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  Jio plays Cupid, wishes rivals Airtel, Voda and Idea a ‘Happy Valentine’s Day’; they return the favour

  February 14, 2017 19:40 IST

  Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio, the telecom offering that has declared an all-out war against the incumbents with its low cost offerings, today did a Munna bhai act wishing its rivals Airtel, Vodafone and Idea a ‘Happy Valentine’s Day’.

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  Centre slaps notices on RJio, Paytm for using PM Modi’s photo in advertisements

  February 10, 2017 18:36 IST

  The government has sent notices to billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio Infocomm and Paytm for using the Prime Minister's photograph in their advertisements. The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, which is custodian of prestige of High

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  BSNL counters Jio’s free offer with 1GB 3G data at Rs 36

  February 08, 2017 12:42 IST

  In a move aimed at countering Reliance Jio’s free data offer, state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has announced a 75 per cent cut in 3G data rates.

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  RJio terms Airtel's claim on PoI as misleading

  February 07, 2017 23:05 IST

  Reliance Jio Infocomm (RJIL) today dubbed Airtel's claim of provisioning adequate points of interconnect (PoI) capacity to RJIL as "misleading". The development comes after Airtel in a statement issued earlier during the day said that

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  Reliance Jio played major role in Q4 revenue growth, says Facebook

  February 03, 2017 14:20 IST

  The free data offer rolled out by Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio Infocomm seems to have done wonders for social media giant Facebook which witnessed a net income growth of 128 per cent in the fourth quarter.

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  Big B fed up with Vodafone’s bad network, Reliance Jio offers help

  Bollywood | February 01, 2017 11:09 IST

  Telephone operator Vodafone faced an embarrassing situation recently when Bollywood megastar Amitbah Bachchan took to Twitter and lashed out at Vodafone for bad network. VODAFONE WE HAVE A PROBLEM ..!! ALL SEND MESSAGES COMING FAILED

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  Reliance Jio sparks financial bloodbath, Airtel profit down by 55 pc

  January 25, 2017 13:28 IST

  Hit hard by the free promotional offer of new entrant Reliance Jio, India's largest telecom operator Bharti Airtel has reported a decline of 55 per cent in its third quarter net profit. India's No. 1

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  After Airtel, Idea challenges Trai's nod to Jio's ‘free offer’ extension

  January 19, 2017 13:11 IST

  In the latest in the bitter battle between incumbent telecom operators and Reliance Jio, Idea Cellular, India’s third largest wireless operator, has filed a petition in the appellate telecom tribunal against TRAI for allowing the

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  Reliance Jio customer base crosses 72.4 mn by end December

  January 16, 2017 23:56 IST

  Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (RJIL) on Monday said that the customer-base has already crossed 72.4 million as of December 31 but did not commit itself to meet the 100-million target by March when its second

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  Mukesh Ambani to infuse Rs 30k crore into Reliance Jio to enhance network coverage

  January 16, 2017 21:43 IST

  Indian business magnate and Reliance Industries Limited’s Chairman Mukesh Ambani is reportedly planning to infuse Rs 30,000 crore in its wholly owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries - Reliance Jio Infocomm. The decision of such a

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  Jio plans fresh coup, may launch VoLTE feature phones starting Rs 999

  January 12, 2017 12:20 IST

  After disrupting India’s telecom sector with its game-changing tariff plans, Reliance Jio Infocomm may now do the same in the smartphone market with its low-cost 4G voice over LTE or VoLTE feature phone allowing free calls.

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  TRAI allowing Jio to violate rules : Airtel moves tribunal on extension of free services

  January 11, 2017 10:33 IST

  Stepping up the legal battle against TRAI, Bharti Airtel has moved telecom dispute tribunal TDSA accusing the telecom watchdog of of being a “mute spectator” to violations by Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio's move to extend

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  Airtel offers unlimited voice calls at Rs 549 to take on Reliance Jio

  December 20, 2016 18:26 IST

  In the latest in the tariff war that the entry of Reliance Jio has triggered in the telecom industry with its ‘Happy New Year’ offer, Airtel has updated its ‘myPlan Infinity’ offers, adding two new plans priced at Rs 549 and Rs 799.

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  Reliance Jio to launch ‘Pokemon GO’ in India on Dec 14

  December 13, 2016 18:55 IST

  There is some good news for India’s gaming lovers as Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (Jio) will be introducing the famous augmented reality (AR) game “Pokemon GO” in the country starting December 14.

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  Jio effect: India's telecom subscription soars to 1.074 billion in September

  December 12, 2016 13:09 IST

  Mukesh Ambani's ambitious Reliance Jio launch has resulted in a sharp spike ( 1.98%) in telecom subscriber base in the country. "The number of telephone subscribers in India increased from 1,053.40 million at the end

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  As tariff war escalates, Vodafone launches free calling plans for prepaid users

  December 09, 2016 17:12 IST

  Facing heat from Jio's unlimited free calls offer, the incumbent players are coming up with new plans to keep their user base intact. The latest in the string is India’s second largest telco Vodafone, which

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  Good news for Idea users: Company launches free calling scheme for pre-paid customers

  December 08, 2016 23:55 IST

  In a move aimed at giving tough competition to the Reliance Jio tariff rates, the Idea Cellular today announced free calls and limited mobile internet use priced at Rs 148 and Rs 348. "Priced around

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  To counter Jio impact, BSNL plans unlimited calls at Rs 149 per month

  December 06, 2016 19:45 IST

  State-owned telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) will soon provide its subscribers unlimited local and national voice calls to any network for Rs 149 a month. The monthly tariff plan which also includes 300

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  Reliance Jio may face Rs 500 fine for using PM Modi's pic in ads without permission: Report

  December 03, 2016 8:01 IST

  Reliance Jio may have to pay a penalty of just up to Rs 500 for using Prime Minister Narendra Modi's photograph in print and electronic advertisements without permission. According to a Times of India report,

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  Reliance buckles up to take on PayTM, to launch Jio Money app for merchants on December 5

  December 01, 2016 16:14 IST

  After creating ripples in the mobile network market by offering free voice and data to its customers till March 31, 2017, Reliance Industries will now launch a Jio-Money app to enable digital transactions, especially among