Reliance Jio
New Delhi: Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Jio,
the newest telecom company, Friday announced it has notched an unprecedented 72
million paid subscribers, and extended by 15 days its rock-bottom priced data
offer under Prime membership.
The
company, whose free extended promotional offer came to an end today, also
announced a complimentary offer for three months for those who paid Rs 303
prior to April 15.
Jio said it has
extended the deadline for purchasing Jio's Rs 303 (and other) plans till April
15th, "considering the unprecedented demand".
for
JIO PRIME by 31st March for whatever reason can still do so by paying Rs 99
along with their first purchase of Jio's Rs 303 and other plans till 15th
April," the statement said.
It also
announced the Jio Summer Surprise for its JIO PRIME members.
"Every JIO
PRIME member when they make their first paid recharge prior to 15th April using
Jio's Rs 303 plan (or any higher value plan) will get services for the initial
three months on a complimentary basis. Your paid tariff plan will be applied
only in July, after the expiry of the complimentary service," Chairman
Mukesh Ambani said in a letter to customers.
Jio had launched
the inaugural free voice and data plan in September last year, and in December,
extended the freebies till March 31, 2017.
Conceding that
the company was "acutely aware" of small pockets of congestion on its
network, Ambani promised dramatic improvement in service quality in the coming
weeks as the company continues to invest in network expansion.
"Jio has
created the world's largest greenfield 4G LTE wireless broadband network, with
over 100,000 mobile towers. And we will add another 100,000 towers to our
network in the coming months.
"This
greenfield investment of over Rs 200,000 crores is the largest anywhere in the
world," Ambani, who is India's richest man, said.
Meanwhile,
mobile wallet Mobikwik said that it has also extended its cash back offer on
Jio Prime recharge till April 15.
"We have
extended cash back offer on Jio Prime recharge till April 15, though the cash
back value may change. As of today we are offering Rs 30 cash back for Jio
customers recharging for Prime," a Mobikwik spokesperson said.
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