Except Reliance Jio, regulations against every telecom operator in last 2 years, says Vodafone CEO

British telecom major Vodafone Monday alleged that regulatory outcomes in India over the past two years have been against every telecom operator except Reliance Jio. Currently, in India, Vodafone operates as Vodafone Idea Ltd in partnership with Aditya Birla Group.

Vodafone Chief Executive Officer Nick Read, however, highlighted that its business in India has gone through a tough period but now, the company is well-positioned to play in the country with plans to invest in network and monetisation of assets.

“I think we only asked for level-playing field in terms of regulations. Over the last two years, we had many regulatory outcomes that were against every one in the market except Jio. We made that point clear,” Vodafone CEO Nick Read told reporters here in response to his views on the Indian regulatory and policy regime.