Indian telecoms fee cut seen boosting upstart operator Reliance Jio


  • TECH
  • Thursday, 21 Sep 2017

The International Telecommunication Union has previously said that incumbent operators often use interconnection charges to stave off competition from new rivals.

MUMBAI: The Indian telecoms regulator's decision to reduce a fee operators pay each other for calls made from one network to another could help upstart operator Reliance Jio to step up its aggressive push for market share. 

While the regulator's move is a negative for market leaders Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular, which earn revenue from rivals for every call made to their networks, it will save Reliance Jio hundreds of million of dollars, analysts said.

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