Later, he found the telecom company was charging for downloads. He also submitted a copy of an advertisement published in Hindi daily Dainik Jagran in which downloading was claimed as absolutely free.Īccording to Arya, when he downloaded a tone from his cell phone, it cost him around Rs 25 per minute. MRTPC had directed DGIR to look into the issue after it received a complaint from one Mohinder Singh Arya who had alleged these companies were charging money despite claiming downloading free tones.

The commission issued the notice after its investigative arm, Director General of Investigation and Registration (DGIR), in its preliminary investigation report (PIR) found that the operators, Jagran and Onmobile were using 'unfair trade practices.' The bench, headed by chairman Justice O P Dwivedi, has directed the telecom operators and Onmobile, along with media house Jagran Prakashan, which published the advertisement, to file replies within four weeks. The commission also issued a notice to Bangalore-based telecom value added solution provider Onmobile Asia Pacific. Taking cognisance of an advertisement claiming to provide free download of ring tones, MRTPC issued notice of enquiry against Airtel, Idea, Hutchison Essar Mobile Services and Hutchison Essar South. The Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission (MRTPC) has issued notices to Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular and Hutchison on a complaint over downloading of ring tones. ALSO READ Star, Idea integrate ringtones on K-soaps Bharti plans $8 bn spread, eyes 25% market Mastek ends Deloitte JV 10 firms to roll out handsets based on Qualcomm`s single chip BSNL to help connect 400 villages in J&K.

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