Telecom tariff decided by market forces: Telecom ministry

The Ministry of Communications has clarified that rates of telecommunication services are decided by market forces within the framework notified by telecom regulator Trai and the government does not intervene in the free market decisions.

The government said any change in the tariff of mobile services is notified by telecom operators to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), which monitors that such changes are within the prescribed regulatory framework.