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COAI acting as mouthpiece of entrenched players: RJio

In a no holds barred attack, Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio on Monday lashed out at mobile phone operators body COAI, of which it is a member, for acting “maliciously” as “mouthpiece” of certain dominant incumbent operators having vested interests against the company.

Hours after the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) wrote to Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) alleging free data and voice being offered by Reliance Jio under beta test was generating huge traffic using spectrum allocated for commercial use but no revenue came to government, the company shot of a letter to the association with copies marked to all the addresses the COAI letter had gone to. 

Reliance, which is a member of the COAI, alleged that it received an email from COAI at 1505 hours today stating it would be sending a letter to the government on Jio’s test service but the letter was actually submitted to the government officials “as early as 1250 hrs.” “Your email therefore is a blatant lie and a fraudulent act,” it said. 

“Prior to your email, Reliance Jio was not contacted in any manner whatsoever, as regards the intent or the contents of your attached letters to receive its views or comments.”

Reliance Jio being a core member of COAI ought to have been consulted and its comments and views duly considered as part of any representation that the association intends to set to any government official, it said. COAI, it said, cannot unilaterally decide on sending out any such representations without following due process.
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