Airtel, Vodafone & Idea fume over penalty |
India`s Digital Communications Commission in its ruling, have upheld the penalty against communication giants, Vodafone Idea and Airtel. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India or TRAI had recommended a cumulative fine of 442 million dollars against the two telecom operators for not providing points of interconnection to Reliance Jio. Reliance Jio had filed a complaint with TRAI that 75 percent of calls on its network were failing as incumbent telecom operators were not releasing the sufficient number of points of interconnection. Following this, the telecom regulator had recommended a penalty of 442 million dollars against Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea back in October 2016 based on the complaint by Mukesh Ambani-led telecom disruptor. The DCC, the apex decision-making body in the telecom department, approved this penalty after a meeting on Wednesday. Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan said, "DCC has accepted TRAI recommendation on penalty on Airtel, Vodafone Idea. It will send the same recommendation to the competent authority in government for their decision." Both Airtel and Vodafone were fined 152 million dollars each, whereas Idea was asked to pay 137.7 million dollars in fines. Since Vodafone and Idea joined their businesses in August 2018, the merged entity will have to pay the penalty for both the companies.
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