Here’s what Airtel and Vodafone have to say to Mukesh Ambani on Reliance Jio's big bang entry
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With the big announcement for launch of
Mukesh Ambani announced at the RIL AGM that Reliance Jio services will be available for all from the 5th of September. As expected Ambani shook the Industry with Jio’s offers when it made voice services completely free including when on roaming and data charges at Rs. 50 for 1GB with no up-front payment. To top it all as a welcome offer he announced that Jio services will be available for free till the end of December. Which means everyone can avail Reliance Jio services from 5th of September and use Jio’s service for free till 31st December. Jio certainly has managed to put together a plan that will be difficult for customers to pass on. Although, there has been quite a few adjustments in terms of tariff among telecom operators in the days leading up to Jio’s announcement where Airtel had announced free voice calls and lowered its data tariff.
It’s difficult to say whether the war of words between the telcos and Reliance Jio will finally fizzle out or fire up now that Jio has announced its launch. Telcos had approached top govt offices about uncertainty of Jio’s launch and its free services which went on to become one of the biggest infighting the industry has ever seen. After the Jio announcement telecom industry body COAI said, “Initial advantage will be for
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