Reliance Jio VS Bharti Airtel - battle ground shifts to CCI, Airtel hits back at Jio
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There is no end to the war of words between India’s top telecom operator
Sunil bharti Mittal led Airtel’s complaint to CCI on February 2 stated that Reliance Jio id offering predatory pricing and it could lead to anti-competitive behaviour. CCI has asked its investigation department to look into the matter. Jio shot back at Airtel for this move by accusing the operator of acting against consumer interest and saying, "This latest salvo by Airtel is a clear ploy to divert attention from its own violation of licensing conditions by having denied adequate POIs to Jio and the already announced censure proceedings by the
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This is after a raging battle at the telecom tribunal between the operators over Jio’s free services, incumbents also alleged the telecom regulator of being a “mute spectator” on Jio’s free services. The regulator cleared Jio of any wrongdoing with regard to its services. Jio in a response to Business Insider India said, “All tariff plans of Jio have been found to be non-predatory by the regulator, so the question of our offerings being predatory does not arise. India’s telecom sector has tended to progress due to disruptive innovation brought in by a new comer, but unfortunately, the incumbents led by Airtel have always tried to block such initiatives."
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