Mukesh
Ambani, the chairman of Reliance Industries revealed many details about most
awaited wired broadband plan of Jio dubbed as " Jio Gigafiber"
recently. He was speaking on the occasion of 42nd Annual General Meeting of Reliance
Industries Limited on the 12th of August 2019. We have collated all the major
points starting from launch, service details, installation and pricing of Jio
Gigafiber service in this article.
Reliance
Jio, the country’s second largest Telco by customers, is scheduled to launch
the most awaited commercial home broadband plans under Jio Giga Fiber from
September 5 of 2019 on the eve of third anniversary of launching Reliance Jio.
The
most basic plan starts from Rs 700 per month which offers a minimum speed of
100 Mbps. The plans will begin from a minimum of Rs 700 a month, going to Rs
10,000 a month for premium customers, offering a variety of services including
minimum speeds of 100 Mbps, free LED TV on each connection and free calls from
landlines. Jio is also planning to introduce very cheaper international call
rates from the landline connections at fixed monthly rental of Rs 500 to the
United States and Canada. “In India even the most basic Jio Giga Fiber will
start at 100 mbps at the lowest end. We have plans to go all the way to 1 Gbps.
We are pricing our plan at one-tenth of global rate to make it accessible for
every home,” Ambani said.
The
Premium customers of Jio Gigafiber Service will also be able to watch movies on
the same day of the release. This service is expected to be made available by mid
of 2020.
Jio
Fiber Welcome Offer:
Jio has
also announced a Jio Welcome Offer, under which all those who buy its annual
plans will get an HD or 4K LED TV and a 4K set-top box for free. Landline
connection will also be for free. Jio has also kept installation charges free
during the initial rollout period.
How to
apply for Jio Fiber:
The
registration process is available on the official website of Reliance Jio. If
you are interested in this service, you can apply for a Jio Fiber connection at
its website here in a simple three-step process. In the first page, mention the
address where you want to get a JioFiber connection. Provide details like your
name, mobile number and Email id. Submit an OTP sent to your phone. The
registration process, which is more like an expression of interest, is now
complete. You will get a message stating that once the feasibility is confirmed
you will receive a call from Jio's sales representative for further process.
When your request is materialized, you will need to submit any of the two
documents to get the connection: Aadhaar card or any other original valid proof
of identification and proof of address like voter id card, PAN card, passport,
driving license, etc.
Jio
Fiber Installation Procedure:
Once
the JioFiber service is available in your area, an installation engineer will
soon visit your house to install the broadband system. Reliance Jio has
announced on its website that during the initial rollout phase, installation
charges will be free. "As part of our initial roll out we are offering
complimentary JioFiber installation and connection to all our customers. Other
than the refundable security deposit, as of now there are no additional
installation charges," Jio said. Along with the Jio Fiber connection, you
will also get a free landline for making voice calls.
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