Reliance Jio has completed nine years with 500 million users, making it the world's largest mobile data network, and announced year-long offers including unlimited data weekends and special plans
Reliance Jio has rolled out free unlimited data for all users with graded duration based on their existing plans, the company said on Wednesday. The company is offering one month of unlimited data for users subscribed to a plan priced Rs 349 onwards, starting September 5 to October 5, along with entertainment and other apps subscription bundled with the offer. At present, Jio offers unlimited 5G data only to 5G smartphone users for plans priced at Rs 349 onwards. "On Jio's 9th anniversary, I feel truly humbled that more than 500 million Indians have placed their trust in us. Reaching this scale within a single nation is a reflection of how deeply Jio has become a part of everyday life. I want to personally thank every single Jio user for making this milestone possible," Reliance Jio Infocomm Chairman Akash Ambani said in the statement. The company is offering unlimited free data on weekends starting September 5 to 7 to all 5G smartphones irrespective of their plan cost. 4G smartph
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India's largest telecom operator Reliance Jio marked its 8th anniversary milestone on Thursday doling out offers on select recharge plans for its users. According to information on Jio.com website, those recharging between September 5 and September 10 will get three benefits worth Rs 700 with quarterly plans of Rs 899 and Rs 999 as well as annual plan of Rs 3,599. Benefits on offer include subscription to 10 OTTs and 10 GB data pack with 28 day-validity worth Rs 175, subscription to three months of gold membership of Zomato at no cost among others benefits. The two offerings -- Rs 899 and Rs 999 plans -- currently have daily data limit of 2GB and have validity of 90 days and 98 days, respectively, while Rs 3,599 plan comes with daily data quota of 2.5 GB, valid for 365 days. It is pertinent to mention here that in September 2016, Jio's entry with free voice calls and cheap data rates dislodged well-entrenched rivals, and the Mukesh Ambani-led telco subsequently emerged as the natio
Interestingly, users can choose to watch content from over 13 popular OTT apps with a single login, according to a release
Leading telecom operators are targeting users with 365-day plans priced between Rs 2,545 and Rs 3,099 through aggressive in-app promotions
In the last two rounds of tariff hikes, Vodafone Idea (Vi) in December 2019 and Bharti (Dec 2021) took the lead, while R-Jio was the last one to raise tariffs
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The coupons will become available in the user's MyJio account after recharging with the Rs 2,999 Jio prepaid plan
Jio Platforms' earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation (Ebitda) for the quarter was a record Rs 13,528 crore, up 12.6 per cent Y-o-Y
Jio is offering its customers a Rs 149 plan which can be a value for money deal for users if that they are searching for something affordable and of short-term validity
The device is powered by a 2.0 GHz octa-core processor and comes supported by 4 GB LPDDR4 RAM and 64 GB internal storage which can be expanded up to 256 GB with an SD card
The market leader, Reliance Jio has not announced the increments and bonuses so far
Reliance launched Jio Bharat V2 4G smartphone in collaboration with Karbonn to produce India's cheapest smartphone at Rs 999. The device has pre-installed apps like Jio Cinema, Jio Pay, Jio Savan, etc
Brokerages estimate that the launch of 'JioBharat' phones could disrupt the 2G market, and delay the tariff hike discussions in the near-term
Also announces a monthly plan of Rs 123, against rivals' cheapest plan of Rs 199