Reliance Jio Wants to Hike Data Prices to Rs 20 per GB

Mar. 6, 2020

Havingincreased its tariffsthrice inquick successionover the past few months, Reliance Jio is now prepping several more price hikes in the coming days. According to IANS,India’s largest cellular service providerhas proposed to gradually increase data prices in the country to Rs. 20 per GB from Rs. 15 per GB currently. The company also supported TRAI’s decision to mandate a floor price for wireless data service, but urged the regulator not to go the same route with voice tariff because it will adversely affect the poorer sections of society.

The proposals are part of Jio’s response to TRAI’s consultation paper on ‘Tariff issues in Telecom Services’, with the company saying that the target floor price should be implemented in 2-3 installments so as to minimize its impact. The company further said that the floor price for data should be uniformly implemented across all tariffs and be applicable to all consumer segments, including individuals and corporates.

TRAI floated the consultation paper in September to seek stakeholders’ view on the matter, signalling that the regulator was having a rethink about its plans to further bring down costs in the face of stiff opposition from the powerful telecom industry lobby, COAI (Cellular Operators Association of India).

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