Jio launches 'Rs 0' 4G phones; announces Jio cable TV too

Ambani hailed the Jio service as the fastest growing technology service in the world with '100 million customers signed up for Jio's services in less than 170 days.'

Jio phones will be available to all Indians for an effective price of 'Rs 0', Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani announced on Friday during the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Mumbai.

Reliance Jio announced the launch of its 4G feature phone, which is named as JioPhone. Along with that, they also announced its cable TV device, Jio Cable. The JioPhone will be available for free but buyers will have to deposit a fee of Rs 1500 which will be refundable after three years. This means the phone will be available at an effective price of zero.

"On the Jio phone voice will always be free, second, the 50 crore feature phone users don't even have access to basic internet. I believe today every young Indian should have access to information at his fingertips and that is what the Jio phone enables. To enable a digital life all need access to data at affordable rates. So starting August 15 this year I am declaring digital freedom for all feature phone users. Jio will give them access to unlimited data on the Jio phone," he added.

Users will be able to connect Jio phone to any TV and not just smart TV but even the old CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) TVs that you have. All Jio phone users can enjoy viewing their Jio content on their phones from their TV screens, Ambani said.

Ambani hailed the Jio service as the fastest growing technology service in the world with '100 million customers signed up for Jio's services in less than 170 days.'

Ambani claimed that Jio registrations were faster than social networking sites such as Facebook, WhatsApp andSkype.

'Today, Jio has over 125 million customers. We have proved all our sceptics wrong,' he said. Ambani further said, 'The company's turnover has grown from Rs 70 crores in 1977 to over Rs 330,000 crores today - an increase of nearly 4,700 times.'

He dedicated these 40 years of achievements and records to his father, founder Chairman Shri Dhirubhai Ambani. Kokilaben Ambani, the mother of Mukesh Ambani, was seen in teary eyes as Mukesh paid tribute to Dhirubhai Ambani at the beginning of the AGM.JioPhone users will get unlimited data at Rs 153 per month, entirely 4G.

Jio offers

• All voice calls and SMS will be free
• Testing starts August 15
• Pre-booking for the phone starts August 24, will be available in September on first-come first-serve basis
• The JioPhone comes with Internet connectivity, follows voice commands, and recognises 22 Indian languages
• Access to Jio services like JioTV, JioMovies, and others will be included

At the outset, Ambani said, 'Want to dedicate these 40 years of achievement and records to only one person, founder chairman Dhirubhai Ambani and am grateful to my mother.'

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