The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal has directed to list the matter Friday next week for hearing.
Asergis has alleged that Airtel is blocking its subscribers from accessing its toll-free numbers on the plea that calls were terminating outside India.
It has requested the tribunal to declare Airtel's action as "illegal and in breach of the UASL (Unified access Service Licence)", and to restrain it "from withdrawing access to the inter connection between Airtel and Tata Teleservices" of its IN numbers.
Asergis has leased a toll-free numbers of 1800 series from Tata Teleservices for audio conferencing with its customers.
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