Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. has taken the country by storm by introducing their Jio network with unbelievable offers. The consequences were enormously positive and the numbers made by the service are equally colossal. In just 83 days of commencement (from 5 September 2016) Jio crossed 50 million subscribers. With an average rate of addition of 6 lakh subscribers per day, this feat is the fastest achieved by any technology company in the world including the likes of Facebook, WhatsApp, and Skype. To celebrate this feat, Jio has introduced the new Jio Happy New Year Offer that will be effective from 4 December 2016. voice calls and data absolutely free up to 31 March 2017.
The features of the new Jio Happy New Year Offer are explained below:
- Effective from 4 December 2016
- Offer comprises of Data, Voice, Video and the full bouquet of Jio applications and content, absolutely free, up to 31 March 2017.
- Benefits will be available to all subscribers signing up for Jio services up to 3 March 2017.
- Existing Jio Welcome Offer (“JWO’) users will continue to enjoy the unlimited benefits under JWO up to 31 December 2016, following which they would be automatically signed-up for the JNO as well.
- Jio has limited the high-speed-data quantity to 1 GB per day per user, following which the speed will be reduced to 128 Kbps. This step has been taken to ensure that all the Jio users get superior data experience.
- Attractive tariff options have been offered for subscribers wishing to consume additional data beyond 1 GB per day at regular speed as part of the JNO.
- Completely digital recharge and billing experience.
Following the success, the company has taken the following steps for further development:
- Jio has successfully rolled out eKYC across 2 lakh outlets in India, thereby allowing activation of SIM to get completed in under 5 minutes.
- More than 95% of the activations are being done in a paperless manner through eKYC.
- The Company is in the process of doubling the network, to 4 lakh digitally enabled outlets by March 2017.
- Jio customers can benefit from the Mobile Number Portability facility such that they can retain their existing number when they migrate to Jio.
- Jio has also introduced Home Delivery of Jio SIMs, so that the enterprise and high-end customers can get a Jio SIM home-delivered and activated in 5 minutes through eKYC.
- This feature is being progressively launched across India through MyJio application and will be available in top 100 cities by 31st December 2016.
Jio also announced the launch of the Jio Money Merchant Solution. it provides access to services, including digital money that enables digital transactions of all types, whether they be at small shops, restaurants, Railway ticket counters, for bus and mass transit and even for person-to-person money transfers.