Reliance Jio 999 cellphone: Tariff plan particulars, value revealed

Reliance has introduced its internet-enabled 4G cell phone price simply ₹999. As a part of its ‘2G-Mukt Bharat’ imaginative and prescient, the corporate says Jio Bharat V2 telephones can be used to equip 250 million cellular customers who’re nonetheless caught with 2G know-how.

In an announcement, Reliance stated the Jio Bharat cellphone has 30 per cent cheaper plan and 7 instances extra information as in comparison with the function cellphone choices of different cellular service operators.

“There are still 250 million mobile-phone users in India who remain ‘trapped’ in 2G era, unable to tap into basic features of the internet at a time when the world stands at the cusp of a 5G revolution”, Akash Ambani, Reliance Jio chairperson, stated in an announcement.

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“6 years ago, when Jio was launched, we made it clear that Jio will leave no stone unturned to democratise internet and pass the benefits of technology to every Indian. Technology will no longer remain a privilege for a select few”, Ambani added.

The firm will start beta trials for first a million Jio Bharat telephones from July 7. The trial can be carried out throughout 6,500 tehsils in India. The firm needs to make sure scalability of platform and processes for upgrading hundreds of thousands of function cellphone customers.