Jio gets 72m paid customers under Prime membership
Pankaj Doval
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New Delhi:
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Offers 3-Mth Complimentary Service For Rs 303 & Above Plan
Reliance Jio announced 72
million paid subscribers on Friday, a day before the company starts
billing customers.
The 4G-only company criticised by rivals for its
freebies -decided to offer complimentary services for another three
months under `Summer Surprise' plan. This would be for customers who
sign up for its `Prime' offering and pay for the flagship
monthly-billing scheme of Rs 303 or above before April 15. The next
payment will need to be made in August, company officials said. The new
scheme follows the company's two initial plans -`Welcome Offer' and
`Happy New Year'.
To sign up for a Prime membership, a customer needs to pay Rs 99 as annual fee, and then opt for various recharge or monthly post-paid plans, starting from Rs 149.The Rs 303 plan was being touted very aggressively by the company as it guarantees unlimited data downloads across the month. “In just one month, over 72 million (and still counting) Jio customers have signed up for Jio Prime. We, at Jio, are honoured and grateful for this tremendous response,“ Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani said in a letter to the customers.
“Over the past few days, we have been deluged by millions of customers queuing up to purchase Jio's popular Rs 303 and other tariff plans. This nationwide trend indicates that very many customers are still in the process of purchasing Jio Prime and their first paid tariff plan,“ he said, after announcing a 15-day extension (till April 15) for customers to opt for the Prime plan.
Jio said users who do not recharge by April 15 will experience degradation andor discontinuation of services.Those who do not opt for Prime membership can still continue with the services by opting for non-Prime tariff plans, but these would come with lower benefits.
“In India, we have the fine tradition of Shagun -offering gifts on auspicious occasions. For us, your first recharge is an auspicious moment.Therefore, we want to offer a token of our appreciation and gratitude to all Jio Prime members... the Jio Summer Surprise,“ he said.
As part of this, every Prime member -when they make their first paid recharge using the Rs 303 plan or above --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,“ Ambani said. “We will add another 1 lakh towers to our network in the coming months.“
To sign up for a Prime membership, a customer needs to pay Rs 99 as annual fee, and then opt for various recharge or monthly post-paid plans, starting from Rs 149.The Rs 303 plan was being touted very aggressively by the company as it guarantees unlimited data downloads across the month. “In just one month, over 72 million (and still counting) Jio customers have signed up for Jio Prime. We, at Jio, are honoured and grateful for this tremendous response,“ Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani said in a letter to the customers.
“Over the past few days, we have been deluged by millions of customers queuing up to purchase Jio's popular Rs 303 and other tariff plans. This nationwide trend indicates that very many customers are still in the process of purchasing Jio Prime and their first paid tariff plan,“ he said, after announcing a 15-day extension (till April 15) for customers to opt for the Prime plan.
Jio said users who do not recharge by April 15 will experience degradation andor discontinuation of services.Those who do not opt for Prime membership can still continue with the services by opting for non-Prime tariff plans, but these would come with lower benefits.
“In India, we have the fine tradition of Shagun -offering gifts on auspicious occasions. For us, your first recharge is an auspicious moment.Therefore, we want to offer a token of our appreciation and gratitude to all Jio Prime members... the Jio Summer Surprise,“ he said.
As part of this, every Prime member -when they make their first paid recharge using the Rs 303 plan or above --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,“ Ambani said. “We will add another 1 lakh towers to our network in the coming months.“
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