Reliance Jio billionaire Mukesh Ambani told telecoms regulator Trai that his latest voice and data offer does not violate any of the existing rules that require promotional offers to be limited to 90 days.
Responding to the clarification requested by the Indian Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRAI) regarding the extension of the free call and data offer until March 31 after the 90-day promotional period expired on December 4, Jio sent A detailed note explaining how his '' was different from the inaugural offer and does not qualify to be called as a predator.
Sources with direct knowledge of the development said that the company explained in detail how the new offer can not be qualified as an extension of the promotional offer because it is different from the inaugural offer launched in early September.
The response was to Trai's letter dated December 20, in which the regulator asked the company why its 'Happy New Year Offer' should not be considered as a 'violation' of the regulatory guidelines and also why Offer free data under the promotional scheme should not be treated as "predators".
Jio has maintained that Happy New Year's latest offer is substantially different from Jio's welcome offer (which began Sept. 5), as 4GB of free data was offered per day on the initial offer, while the same offer Was limited to 1GB. Fair Use Policy) in the new offer.
Jio is also believed to have emphasized that rate plans have multiple components and if even a single component is altered, it can not be interpreted as the same offer or its extension.
In addition, they say that in the first offer there was no option of renewal or payment after the 4GB limit is exhausted, but in the new offer you can recharge both the data and the promised speed.
Regarding the dominant position in the market, Reliance Jio is six percent of the facilities in the country, while the rules of the Indian Competition Commission (ITC) specify a threshold of 30 percent to trigger the clause Of "abuse of market dominance".
