Telecom regulator – TRAI – today dismissed GSM operators' charges that its recommendation to revise 2G spectrum prices will hit them. Speaking to reporters in New Delhi, TRAI Chairman J S Sarma said the operators were looking at the issue from a narrow perspective. He said telecom firms should not look at only payout charges.Saying payout charges is just one element of the recommendations, he said there are other elements which will result in huge savings for the operators. Sharma urged the operators to look at all elements of its recommendations collectively and not selectively, on the basis of spectrum prices alone. If done, the operators will actually save money over the licence period.Besides lowering licence fees and rationalisation of spectrum charges, TRAI is also in favour of lowering operators' contribution to the Universal Service Obligation fund, a levy which is used to subsidise operators to offer services in rural areas and villages.