Telecom operators escalate war with Reliance Jio; say they are not obliged to give interconnection points
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But, the incumbent carriers are in no mood to do so. In a letter to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), India’s top telecom operators have said they can’t oblige to Ambani-led Reliance
The carriers have said they do not have the network and the financial resources to adjust huge traffic coming in from Reliance Jio.
"Unloading tsunamis of asymmetric incoming voice traffic from a (potential) 100 million Reliance Jio customers can lead to the weighted average voice realisation of existing operators plunging from 30-40 paise per voice minute to 22-25 paise per voice minute or even lower," said
Furthermore, the association has warned the present telecom companies will go into liquidation long before this reduced weighted average voice realisation is reached.
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The COAI has stated the incoming-to-outgoing traffic ratio in India is normally 1:1, but Jio's beta tests had tended to veer it towards an asymmetric 10:1, and this would undoubtedly lead it to a 15:1ratio once its (potential) 100 million subscribers grow accustomed to unlimited free voice service.
"The voice services for Jio are experiencing high congestion. Since you are a high-value customer, this will impact your business," Idea told dealers in a presentation.
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