Bharti Airtel's 4G coverage is less than half of Reliance Jio's but it has expanded its network more than three-folds since September 2017
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Both Jio and Airtel have inched up their broadband market share, to 56.2 per cent and 20.5 per cent, respectively
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Jio's non-wireless services are unlikely to be able to meaningfully offset any slowdown in wireless revenue growth as the prices are largely non-disruptive
Airtel has already announced such offers for its fibre broadband
May not affect Airtel's business significantly in terms of customer churn
On Thursday, Mukesh Ambani-controlled Reliance Industries (RIL), commercially rolled out its fiber optic network - Reliance JioFiber - offering six plans for the consumers to choose from.
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JioFiber has been running trials of the service since the past two years, for almost 500,000 customers. The plans range from Rs 699 to Rs 8,499 a month
JioFiber plan rentals will start at Rs 699 and will go up to Rs 8,499. The lowest tariff will start with 100 Mbps speed. Most tariff plans come with access to all the services
Airtel may take the most direct competitive hit from JioFiber because, along with content bundles for its mobile services, it is one of the country's largest TV service providers
JioFibre customers will get free voice calls for life from landline, 100 mbps to 1 gigabit per second broadband speed for subscription starting from Rs 700 a month
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led company is slated to launch optical fibre-based JioFibre broadband service from September 5
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Limited availability of airwaves and high base price to blame
Jio continues to enjoy a strong position in B and C circles and commands the number one position in 13 circles