Supreme Court of India

Reliance Infocomm Ltd v. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. & Ors.

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Reported as [2008] 7 S.C.R. 201
Bench S.H. Kapadia J.
Decided 30 April 2008

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What the Court ordered

We hold that the impugned circular dated 4.3.2005 of TRAI was clarificatory in nature and, therefore, the demand made by BSNL . G for the period 14.11.2004 to 26.8.2005 is valid in law and justified • in terms of the UAS licence.

Judgment, page 33

From the headnote

Telecommunication Usage Charges Regulation, 2003: S.2 (XXV/11) and Clarificatory Circular dated March 4, 2005, issued by TRAI: Access Deficit Charges/Interconnection Usage Charges c - Levy of, on Wireless Local Loop (Mobile) Services - Opposed by the licensee of Unified Access Service on ground that fixed Wireless Service as used by it limited to one Base Transceiver Station, thus, classifiable as Wireless Local Loop (Fixed) and falls under exception to such levy levy/demand - Held: Access deficit is the difference between costs and local calls as incurred by respondent in providing cordless

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