Reliance is not halting JioPhone production, to announce booking date soon

The phone went on pre-registrations in August and based on company's claim, almost 6 million people registered for the India's first 4G-feature phone

Reliance Jio on Tuesday reassured users that contrary to rumours, it is not halting production of the Jio phone and will soon announce the booking date for the next phones. The statement comes a day after media reports quoting company insiders said that Jio has stopped further production of the JioPhone and is currently working on an Android model to counter other telecom majors like Bharti Airtel. 

Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular have collaborated with home-grown smartphone makers to roll-out ultra-affordable smartphones bundled with various cashback offers, which brings down the effective cost of smartphones on par with feature phones.

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