Telecom disruption will hurt economy, CM Amarinder Singh says in appeal
At least two farmer bodies, Friday said disconnecting power to mobile towers was never on their agenda and that they had only given calls to boycott Reliance stores and products. Updated: December 26, 2020 2:33:28 am
Amarinder s appeal came in the wake of a request from the Tower and Infrastructure Providers Association (TAIPA), a registered body of telecom infrastructure providers.
Amid reports that farmers were disconnecting power supply to Jio mobile towers in Punjab, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh Friday appealed to them to not inconvenience the general public with such actions.
Pointing out that telecom connectivity had become even more critical for people amid the Covid-19pandemic, Amarinder said the farmers should show the same discipline and sense of responsibility which they had been exercising during their protest at the Delhi border, which completed one month,
Airtel Leads In Subscriber Base, Tops Jio In Monthly Additions: Telecom Regulator Airtel Leads In Subscriber Base, Tops Jio In Monthly Additions: Telecom Regulator Bharti Airtel subscriber additions were more than 3.8 million in September, whereas Reliance Jio s figures were a little above 1.5 million for the month
Bharti Airtel s active subscriber addition grew by 3.8 million subscribers in September 2020
Bharti Airtel pipped Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited in new mobile subscriber additions in September 2020, after a gap of four years, according to data released by the Telecom Regulator Authority of India. Bharti Airtel continued to lead the expansion in an industry-wide subscriber base in September 2020. Even though both Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited and Bharti Airtel are the main drivers of growth in the industry subscriber base, the pace at which Bharti Airtel made additions in September remained higher than Reliance Jio. According to a recent report by India Ratings