Airtel invited the wrath of DoT (Department of Telecommunications) in Madhya Pradesh by hiding caller identity and is now facing the prospect of being slapped with a show cause notice. For those of you who aren’t sure about what the term means, it’s an official order which requires the party on the receiving end of it to make an appearance in court to explain why a proposed legal action shouldn’t be taken.
Cellular operators' association COAI has expressed disappointment over the Rs 3,050 crore penalty recommended by Trai on incumbent operators Airtel, Vodafone and Idea for allegedly denying interconnectivity to newcomer Reliance Jio.
With 10 crore calls from its network to users of operators like Airtel failing per day, Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio on Tuesday hit out incumbent operators for not making operational new interconnections in last 15 days despite repeated reminders.
Jio didnt comment on the matter Tuesday. Airtels decision comes after Idea Cellular said Monday it would release an additional 196 PoIs for Jio.
