A day after the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) accused it of masquerading full-blown services in the guise of a trial, Reliance Jio Infocomm (RJIL) has struck back, saying the allegations were an exercise in promoting the vested interests of incumbent operators.

In a letter to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai), made public on Wednesday, RJio said COAI deliberately indulged in a vilification campaign, not only against RJIL but Trai as well. The company said it was targeting 100 million subscribers and till incumbents offer the requisite ...