Here’s What Airtel, Vodafone & COAI Have to Say on Reliance Jio 4G

All existing telecom players have shared their opinion post the launch of Reliance Jio in India.

Reliance Jio board outside a mobile store. (Photo Courtesy: BloombergQuint)

Reliance Chairman Mukesh Ambani was vocal about how existing telecom companies aren’t letting Reliance Jio flourish in India right now.

But on the other side, Jio’s fellow telecom players like Airtel, Vodafone and cellular body, Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) have welcomed the newest entrant in the telecom sector with open arms, or so it seems like that.

Here’s what Airtel has to say about Jio 4G’s launch in the country.

We welcome Reliance Jio’s entry to the digital world and wish them the very best. We also welcome Jio’s call to leading operators to work together. As a responsible operator we will fulfill all our regulatory obligations as we have always done. 

Airtel Statement

Over the last 20 years, Airtel has been contributing towards building a digitally enabled India and remains fully committed to and will take leadership in supporting the Government’s Digital India vision. We will continue to innovate and deliver best-in-class products and services to our customers.

Vodafone on the contrary decided to share its vision to offer services which would hopefully be close Jio’s offering.

We have always offered great value to our customers, backed by excellent customer services, a nationwide presence, and Vodafone SuperNet - our best network ever. We will continue to do so for our hundreds of million customers across the country.

Vodafone Statement

And finally, here’s what the COAI has to convey to Reliance Jio.

Reliance Jio, is a valued member of the COAI, we wish to congratulate them on the announcement of the launch of their services. As a valuable member of the association we welcome them with great warmth and applaud the bold vision of Mr Mukesh Ambani and the innovation he proposes to bring to the industry. 

Rajan S Mathews, DG, COAI

As a thought leader and the voice of the telecom sector COAI will continue to advocate fair competitive practices with an enabling policy and regulatory environment which translates into a win-win for the industry and consumer. A stable, predictable, long-term and orderly growth of the industry is essential for a fully connected and digitally empowered India.