Hitting back at Reliance Jio’s new tariff packs, post TRAI’s intervention, rival telco Airtel said that “it (Jio’s new pack) violates the TRAI directive and essentially continues with a similar plan now masquerading under a different name.” “This is a classic example of old wine in a new bottle. We hope that the authority will act against this provocative disregard of their direction,” Airtel added. After TRAI initially advised Jio to pull back its Summer Surprise offer that gave 3 months of free data and calls as complimentary, the telco then relaunched a new tariff pack named ‘Jio Dhan Dhana Dhan offer’. At that time, we pointed out that the new plan does not differ much when compared to the previous plan. The new pack provided the same three-month free usage but at an initial fee of Rs 309 or Rs 509. The new pack is valid for 90 days and not 28 days in case of the Summer Surprise offer. Airtel further added that the telecom industry is in a “very weak position” and that the financial impact due to losses in revenue “does no good in the long term to customers.” “With a weakened financial position, companies will find it difficult to raise the capital to invest and roll out broadband networks. In this context, we are surprised to see what Jio is doing,” Airtel added. Note that government’s revenue generation from telecom sector had fallen significantly since the launch of Jio as telcos continue to bleed out from…
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