@Article { Title = {Competition in International Long Distance Telecom Services}, Author = {T H Chowdary}, Journal = {Economic and Political Weekly}, Year = { 2001}, Month = {01}, Number = { Issue No. 48}, Volume = {Vol. 36}, Abstract = {The recommendation of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to permit entry of private companies into international long distance (ILD) telecom services is to be welcomed, all the more because no limit is proposed on the number of licensees providing ILD services. However, many of the conditions it is seeking to impose on the licensees do not meet the cardinal test which should be: is the consumer going to be disadvantaged if this condition is not imposed? }, Publisher = {Economic and Political Weekly}, Type = {Journal} }