Jio Row: TRAI Suggests Rs 3,050 Cr Fine on Airtel, Vodafone, Idea

The total number of circles is 61 bringing the total amount to Rs 3,050.

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has suggested Rs 50 crore penalty per circle on Airtel, Vodafone, Idea for denying interconnection to Reliance Jio.

The total number of circles is 61 which includes 21 of Airtel, 19 of Idea and 21 of Vodafone, bringing the total amount to Rs 3,050 crore.

Earlier this week, struggling to get enough points of interconnection, Reliance Jio had written to Vodafone India and Idea Cellular asking them to release sufficient points, as was advised by the regulator.

In one of two separate letters to the two telecom operators, Reliance Jio said:

The E1s to be provided are not sufficient to meet the quality of services regulations for the traffic generated on its network.

Reliance Jio letter to Vodafone and Idea Cellular

It also said delay or denial in providing the requisite E1s would be a continued breach of the operators' licence terms.

(With inputs from PTI.)