Free voice calls, no roaming charges from apr 1; jio unveils rs 303 plan

Free voice calls, no roaming charges from Apr 1; Jio unveils Rs 303 plan According to data consumed on Jio, users consumed over 100 cr GB data, more than 3.3 cr GB/day

Reliance Jio will start charging customers from April 1, but will offer sharply discounted prices for a year to those who sign up by the end of March.

Customers who sign up by March 31 will be able to use unlimited data and voice services for a year at Rs 303 a month under a special offer, Mukesh Ambani said.

Enrolment to the plan would cost a one-time fee of Rs 99.

As Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambanilaunched the Rs 303 per month plan for Reliance Jio, rival Bharti Airtel shares were seen trading down 2.5%.

According to the tariff plan, Jio will match the highest selling tariff of other operators and provide 20 per cent more data than what other operators provide.

Jio will also offer Prime Memberships starting from March 1. The customers can enrol for this membership at Rs 99 and can continue enjoying unlimited offering for another 12 months after enrolment.

Jio Prime Members can get this value at an introductory price of only Rs 303/month, effectively just Rs 10/day.

The last date of availing the membership is March 31.

Concerns, however, remain if Jio will be able to retain its subscribers once it begins charging for the services. Analysts say many subscribers are using Jio as a second mobile connection to take advantage of the free data. Read more