Reliance Jio is one of the leading telecommunications companies in India and the company is constantly expanding its 5G network. However, according to a press release, it notes that there are over 250 million people “trapped in the 2G era,” and the carrier has a plan to introduce them to the Internet.
Jio Bharat is a program that will offer users INR999 phones with 4G connectivity, along with highly affordable plans compared to other carriers. The beta trial will begin on Friday, July 7 and will include 1 million phones sold across 6,500 regions in India.
Currently, operators are increasing the cost of basic voice services twice, from INR99 to INR199 per month. Jio Bharat will address this problem with unlimited voice plan and 500MB per day for INR123 which is 30% cheaper and 7x more data than competitors, says the carrier. The plan will be billed every 28 days, meaning users will get 14GB of data for their feature phones. The annual plan will be INR 1,234 which represents an additional savings of 25%.
Other than the fact that the phones will be branded under the Jio Bharat platform, there is no information or specifics of the devices. The official press release stated that they will support UPI payments with JioPay, have a camera on the back and come with plenty of entertainment options: Jio Cinema with movies, videos and sports highlights; JioSaavn with over 80 million songs in multiple languages; and an FM radio.
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