New Delhi, Oct 25: Cellular operators have asked the telecom regulator not to levy any access deficit on cell-to-cell calls, saying such a move would be “incorrect and irrational”. “We object to the levy of any access deficit on cell-to-cell calls since this will be incorrect and irrational. When the cellular subscriber or operator is not using the fixed network, it would be unfair, incorrect and illegal to burden him with a cost related to fixed network,” the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) said.

It claimed that the state-owned BSNL did not have any access deficit. “There is simply no evidence of this from their operational results year after year, which are continuing to show a healthy surplus,” it said. Bureau Report