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Reliance Jio active subscriber additions slowing down? Airtel wins in April

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However, on net basis, RJio continues to add maximum users Latest news :Reliance Jio has begun to witness a slowdown in active subscriber additions. For the first time since September, when Jio stormed into the market, Bharti Airtel has added more active subscribers than Jio. As per reports by Goldman Sachs and ICICI Securities, Jio added 0.4 million active subscribers in April as compared to 2.6 million by Airtel. During the September-October period of last year Jio was adding around 16 million subscribers a month. However, in terms of net additions, RELIANCE JIO continues to add maximum subscribers. It added 3.87 million subscribers in April followed by 2.85 million by Airtel, 0.81 million by BSNL, 0.75 million by Vodafone and 0.68 million by Idea. All other operators lost subscribers on net basis in April. Jio has witnessed a deceleration in its active subscribers in fourth straight month and since the company has started to charge its users from April, the de...

Telcos themselves to blame for not investing in new tech: Reliance Jio

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Lowering of these levies can generate Rs 20,000-25,000 cr additional EBITDA for industry Latest news : Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Jio on Monday said telcos not investing in new technology and instead leveraging their balance sheet are themselves to blame for financial difficulties. Newcomer Reliance Jio, which met the Interministerial Group (IMG) on Monday said operators need to raise funds by selling stake or invest in new technology through internal accruals. "Operators (excluding Jio) need to invest Rs 1,25,000 crore, payback debt and they need to invest in technology, as growth is happening in data...They can do this by selling stake," said a senior Jio official who did not want to be named. Stating that the financial stress being faced by operators was "their own creation", the official said the only policy intervention required is in form of reduction in GST rates, licence fee and USO levies. Raed this: No duplicate beneficiaries: For ...

After Airtel, BSNL gears up to fight upcoming Reliance Jio's high-speed broadbrand

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BSNL is mulling to revise its home broadband tariffs to counter the entry of Jio's broadband service Latest news : Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) is mulling to revise its home broadband tariffs to counter the entry of Reliance Jio’s fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband service, according to a report in the Economic Times. According to the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), BSNL leads the wired broadband market with almost 10 million subscribers. The state-run company currently offers FTTH based broadband connection for as low as Rs 799 under which the subscriber gets 10 GB of broadband data at 4 Megabits per second (Mbps). There are unlimited plans too that offer unlimited high-speed broadband data based on fair usage policy (FUP). The unlimited data plans starts at Rs 2,641 that offers 175 GB high-speed data at 8 Mbps speed, which is throttled to 1 Mbps speed once the allocated quota is consumed.  Economic Times reported that the Reliance Jio Infoc...

Airtel offers 250 GB free broadband data to counter JioFibre's freebies

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Airtel myHOME offer is currently active on the My Airtel app. Here's how you can avail of the offer Bharti Airtel on Thursday unleashed its myHOME promotional offer under which it is giving 5 GB of additional data every month for each postpaid connection and digital TV serviceyou link to your Airtel broadband connection. The Airtel myHOME offer is currently active on My Airtel app and can be availed of by users who have Airtel broadband or Airtel postpaid connection, or Airtel digital TV service. Airtel myHOME offer Airtel myHOME offer screenshot According to the terms & conditions of the offer, the myHOME offer is valid for users who started availing of Airtel broadband services before July 1, 2016. There is, however, a cap on the number of connections that can be bundled. You can bundle up to 25 postpaid connections and 25 DTH connections with your broadband service -- that translates into 250 GB of additional broadband data per month. READ THIS: Private ba...

The 2017 agenda: Reliance Jio to soon venture into DTH, broadband services

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Reliance Industries plans to spend a further Rs 18,000 crore additional investment in Jio Reliance Jio stormed into the telecom industry with the launch of ultra-affordable high speed 4G internet services combined with free voice calls, SMS and Jio apps. To keep the momentum going, Reliance Jio Infocomm is reportedly gearing up to expand the company’s product portfolio by venturing into diverse areas such as broadband services and Direct-to-Home (DTH) TV services. ALSO READ: No end to data wars: Reliance Jio free offers to continue for 12-18 months  Things to expect from Reliance Jio in 2017  Reliance Jio FTTH broadband services  Reliance Industries plans to spend a further Rs 18,000 crore additional investment required for its fibre network as it expands Jio's 4G reach, reports Business Standard. The Reliance Jio fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband services has already been offering trials at a few locations and the services will expand to more cities soon...