Jio lashes out at large telcos, COAI over 'defamatory' remarks

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New Delhi: Reliance Jio today lashed out at incumbent operators and industry body COAI for their allegations that Trai's regulations are favouring the newcomer, and demanded a public apology within 48 hours for the "defamatory", "slanderous" and "libelous" accusations.

In a strongly worded letter to COAI, Reliance Jio Ltd (RJIL) said that the press release issued by the body on February 20, 2018 claiming that the telecom regulator's orders put all but one operator at a serious disadvantage was "intentionally, wrongfully and maliciously made to induce disparaging and inimical opinions against Reliance Jio".