Reliance Jio extends free offer for 100 million customers
21 Feb 2017 |
| To celebrate 100 million-strong telecom customers base, Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani today announced a new Jio Prime offer beginning April 1, 2017.
Ambani claimed Jio added an average of seven customers every second every single day for 170 days.
Jio had planned to charge its customers after its ongoing offer allowing free data and free calls expires on March 31, 2017.
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Details of the new offer
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| All domestic voice calls to any network will be free. There will be no roaming charges, no hidden charges and no blackout days.
The new "Jio Prime" offer will only be rolled out to customers who joined the network or registered for the offer before March 31st, 2017. Customers can avail this at a joining fee of Rs 99 and Rs 303 monthly charges.
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What was the "Happy New Year" plan?
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| Announced few months after the company was launched in September 2016, the Happy New Year Offer gave free data, voice calls, and Jio apps until March 31, 2017. However, many Jio users complained about call drops and speed issues. |
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What are Jio's near future plans?
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| Jio network will be present in all the cities, villages and cover 99 percent of the country's population by 2018 end, Ambani said. It was possible because of Aadhar-backed number portability process.
He also said Jio will monitor all publicly announced plans by all Indian telecom operators. "(Jio) will not only match those... but provide 20% more data for all those plans," he added.
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Airtel share rates fall after Jio announcement
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| Stocks of rival telecom players fell after the Jio announcement that analyst predict can disrupt the sector. Bharti Airtel was the worst hit, dropping nearly 3% to Rs 365.65 and Idea Cellular, too, fell by 1% to Rs 107.95. |
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Jio users might withdraw when it starts charging, say analysts
22 Feb 2017 |
| Analyst G.Krishna Kumar believes half of Reliance Jio's userbase will withdraw once its services become paid starting April.
A price of Rs. 303/month and poor voice quality will likely work against Jio. But it might attract postpaid users, who constitute 4% of the userbase.
Jio uses 3-4 times more data than other networks, so cheaper rates might not result in less spending for users.
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Jio confident of achieving 50% revenue market share by 2021
04 Mar 2017 |
| "Data market in India will be Rs 3 lakh crore by 2020-21," said Reliance Jio in its latest investor presentation.
Jio claimed it is "well positioned" to achieve over 50% revenue market share, an assumption which analysts dubbed "aggressive."
Jio stated it caters to 85% of India's mobile data traffic. It predicted that "voice revenues will shift to data."
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Jio Prime deadline may extend beyond March 31
27 Mar 2017 |
| Reports indicated that Reliance Jio may extend the deadline for its Jio Prime membership to April 30.
The report suggested that Jio may be considering an extension because "the ongoing membership drive did not get the expected results." So far, reportedly 22-27 million users have enrolled for the program.
The report said Jio has only achieved 50% of its target so far.
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Jio offers 120GB extra data for Prime users
28 Mar 2017 |
| Jio has started a new 'Buy one get one' offer, that gives Jio Prime members up to 120GB extra data for a nominal price.
The users can get extra 1GB, 5GB and 10GB data on recharging for Rs.149 and above before March 31.
Recharging for Rs. 499 and above will give users 10GB of free data each month over existing benefits, translating into 120GB.
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