Will look at Vodafone-Idea merger when required, says TRAI
Telecom regulator TRAI on Friday said it will look into the proposed merger between telecom majors Vodafone and Idea "as and when" regulatory issues crop up. "As and when there is regulatory issue I will certainly give advise to the government," TRAI Chairman RS Sharma said. Notably, the proposed merger comes amid competition from new entrant Reliance Jio. 
Telecom watchdog TRAI today said it will look into the proposed Vodafone and Idea merger "as and when" regulatory issues crop up. "Thats (merger of Idea and Vodafone India) a business decision. I would not like to comment. As and when there is regulatory issue I will certainly give advise to the government," TRAI Chairman R S Sharma said on the sidelines of Momentum Jharkhand here today. On January 30, Britain's Vodafone Group confirmed it is in discussions to merge its Indian unit with Idea Cellular in an all-share deal to create the countrys largest telecom operator with 43 per cent revenue marketshare. Also Read:  Voda-Idea merger to create Rs 80,000 crore revenue firm