Reliance Jio is walking in the footsteps of its rival companies – Bharti Airtel and Vodafone-Idea- which had increased tariff prices last week. Now, all the Jio customers will get voice and data plans at a higher price than the current rates. The company has announced a 20% hike on Jio Phone Plan and Unlimited Plans.
The entry-level plan which was earlier priced at Rs 75 with a validity of 28 days is now available at Rs 91 with the same benefits and validity. On the other hand, price of minimum unlimited plan that includes both voice and data benefits is increased from Rs 129 to Rs 155.
Customers will get 2GB of data, unlimited voice, and 300 SMS per day in this pack. The price of other plans has also increased. Here is the list of Jio’s new plan.
New Reliance Jio Prepaid Plans
In addition to this, Jio has added 3 new add-ons packs for the customers.
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Why Reliance Jio Has Increased The Price?
via:onlytech
Reliance Jio in a statement on Sunday laid the reason behind the tariff hike. It said the new plans will increase the company’s ARPU i.e. Average revenue per user by 15-17 percent in the upcoming quarters. Earlier, its ARPU was Rs 143.6 for the July-September quarter and the company lost 11 million users.
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The company is also aiming to increase its customer base with new plans as Airtel and VI’s new plans are still expensive than Jio’s plan. These changes will be effective from December 1.