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'Summer Surprise': Reliance Jio extends Prime membership till April 15
Mar 31, 2017, 09:28 PM ISTThe telecom entrant Reliance Jio has extended its prime membership to April 15. Earlier, the service was expected to end on March 31st. According to a press release by the company, over 72 million Jio
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Ad watchdog asks Airtel to withdraw ‘Fastest Mobile Network’ campaign on R-Jio’s complaint
Mar 31, 2017, 06:14 PM ISTIndia’s largest telecom service provider Bharti Airtel’s latest promotional campaign declaring itself as the “Fastest Mobile Network” has come under the scanner of the advertisements watchdog.
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Reliance Jio Prime offer deadline and discount on BS-III vehicles to end today
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Reliance Jio’s Prime membership offer ends today, Rs 303 plan has maximum takers
Mar 31, 2017, 11:31 AM ISTSo far, out of 10 crore-plus subscribers, nearly 5 crore have signed up for its Prime membership by paying a one-time charge of Rs 99 and buying cheap data packs.
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Reliance Jio set to become largest paid broadband services provider with 50 million subscribers
Mar 29, 2017, 09:02 PM ISTDay before its free voice, free-data offer ends, Reliance Industries' Jio unit is closing in on 50 million paid users. Out of 100 million-plus free subscribers, nearly 50 million have signed up for its ‘Prime’
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Ookla claims data accuracy, Jio says data ‘contaminated’
Mar 23, 2017, 08:25 AM ISTOokla on Wednesday said data accuracy and neutrality is of utmost importance and the company goes to great lengths to ensure that the information collected on any Speedtest internet test is verifiably correct.
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84pc Jio users willing to take Prime offer, says survey
Mar 22, 2017, 04:00 PM ISTAt least 84 per cent of the current Jio users are expected to subscribe to its Prime membership in April, a survey conducted by Bank of America Merrill Lynch said here on Wednesday. "We surveyed
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Jio, Airtel spar over internet speed claims; Ookla says speedtest based on Q3-Q4 data
Mar 21, 2017, 11:57 PM ISTReliance Jio and Bharti Airtel issued statements countering each other while Ookla clarified that speedtest declaring Airtel as the Fastest Mobile Network in India was based on third and fourth quarter data of 2016.
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Airtel’s claims of fastest network speed ‘false’, says Jio; files complaint against Ookla
Mar 21, 2017, 01:03 PM ISTReliance Jio on Monday lodged a complaint with the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) against broadband tester Ookla's network speed test which claimed that Bharti Airtel has the fastest network speed.
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Reliance Jio customers to remain loyal even with paid services, says report
Mar 18, 2017, 03:39 PM ISTAs Reliance Industries' Jio telecom unit to end an almost seven month spree of free calls and will make its services paid from April 1, 2017, a research conducted by brokerage firm Bernstein showed that
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Jio effect! BSNL offers 2 GB data per day, unlimited calling for Rs 339
Mar 16, 2017, 08:07 PM ISTFaced with the onslaught of competitors, particularly new telecom entrant Reliance Jio, state-run telecom firm Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) today launched a new plan that offers 2 GB of 3G data per day and
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No stay on Jio free offer; telecom tribunal asks TRAI to re-examine issue
Mar 16, 2017, 02:40 PM ISTThe telecom tribunal today did not stay Reliance Jio's free promotional offer, but asked regulator TRAI to ‘re-examine’ issues relating to the approval granted to the operator to continue with the freebies.
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Reliance Jio working with Google to launch pocket-friendly 4G smartphones: Report
Mar 14, 2017, 03:34 PM ISTThe cut-throat competition in the Indian telecom and smartphone industries is set to escalate with Reliance Jio reportedly working with Google to develop an affordable smartphone that will work exclusively on the Jio 4G network.
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R-Jio, Paytm apologise for using PM’s picture without permission
National | Mar 10, 2017, 06:15 PM ISTThe government today said that billionaire Mukesh AMbani-led Reliance Jio and Vijay Shekhar Sharma’s digital payments wallet company PayTM have issued an apology before it for using the photographs of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in
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Relaince Jio Prime subscription begins today: Here is all you need to know
Mar 01, 2017, 12:34 PM ISTHaving reached a customer base of 100 million since its launch, Reliance Jio is now set to start the enrolments for the Jio Prime membership, marking an end to its free offers that had swept the market.
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Telcos to offer better plans to counter Jio, says Bharti Airtel
Mar 01, 2017, 07:25 AM ISTAlarmed by the disruptive data plans that Reliance Jio is offering, India's largest telecom service provider Bharti Airtel on Tuesday said the industry will soon come up with more aggressive data plans.
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Jio crosses 100 million subscribers mark since launch: Mukesh Ambani
Feb 21, 2017, 02:54 PM ISTReliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani today announced that Jio will continue to offer free voice calls after March 31 this year, when its introductory free offer comes to an end.
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Hit hard by entry of Jio, bad run for telcos to continue into Q4: experts
Feb 20, 2017, 01:02 PM ISTHit hard by the entry of Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio, major telecom operators in India - Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular and Reliance Communications – are likely to see their balance sheets under pressure in the fourth quarter of the current fiscal as
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Jio competitors see washout in Q3, losses likely in Q4 too
Feb 19, 2017, 01:55 PM ISTThe entry of Reliance Jio has started affecting the balance-sheets of major telecom operators in India -- Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular and Reliance Communications with all of them witnessing drop in net revenue.
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TRAI seeks views on promotional offers, predatory pricing
Feb 18, 2017, 04:49 PM ISTThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has kick started a process to address certain loopholes in rules around contentious issues such as predatory pricing, promotional offers and the issues that have triggered a public