Telecom tribunal TDSAT has stayed the direction of TRAI removing the 90-day processing period for mobile number portability (MNP) for customers of those operators whose licences have been cancelled by the Supreme Court.
A TDSAT Bench said that the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) can’t discriminate between the operators whose licences have been cancelled and those who are operating.
The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal further said TRAI can’t take rights of Uninor and MTS (brand under which Sistema Shyam operates) to compete with their rivals till their licenses are valid.
TDSAT’s order came on petitions filed by SSTL and Unitech Wireless, saying that removing the mandatory 90-day processing time for MNP for those whose licences have been cancelled will open them for poaching.
TDSAT said that MTS and Uninor would suffer “irreparable injury which cannot be compensated in money terms” if they take part in the proposed auction of 2G spectrum and become successful bidders.
”... in the meanwhile, shall (MTS and Uninor) lose a large number of customers,” said the TDSAT.
“The respondent (TRAI), in our opinion, has created a dichotomy itself. It was not expected to take two different stands,” said the tribunal.
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A TDSAT Bench said that the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) can’t discriminate between the operators whose licences have been cancelled and those who are operating.
The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal further said TRAI can’t take rights of Uninor and MTS (brand under which Sistema Shyam operates) to compete with their rivals till their licenses are valid.
TDSAT’s order came on petitions filed by SSTL and Unitech Wireless, saying that removing the mandatory 90-day processing time for MNP for those whose licences have been cancelled will open them for poaching.
TDSAT said that MTS and Uninor would suffer “irreparable injury which cannot be compensated in money terms” if they take part in the proposed auction of 2G spectrum and become successful bidders.
”... in the meanwhile, shall (MTS and Uninor) lose a large number of customers,” said the TDSAT.
“The respondent (TRAI), in our opinion, has created a dichotomy itself. It was not expected to take two different stands,” said the tribunal.
Read More : Business Line : Industry & Economy / Info-tech : Telecom tribunal stays TRAI order on number portability for cancelled licences