New Delhi: TRAI has issued a show-cause notice to Vodafone Idea over the contentious priority plan, saying the offer lacks transparency, is misleading and not in compliance with regulatory principles.
In a notice, the regulator has asked Vodafone Idea to show cause by 31 August, as to why appropriate action should not be initiated against it for violating the extant regulatory framework by its RedX tariff plan.
Bharti Airtel has not been issued a show-cause notice, a source said. Airtel offered to abide by what TRAI says and has also voluntarily modified its platinum offering suitably, and hence TRAI is not proceeding with further investigation on that.
In the show-cause notice sent to VIL, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) held that the claim of VIL for providing priority 4G network with faster data speeds is not in compliance with the extant regulatory framework.
The RedX tariff offer lacks transparency and is misleading and not in compliance with regulatory principles of tariff assessment contained under Telecom Tariff Order, 1999, as amended from time to time, TRAI has said.