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R-Jio, Airtel spar over interconnect issue again

Reliance Jio has garnered 72.4 million subscribers within four months of commencement of services

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BS Reporter New Delhi | Mumbai
A fresh round of war of words broke out between Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel on Monday, with the former alleging that its service continues to face congestion issues with some of the large operators, including Airtel, not providing adequate points of interconnection (PoI) — a charge the incumbent operator refuted.

Reliance Industries (RIL) in a statement said its telecom subsidiary Jio has garnered 72.4 million subscribers within four months of commencement of services but continues to face congestion issues as interconnect capacity provided by some large operators is “still way below requirement”. 

“The PoI capacity provided by these operators