TECHNOLOGY 

Jio extends its Welcome Offer to March 2017

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On September 1, Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited announced the launch of its digital services with Jio Welcome Offer. As part of the Jio Welcome Offer, users will have access to unlimited LTE data and national voice, video and messaging services along with the full bouquet of Jio applications
and content, free of cost up to 31 December 2016. Today Chairman Mukesh Ambani has announced that Jio would extend the free service offer till March 31 as part of its Jio Happy New Year Offer.

“Starting December 4, 2016, every new Jio user will get the data, voice, and full bouquet of the Jio apps free till 31 March 2017. This is the Jio Happy New Year Offer. All our existing 52 million users will continue to enjoy the Welcome Offer till 31 December, and then automatically be signed up for the New Year Offer. No need to buy a new SIM,” he said at the press meet.

Here are the highlights of the press meet:

In the first three months, Jio has grown faster than facebook, WhatsApp, Skype crossing 50 million users.

Jio has successfully rolled out eKYC (know your customer) across 2 lakh outlets in India and is likely to be doubled by March 2017.

In the last 3 months, 900 crore voice calls from Jio were blocked by it competitors. Jio even filed a complained with TRAI on this. Post which, the call block rate has come down from over 90% to nearly 20%.

Starting 4 December 2016, every new Jio user will get Jio’s Data, Voice, Video and the full bouquet of Jio applications absolutely free, till 31 March 201 under “Jio Happy New Year Offer”
In Jio Happy New Year Offer, customers will also be able to test-drive digital recharge, billing experience, using JioMoney wallet and customers will get 30 times the average usage on other networks free till 31 March 2017

Earlier, Jio has also announced the setting-up of the Jio Digital India Start-up Fund. Jio will work on creating Jio Digital Entrepreneurship Hubs in key cities and towns of India. The Jio Digital India Startup Fund has set aside Rs. 5,000 crores to be invested over the next 5 years.