Trai monitoring Airtel’s Priority Postpaid service, mulls network slicing regulations

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is adopting a two-pronged approach towards Bharti Airtel’s recently launched Priority Postpaid service, monitoring whether the offering affects service quality for prepaid subscribers while examining the need for a broader regulatory framework for network slicing-based consumer services, according to people aware of the discussions.

The move comes after Airtel launched Priority Postpaid, a service that uses 5G network slicing technology to offer a more stable and consistent network experience to postpaid users during periods of high traffic demand.