New Delhi: Vodafone Idea<\/a>’s complaint against Bharti Airtel<\/a> and Reliance Jio<\/a>, accusing the two bigger rivals of indulging in predatory pricing<\/a> by giving unlimited 5G data, has put the industry regulator in a bind, officials aware of the matter said. Airtel和Jio单独应对监管机构的问题,否认有任何不法行为。都说他们不能被称为是5克目前有一个非常小的用户与网络推广目前进展,官员说。 新德里消息:沃达丰的想法的投诉Bharti Airtel和依赖Jio,指责沉溺于的两大竞争对手掠夺性定价通过给予无限的5 g的数据,把行业监管机构陷入困境,官员意识到说。
While there are no rules that bar a telecom operator from offering unlimited plans, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India<\/a> (Trai<\/a>) may take some action if it feels that the market dynamics are being hurt due to such plans, they said.
But a former Trai<\/a> official said any direction to stop offering unlimited plans may need to be preceded by a consultation process to avoid being challenged in courts.
A final decision is yet to be taken on the matter, officials cited above said.
One of the options being considered by the authority is to direct Jio and Airtel<\/a> to stop their unlimited 5G data offerings, or restrict them for a time period, they said.
Another option is to mandate fixing a data limit, one of the officials said.
“The telcos have seen an average usage of around 8 GB on 5G. They can any time fix the limit to 400-500 GB, but it is unlikely to be utilised fully by customers as 5G is still not the dominant technology,” the official added.
Airtel<\/a> and Jio, in separate responses to the regulator’s questions, have denied any wrongdoing. Both have said they can’t be called out as 5G currently has a very small user base with the network rollout currently under progress, officials said.
A senior official at one of the two telcos said his company will abide by any direction. “When one (telco) offers unlimited data, the other has no option but to follow suit.”
The issue around predatory pricing<\/a> gained prominence back in 2016, when Airtel and Vodafone Idea<\/a> accused Jio of predatory pricing after the new entrant announced promotional plans that gave voice and data for free for months at a stretch.
The anti-trust body had then rejected allegations of the incumbent players.
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This time around, Vi has accused both Jio and Airtel of indulging in predatory pricing. Being significant market players (SMP), both these companies cannot offer 5G for free, and that too for an unlimited time, thereby accelerating the subscriber churn at cash-strapped Vi, the struggling telco argued.
But Jio and Airtel are not flouting any rules, officials said.
Unlimited plans, both wired and wireless, are commonplace in the telecom industry with all the players offering them in some form or the other.
Since it’s an industry-wide phenomenon, so far, no one, including the regulator, has thought about restricting the usage as it could be an anti-consumer move.
The issue around unlimited plans first arose in 2012, when some consumers complained about telcos reducing internet speed after utilising certain quantum of data. To address that and to protect interests of the consumers, the regulator had directed all telcos to clearly specify any fair usage policy (FUP) to the customers.
In 2016, Trai issued another set of directions, which superseded the 2012 rules, over proper disclosures for FUP to consumers. Under FUP, it should be clearly communicated that a plan mandates a certain speed for a certain amount of data consumption, after which the speed will be reduced. Both directions were issued to safeguard consumers, so that they were aware about their data consumption.
However, the directions did not talk about unlimited data plans without any FUP, which means telcos are free to offer truly unlimited data plans.
