Reliance Jio tariff plans to begin from April 1: Mukesh Ambani; Here are other important announcements

Mumbai: Reliance Industries (RIL) Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani on Tuesday said Reliance Jio has crossed the 100 million customer mark since its launch on September 5. "Jio was launched on September 5 last year. In only 170 days we have crossed the 100 million customer mark. This achievement is of India and Indians," Ambani told the media. He said that on an average Jio added seven customers on its network every second. "This is an unprecedented level of acceptance of any technology company anywhere in the world." Ambani said that prior to the launch of Reliance Jio, India was ranked 150th in terms of data penetration. It was now at number one. "Last month Jio users have consumed 100 crore gigabytes of data. India is number one today in terms of mobile data usage." Ambani said by the end of 2017, 99 per cent of the country's population will be covered by the network with its presence in nearly all cities, towns and villages. He pointed out that the company has doubled its 4G stations as compared to its competitors. Announcing free user benefits for another 12 months under a cost-effective membership plan, Jio's latest offerings are expected to stiffen the competition further in the telecom sector. "Under Jio prime membership plan, the users can become members for a full year for a nominal one-time fee of Rs 99. Enrolment will start from March 1 and will remain open till March 31. They would continue enjoying the unlimited benefits for another 12 months," he said. Post-March 2018, Jio prime members would be able to avail the same benefits for another year at Rs 303 per month tariff plan, he added. Apart from that, he said the company will start offering tariff plans starting April 1 for people who do not opt for the prime membership plan. "We will start offering tariff plans starting April 1. Calls to all networks, roaming will remain free after April 1," he added. Ambani also vowed to match the tariff data plans of its competitors with 20 per cent more data Here are important thing Mukesh Ambani said:

• 100 crore GB of data was consumed by Jio users: Mukesh Ambani
• Jio Prime offer at one-time fee of Rs 99: Mukesh Ambani
• From April 1, Jio will offer tariff plans: Mukesh Ambani
• Jio customers, in a few months, have created new records: Mukesh Ambani
• Jio has added on an average 7 customers per second, the milestone belongs to the Jio community: Mukesh Ambani

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• Jio has crossed 100 million customer base in 170 days of its launch: Mukesh Ambani
• Jio will match the highest selling tariff of other operators. It provide 20% more data than what other operators provide: Mukesh Ambani
• Roaming will be free on Jio's network: Mukesh Ambani
• Jio will always offer better value for the same price: Mukesh Ambani
• Jio Prime members can continue enjoying the unlimited benefits of Jio New Year Offer until March 31, 2018: Mukesh Ambani
• Jio Prime members will get unlimited benefits till March 2018: Mukesh Ambani
• Mukesh Ambani announced that Jio Prime Members can get this tremendous value at an introductory price of only Rs 303/month, effectively just Rs 10/day.