"Trai has in the past and will continue to deal with such issues in a careful and nuanced manner," Trai said in the letter on MOnday.The incumbent operators have squarely blamed the aggressive offerings of Jio for their shrinking profitability and revenue squeeze.The telecom regulator outlined the dynamic nature of the sector and pointed out that special expertise is required to examine complex tariffs, including bundled promotional offers. Trai, in its letter to CCI, has now said: "Reliance on definition and provisions of the CCI Act in the consultation paper is evidence of Trai&key box39;s efforts to interpret the Trai Act and the CCI Act harmoniously to avoid uncoordinated regulatory intervention. The consultation paper in this regard is being widely seen as a flashpoint between the two regulators.Trai has stressed that it has experience and capability # to examine all matters, even competitive issues, falling within the purview of tariffs.In February this year, Trai had floated a consultation paper on 'Regulatory Principles of Tariff Assessment'."Trai has also proposed a meeting between the two regulators to deliberate on the matter, if need be.Trai is reviewing rules of tariff assessment, which among other issues, deals with promotional offers and predatory pricing.Trai is also debating which tariff offers should qualify as "promotional offers" and the need to limit the number of such offers that can be launched by an operator in a year, one after another, or concurrently.Have power to settle competitive tariff issues: Trai to CCI In February this year Trai had floated a consultation paper on Regulatory Principles of Tariff Assessment.While Trai has adopted the principle of forbearance, there are reporting requirements involved and the regulator has to ensure competitive behaviour is maintained by the all telecom operators in the interest of consumers, Trai has argued.As part of the paper, Trai is reviewing the definition and criteria for "dominance" in relevant telecom markets.

The telecom watchdog held that it had earlier in 2006 too initiated a consultation on tariff plans with lifetime validity that had dealt with predatory pricing issues. Telecom regulator Trai on Monday shot off a letter to anti-trust watchdog CCI asserting its power and expertise to deal with matters relaating to competition and predatory pricing in telecom tariffs.In the 2-page letter to CCI Chairman Devender K Sikri, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) said that as telecom regulator, its core responsibility is to look at tariffs. Issues such as predatory pricing, market dominance and extension of promotional offers have led to some high-decibel public spats between new-comer Reliance Jio and established operators Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular.Countering Competition Commission of India's contention over jurisdiction on market dominance and predatory pricing, Trai emphasised that it has the wherewithal to examine all matters -- even competition issues -- falling within its tariff-related powers, an official said. The issues being debated include new measures that need to be prescribed to ensure transparency in tariff offers of telecom operators and strengthening the definition relating to "non- discrimination".The provisions of the Trai Act too require it to facilitate competition and promote efficiency, the official said citing the correspondence. Trai is reviewing rules of tariff assessment, which among other issues, deals with promotional offers and predatory pricing

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