Trai may pull up Airtel, Vodafone, Idea in ISD calling card case
February 15, 2015 12:00
Telecom regulator TRAI is believed to be considering issuing show-cause notice to Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular for not signing agreements with companies interested in providing international calling card services directly to consumers.
"Show-cause notice is ready in the matter (violation of International Calling Card Services Regulations) for Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular. They will be given about a week's time to reply and then further action will be taken," an official source said.
When contacted, spokespersons of Airtel, Vodafone and Idea declined to comment on the matter.
There was no reply to queries sent to TRAI.
Trai has received complaints from interested ILD (International Long Distance) companies that these operators are not signing agreements, thereby violating regulation.
The regulation, issued in August 2014, was aimed at lowering ISD rates by allowing ILD operators to directly offer their service to consumers.
A user of a calling card is required to dial a certain prefix code on his/her phone to make calls using network ILD operators.
Since companies having only ILD cannot have direct access to customers, they are required to go through telecom service providers, mainly mobile operators.
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