COAI defended the cut down of data packs in entry-level tariff plans by select operators. (Photo by Aung Kyaw Minn on Unsplash) Show Quick Read Summary is AI Generated. Newsroom Reviewed

Telecom industry body Cellular Operators Association of India has defended service providers' call to increase mobile tariff citing continuous widening of gap between their expense on network deployment and revenue earned by them in return.

While speaking at India Mobile Congress, COAI, Director General, SP Kochhar told PTI that the government has supported a lot to telecom operators with policies like right of way but still several authorities continue to charge exorbitant fees for laying network elements.

"Earlier, the gap until 2024 for infrastructure development and revenue received from tariff

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