Idea Cellular, the telecom company run by the multi-billion dollar conglomerate Aditya Birla Group, has moved telecom tribunal, TDSAT, against the telecom regulatory authority of India (TRAI). The move comes after Sunil Mittal-promoted Bharti Airtel moved against the telecom regulator in December over issues against Reliance Jio, Mukesh Ambani’s telecom startup, offering free services. “Any kind of free services has a negative impact on the revenue and margins of the industry,” said Mittal. He added that the free services has given rise to “unfair competition”. Reliance Jio’s free services has already started a price war by offering free data and free “voice for life” to attract customers.

Source: Hindustan Times January 18, 2017 08:59 UTC