But the regulator's action has clearly come late in the day
All customers who have already subscribed to the offer would continue to be eligible for it
Company accepts TRAI's advice to withdraw the pack; customers who paid already are eligible
Out of 100 million subscribers of free services, over 72 mn have enrolled for Jio Prime membership
With Reliance Jio coming out with new deal for users, pain will aggravate and extend to June quarter
At this speed, a user can download a movie in less than five minutes
Telecom industry owes close to Rs 4.60 lakh crore to various financial institutions and banks
Enrols 72 million customers for its Prime service; more pain in store for incumbent operators
Also launched Jio Summer Surprise allowing first paid recharge prior to April 15 using Rs 303 plan
At 50 million, Jio will become the largest provider of paid broadband services in the country
The subscribers can take the Prime membership, which is available for Rs 99, before 31 March, 2017
Reliance Jio has been offering incentives and schemes to retain its subscriber base in India
It added 70% of these prefer the Rs 303/month plan
Jio has approached advertisement watchdog ASCI to direct Airtel to remove its advertisement
Reliance Jio has complained to the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) that Bharti Airtel's claim of India's fastest network is false, misleading and incorrect."This claim is being made by Airtel acting in a mala fide manner in collusion with Ookla, LLC who profess to be experts in the domain space of testing mobile internet speed," Reliance Jio said in a letter to ASCI.The new comer also claimed that the methodology adopted for to determine the mobile internet speed was completely flawed and the speeds being attributed to Airtel's network may not necessarily relate to their network at all.Reliance Jio requested ASCI to call upon Airtel to withdraw the subject advertisements and any related advertisements claiming themselves to be India's fastest mobile telecom network.Reacting to the allegations by Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel spokesperson said "Airtel has been rated as India's fastest mobile network by Ookla - the global leader in broadband testing and web-based network ...
Jio has netted over 100 million subscribers in less than six months of launch
The phone will only work for Reliance network
Company had filed a petition before telecom tribunal TDSAT challenging the demand notices
D-Link is also going to reap the benefit of digital wave in the country
Taking a cue from India's cut-throat tariff war in the telecom sector, China's three mobile operators have decided to abolish domestic roaming charges."We are extremely delighted that GSMA's call to bring an end to domestic roaming fees has received resounding support from the leading operators in China, the largest telecoms market in the world," Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman, GSM Association said.China Telecommunications Corp, China Mobile Communications Corp and China United Network Communications Group Ltd will end inter-province roaming fees by October, this year.Mittal, who is also the Chairman and Managing Director of India's leading mobile firm Bharti Airtel, said the plan to eliminate domestic roaming fees will not just promote customer convenience by ending 'bill shocks' but help boost usage by customers through adoption of network technologies to augment productivity, innovation and economic growth. "We are sure operators in other countries will take the cue from China's ...