Telcos lock Horns with MMRCL over payments to Dubai vendor

The three private telecom companies are embroiled in a dispute with the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) over payments to Dubai-based ACES, a third-party vendor providing in-building solutions (IBS) for underground stations and associated tunnels on Mumbai Metro’s Line 3.

The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), representing Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea, stated on Monday that the vendor model adopted by MMRCL is illegal and anti-consumer.