@lucifer They (Jio) did good by breaking the AVoId cartel’s monopoly. But slowly they are becoming the very thing they were out to destroy. Current Jio network has all the characteristics of a typical Reliance product. “Substandard” is the one word to describe it. So porting out of it for connectivity is a fair reason. But porting out because Ambani will potentially start a vegetable stall in future is the most dumbest reason one can give.
There's only one thing to be in the telecom market, and that is, profitable. It doesn't matter if it's in 6 months or 15 years. The ultimate goal is to be just that: profitable.
This timeline depends on the availability of funds. For how long can one sustain a loss is the only question that determines how long predatory pricing exists.
So at the risk of correcting you, no, Jio never wanted to fight them to be a Robin Hood for the masses. Jio's aim, then and now, has been one: change the hierarchy of the telecom overlords. You paid â‚ą250 for a Gb back then to AirTel Vod Idea; all Jio wanted was for you to do the same, but to Jio, in the next 5 years.
Edit: I do not condone being charged â‚ą250/GB myself. The technical and economical feasibility, however, necessitated it. It has been written at length by several researchers, but in short, in a market where voice ruled, at a time when the internet was still taking shape, we've had voice calls for rates as low as 6p/min with the rate cutters that existed back then.