The telecom regulator has now given a blank chit to Reliance Jio Infocomm within the case. The identical was once knowledgeable via the minister of state for communications devsinh chauhan in Parliament ultimate week. “On receipt of a complaint, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) sought a response from Reliance Jio…on examination of the complaint and the response, Trai is of the opinion that the tariffs offered by Reliance Jio are not in violation of the tariff orders,” Chauhan stated in his respond to a question within the Rajya Sabha.
Reliance Jio despatched a counter letter to TRAI
Reliance Jio had despatched a counter letter by which it had referred to as upon the regulator to warn Airtel to not record frivolous lawsuits. The telecom unit of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) junked Airtel’s allegations and termed Airtel’s grievance a planned, malicious try to defame Jio’s shopper pleasant price lists so as to give protection to its slim pursuits.
In its letter to Trai, the corporate stated the JioFiber backup tariff plans are an earnest strive via Jio to glue all customers to fiber optics generation and it is obtrusive that the product providing is proscribed to connectivity products and services and does indirectly come with any subscription to OTT packages or any broadcasting products and services.
“Offering 400/550 live TV channels as part of a broadband offering well below market cost with a view to reduce competition is a clear case of predatory pricing and is in contravention of the TTO-1999 and requires immediate attention of the Authority,” Airtel had written then in its letter to Trai.