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火车在绑定沃达丰想法指责竞争对手掠夺性定价
尽管没有规则,禁止电信运营商提供无限制的计划,印度电信管理部门(火车)可能采取行动如果感觉市场动态受伤是由于这样的计划,他们说。
但前火车官员说,任何方向停止提供无限的计划之前可能需要协商过程,以避免在法院受到挑战。
正在考虑的选项之一是直接Jio和权威附近的旅馆停止他们的无限的5 g数据产品,或限制时间,他们说。
另一个选择是要求修复数据限制,官员说。
“电信公司已经看到平均约8 GB 5 g的使用。他们可以任何时间修复400 - 500 GB的限制,但它不太可能利用完全由客户5克还不占主导地位的技术,”这位官员说。
附近的旅馆和Jio独立应对监管机构的问题,否认有任何不法行为。都说他们不能被称为是5克目前有一个非常小的用户与网络推广目前进展,官员说。
一位高级官员在两个电信公司之一说,他的公司将遵守任何方向。“当一个人(电信)提供无限制的数据,其他别无选择效仿。”
周围的问题掠夺性定价早在2016年声名大振,当Airtel和沃达丰的想法掠夺性定价的指控Jio新促销计划宣布后免费给语音和数据好几个月。
反垄断机构有拒绝的指控现任球员。
这一次,Vi指责Jio和Airtel沉溺于掠夺性定价。是重要的市场参与者(SMP),这两个公司无法免费提供5克,任意时间,从而加速现金拮据的Vi的用户流失,苦苦挣扎的电信。
但Jio Airtel不藐视任何规则,官员说。
无限的计划,这两个有线和无线,在电信行业司空见惯的球员为他们提供以某种形式或其他。
因为它是一个全行业的现象,到目前为止,没有人,包括监管机构,想限制使用,因为它可能是一种反消费行动。
周围的问题无限计划第一次出现在2012年,当一些消费者抱怨电信公司减少互联网速度后利用某些量子数据。地址和保护消费者的利益,监管机构已经要求所有电信公司显然指定任何公平用法政策(管理方)的客户。
2016年,火车发出另一组方向,取代了2012年的规则,在适当的披露FUP给消费者。根据管理方,它应该明确表示,计划要求一定的速度为一定数量的数据消费,之后速度会减少。两个方向是维护消费者,所以,他们意识到他们的数据消费。
然而,方向没有谈论无限数据计划没有任何分社,这意味着电信公司是免费提供真正的无限数据计划。
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New Delhi: Vodafone Idea<\/a>’s complaint against Bharti Airtel<\/a> and Reliance Jio<\/a>, accusing the two bigger rivals of indulging in predatory pricing<\/a> by giving unlimited 5G data, has put the industry regulator in a bind, officials aware of the matter said.
While there are no rules that bar a telecom operator from offering unlimited plans, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India<\/a> (Trai<\/a>) may take some action if it feels that the market dynamics are being hurt due to such plans, they said.
But a former Trai<\/a> official said any direction to stop offering unlimited plans may need to be preceded by a consultation process to avoid being challenged in courts.
A final decision is yet to be taken on the matter, officials cited above said.
One of the options being considered by the authority is to direct Jio and Airtel<\/a> to stop their unlimited 5G data offerings, or restrict them for a time period, they said.
Another option is to mandate fixing a data limit, one of the officials said.
“The telcos have seen an average usage of around 8 GB on 5G. They can any time fix the limit to 400-500 GB, but it is unlikely to be utilised fully by customers as 5G is still not the dominant technology,” the official added.
Airtel<\/a> and Jio, in separate responses to the regulator’s questions, have denied any wrongdoing. Both have said they can’t be called out as 5G currently has a very small user base with the network rollout currently under progress, officials said.
A senior official at one of the two telcos said his company will abide by any direction. “When one (telco) offers unlimited data, the other has no option but to follow suit.”
The issue around predatory pricing<\/a> gained prominence back in 2016, when Airtel and Vodafone Idea<\/a> accused Jio of predatory pricing after the new entrant announced promotional plans that gave voice and data for free for months at a stretch.
The anti-trust body had then rejected allegations of the incumbent players.
This time around, Vi has accused both Jio and Airtel of indulging in predatory pricing. Being significant market players (SMP), both these companies cannot offer 5G for free, and that too for an unlimited time, thereby accelerating the subscriber churn at cash-strapped Vi, the struggling telco argued.
But Jio and Airtel are not flouting any rules, officials said.
Unlimited plans, both wired and wireless, are commonplace in the telecom industry with all the players offering them in some form or the other.
Since it’s an industry-wide phenomenon, so far, no one, including the regulator, has thought about restricting the usage as it could be an anti-consumer move.
The issue around unlimited plans first arose in 2012, when some consumers complained about telcos reducing internet speed after utilising certain quantum of data. To address that and to protect interests of the consumers, the regulator had directed all telcos to clearly specify any fair usage policy (FUP) to the customers.
In 2016, Trai issued another set of directions, which superseded the 2012 rules, over proper disclosures for FUP to consumers. Under FUP, it should be clearly communicated that a plan mandates a certain speed for a certain amount of data consumption, after which the speed will be reduced. Both directions were issued to safeguard consumers, so that they were aware about their data consumption.
However, the directions did not talk about unlimited data plans without any FUP, which means telcos are free to offer truly unlimited data plans.
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