"Bharti said they routinely work with all digital players to bring their products, content and services to customers.5 billion in investments mainly toward expanding its e-commerce footprint. "Beyond that there is no other activity to report," it said in a statement.S.The discussions between Amazon and Bharti come at a time when global players are placing major bets on the digital arm of Reliance Industries, which owns Bharti’s telecom rival Jio.Reliance’s digital unit has raised $10 billion in recent weeks from Facebook, KKR and others.3 billion people.An Amazon spokeswoman said the company does "not offer comments on speculation of what we may or may not do in future.The talks between Bharti and Amazon are at an early stage and the deal terms could change, or an agreement may not be reached, said two of the three sources, all of whom declined to be identified because the discussions are confidential.com is in early-stage talks to buy a stake worth at least $2 billion in mobile operator Bharti Airtel, three sources with one way vision Manufacturers knowledge of the matter told Reuters, underscoring the growing attraction of India’s digital economy for U.The planned investment, if completed, would mean Amazon acquiring a roughly 5% stake based on the current market value of Bharti, which is India’s third-largest telecoms company with more than 300 million subscribers.Amazon counts India as a crucial growth market where it has committed $6.NEW DELHI: Amazon.The Seattle-based company has in recent years also expanded its digital offerings in India via its voice-activated speakers, video streaming and cloud storage, as it seeks to tap a rising number of internet and smartphone users in the country of 1.. tech giants

Jio accused certain old operators of exploiting their 2G customers by charging "extortionist rates" for voice calls, which are offered free to all Jios 4G-only customers.It is unfortunate that instead of profiting the poor and marginalised sections of Indian society, the consultation paper has chosen to help profiteers in the telecom business, Jio alleged.Trais move to reopen the deadline for ending charges for terminating calls on rival networks beyond January 2020 had forced Jio to levy a 6 paisa per minute charge on its users recently, effectively ending its free call regime. Trais consultation paper "protects and perpetuates the vested interests" of such players, it added. Moving to zero termination charge regime will reduce overall tariffs for customers, Jio said.the present Consultation Paper has not been issued to address traffic asymmetry, but to address the claimed financial stress of one or two operators at the cost of the interests of the subscribers and the telecom sector, and also the credibility of the authority," it said.undermines and sabotages Prime Ministers Digital India vision and mission," Jio said in its comment to Trais consultation paper.."There exists no rationale for changing the date of implementation of BAK (bill and keep) regime from January 1, 2020," Jio added.It added that the ongoing Cotton Canvas Suppliers review, which violates the principles of regulatory predictability, has been initiated with pre-determined mind...New Delhi: Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio has alleged that review of call connect charges by Trai "sabotages" the Prime Ministers vision for Digital India, and will hit not only the regulators credibility but also investor confidence as the move protects vested interests of some old operators.Jio said that had Trai "recalculated termination charges, it would be less than 1 paise per minute at this stage", and added that the small residual value by itself fully justifies the need for moving to zero termination charge regime.Submitting its official response to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on the IUC matter, Jio alleged that "certain incumbent telcos" want their large body of 2G customers to forever remain digitally disempowered and deprived of the fruits of the digital revolution.The discussion paper wants India to remain technologically stagnant and backward, the company said.".Continuing its relentless attack on the regulator and old operators over the contentious IUC (interconnect usage charge) issue that has polarised the industry, Jio alleged that Trais move is arbitrary, bad in law, unwarranted, and anti-poor.Jio cautioned that Trais move will have a "chilling effect" on any new investments and future new entrants who will be deterred by this entry barrier, and even as the advanced world will move towards 5G, India will continue promoting 2G and keep millions of users out of Digital India.Any change in implementation of original timeline of January 1, 2020 will end the free voice regime and is likely to increase tariffs which is against consumer interest, Jio claimed.The move contradicts the authoritys past decisions where it was represented that the zero termination charge regime would come into effect for all types of calls from January 1, 2020, Jio said."The Consultation Paper.The latest entrant, known for its disruptive tariffs, argued the present trend indicates that traffic asymmetry (one of the key reasons for Trais rethink on IUC) is expected to be reversed in a few months and the present receivers will become payers, and so deferring stated timelines is not going to steer any operator away from the purported financial stress.Typically, a telecom operator pays for completing calls made by its subscribers to a rival network. This is done by paying the rival network an interconnect usage charge, which currently is 6 paise per minute..