"The plan was filed last (Monday) evening. Jio had till the end of the week to file it," a person familiar with the matter told ET.
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The latest plan offers 84 days of services for a recharge of Rs 309 or more.
"Telcos can make plans and file within seven days, so several hundred plans come to us, but I won't comment on any individual plan," Sharma said. "Whenever telecom companies file a plan, we examine it and decide on it - it's the normal procedure, so I can't comment on a plan or its nuances."
While suspending the Summer Surprise offer, TRAI had said that it did not fit into its regulatory framework, after Jio’s rival companies alleged that TRAI violated its own rules by allowing the offer.
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Even the telecom department had asked TRAI to be discrete while allowing successive promotional offers, as they hurt possible government revenue.
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