TRAI issues Telecom Tariff Order, 2020, scraps rule that mandated 100 SMSs at discounted rates

TRAI has issued the Telecommunication Tariff Order, 2020. With this, the sector regulator has scrapped Schedule XIII of the Telecommunication Tariff Order, 1999, which had made it obligatory for telecom service providers to charge a minimum of 50 paise per SMS for SMSs exceeding 100 per SIM per day.