Jio seeks sectoral sops for fibre deployment

NEW DELHI: Reliance Jio Infocomm has sought incentives for the telecom industry to encourage fibre deployments, a critical infrastructure for the commercial roll-outs of fifth-generation networks.

“The government should draw out incentives so that operators are not challenged to deliver on fibre, which is a critical element for India’s digital growth and story,” Reliance Jio president Mathew Oommen told ET.

Such incentives could be in the form of a conducive policy to attract more investments in building fibre infrastructure by all telcos, as well as uniform and reasonable right of way policies with timely approvals, Oommen said. The service providers should use incentives for creating a deeper fibre network, he added.