Roundup of all the Telecom providers and Operators
Facebook today announced that it will buy 9.99% equity stake in Jio Platforms Limited, part of Reliance Industries Limited on a fully diluted basis for $5.7 billion or INR 43,574 crore, making Facebook its largest minority shareholder, the largest investment for a minority stake by a technology company anywhere in the world and the largest FDI in the technology sector in India. Continue reading “Facebook buys 9.99% stake in Reliance Jio for Rs. 43,574 crore”
Update: 21st April 2020 – Following the announcement by Airtel and Vodafone IDEA, now BSNL and Reliance Jio have announced validity extension for prepaid users. Unlike Airtel which has increased validity only for limited number of users, Jio is extending incoming call validity for all users. Similarly, BSNL is extending prepaid pack validity till May 5th, 2020. Continue reading “Airtel further extends prepaid validity till May 3; Vodafone Idea extends validity for feature phone users [Update: Jio and BSNL]”
Few days back Reliance Jio launched JioPOS Lite, an app that lets anyone become a Jio Partner and start earning for doing Jio recharges for others. Jio says that this doesn’t require any documentation or verification. You just have to fill your details, submit documents and register online. The app is only available for Android users and is not available on iOS yet, but we can expect it soon. Continue reading “JioPOS Lite lets individuals become Jio Partner and earn for recharges”
To help its customers during the nation-wide lockdown, Vodafone Idea is launching a new program called #RechargeforGood. It is aimed at incentivising its customers to recharge for a friend, family or anyone who doesn’t know how to recharge online or doesn’t have access to the internet and in return, Vodafone Idea will reward a cashback of up to 6% of the recharge amount.
Continue reading “Vodafone launches #RechargeforGood program with up to 6% cashback offers”
Due to the nationwide lockdown, people are working from home and there is a surge in the usage of business as well as entertainment apps. Many apps are opening up their premium content for free during this period and on similar lines now, Airtel is offering free unlimited access to premium kids content on XStream.
Continue reading “Airtel offers free unlimited access to premium kids content on XStream”
Airtel has launched new Home Plan that lets you combine your existing Airtel postpaid, Airtel Broadband connection and Airtel DTH connection under one bill and get several benefits including discounts. If you have one postpaid connection, Broadband or DTH, you can combine them, but a postpaid connection is compulsory. It was rolled out way back in 2018 in Hyderabad as a beta. Continue reading “Airtel Home combines billing for Broadband, DTH and Postpaid services into one at a discounted price”
Bharati Airtel and Reliance Jio recently announced a validity extension for prepaid users and free Rs. 10 talktime due to coronavirus crisis. On similar lines now, BSNL and Vodafone IDEA has also announced special measures to assist customers impacted by coronavirus crisis.
The whole world is fighting the coronavirus pandemic and the outbreak has impacted many. As many places in the world are under lockdown, many companies are introducing special measures to help people. Yesterday, Airtel announced prepaid pack validity extension and free Rs. 10 talk time to 80 million users. On similar lines, now, Reliance Jio has announced special measures to assist Jio users impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.
The whole world is fighting the coronavirus pandemic and the outbreak has impacted many. As many places in the world are under lockdown, many companies are introducing special measures to help people. Recently, Reliance Jio announced free 10 Mbps Jio Fiber connection in feasible areas, double data on Jio Fiber, several apps are offering paid subscriptions for free and more. On similar lines, Airtel has now announced special measures to assist low-income group customers impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.
Late last year, telecom operators Airtel, Vodafone Idea, Reliance Jio hiked prepaid tariffs and later made several changes to its prepaid plans. Vodafone Idea has been making changes to its packs as well and on similar lines now, the company has revised Rs. 95 prepaid plan with more validity and reduced data.
Continue reading “Vodafone revises Rs. 95 prepaid plan with 56 days validity in selected circles”
In a move to promote working from home Reliance Jio earlier this week announced that all JioFiber users will get double data across all plans. The company has finally started rolling out double data vouchers for the customers. If you have 100GB plan, you will get 100GB voucher, 200GB voucher for 200GB plan and so on. This is also applicable for those who have already recharged quarterly, semi-annual and annual plans, you the number of vouchers will increase based on the months. Continue reading “JioFiber double data vouchers now rolling out to all customers”
Airtel has enabled free access to thousands of titles on its e-books platform – Juggernaut Books (formerly known as Airtel Books) for all its customers for a limited period, few days after Indian Government announced a 21-day lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19. Continue reading “Airtel offers free access to thousands of e-books on Juggernaut Books”
People are working from home due to the outbreak of Coronavirus and during this period, the consumption of data will be more than usual. Mobile operators and internet service providers are offering more data and speed as a result of this and on similar lines, recently, ACT Fibernet offered a free upgrade to 300Mbps speed and Unlimited FUP till March 31st. Now, Reliance Jio has also announced a prepaid ‘Work From Home’ plan and is offering double data for existing Jio Fiber users.
Back in 2018 Reliance Jio launched affordable data add-ons at Rs. 11, Rs. 21, Rs. 51 and Rs. 101 with 400MB, 1GB data, 3GB and 6GB data, respectively. Now it has introduced 2x benefits for all the packs so you get 800MB, 2GB data, 4GB and 12GB data for the plans, respectively. Continue reading “Reliance Jio pre-paid 4G data add-on packs now offer 2x more data, off-net IUC minutes at same cost”
Vodafone Idea has launched its 4G services in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad where it has successfully integrated the Vodafone and Idea networks. Pune and PCMC is the biggest territory for the operator in its flagship Maharashtra & Goa circle where it has the largest base of over 4 Cr subscribers, said the company. Continue reading “Vodafone Idea launches TurboNet 4G in Pune and PCMC”
