TRAI Proposals for Basic Telephone Tariffs-Likely Consequences for Small Users and Growth of Demand

paper on telecom pricing as a sequel to its earlier paper released in November 1997, TRAI's consultative approach is welcome. However in general, it is the service providers and the large users of services who have benefited from such consultation. In the absence of a suitable organisation, the interests of small users, whether residential or small businesses, particularly those in rural areas, appear to have gone unrepresented.