Farmers Protests: Reliance Jio Complains Against Airtel, Vodafone-Idea – Latest News


Reliance Jio has reportedly complained to telecoms regulator Trai against rivals Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel. According to a report by the Economic Times (ET), the company has sent a letter to Trai alleging vicious campaigning on the part of its rivals. The letter claims that Vodafone Idea and Airtel are spreading “frivolous rumors” that Reliance Jio will benefit from Farm Bills. Airtel in a letter to Trai has strictly denied the allegations.

“Large number of transfer requests, in which clients cite this as the only reason to transfer outside of Jio without having complaints or other problems related to Jio’s services,” the company says in a December 11 letter. . “These companies continue to remain directly involved indirectly in supporting and promoting the resulting notions, and the false and frivolous rumors that Reliance is an improper recipient of farm bills for unethical pecuniary benefits in the form of induced portability from RJIL clients,” adds the telecommunications company.

Jio’s letter adds that Airtel and Vodafone-Idea retailers and employees claim that people will help the cause of farmers by transferring their connection to Jio. “We present that Airtel and Vi continue unabated to pursue this vicious and divisive campaign through their employees, agents and retailers. They are inciting the public by making absurd claims that migrating Jio’s mobile numbers to their network would be an act. of support to the protests of the farmers. “, says the letter.

In his letter to Trai, Airtel says that he “emphatically denies this baseless accusation.” “Despite being provoked by some competitors who we know will go to great lengths to make unfounded accusations, adopt intimidation tactics, and use intimidating behavior, we have always conducted our business with character and transparency, something of which we are deeply proud and for what we are known … Therefore, the current complaint deserves to be dismissed and dismissed with the contempt it deserves. It is in bad taste and slanderous to say the least, “adds Airtel in his letter.

According to the ET report, the letter reaches back to more than 50,000 farmers calling for a nationwide boycott of Reliance products, including Jio Sim cards and phones.

In its results as of the end of September, Jio declared 406 million, Airtel 294 million and Vi 272 million subscribers.

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