Reliance Jio becomes 4th Largest Indian Telco with 9.29% Market Share

Indicating its sustained growth, Reliance Jio has acquired a market share of 9.29% thus officially becoming the India's 4th largest mobile service provider.

In the month of March 2017, Reliance Jio has acquired a total of 5.8 million subscribers to gain the 4th Spot. In the same period, Airtel, Idea and BSNL have got subscriber base of 2.99 million, 2.09 million and 2.07 million respectively.

The other major tel-cos like Airtel, Vodafone and Idea have maintained a market share of 23.39%, 17.87% and 16.70% respectively to achieve the first, second and third place.

In spite of being the leader in acquiring customer base, the UBS Securities Asia has signaled at the decline in the rate of subscriber additions. The reason is the TRAI report statistics which reveal that the number of subscribers have drastically come down to 5.8 millions for March 2017, compared with that of 12.2 million in Feb-2017 and 18.48 million in Jan-2017.

So, doubts are raising if Jio's growth is slowing down? If yes, Jio will have to do some more magic with new offers to keep the momentum going.

For the detailed report from TRAI, please click here.

Vodafone in Delhi High Court against Reliance Jio's tariff plans

Vodafone in Delhi High Court against Reliance Jio's tariff plans

The juggle and struggle between different Telco's to prove the other wrong is continuing in various forms. After Airtel, now Vodafone has taken charge to blame Jio and prove it wrong in all the ways possible.

Vodafone India on Tuesday tapped the doors of Delhi High Court against the new entrant Reliance Jio claiming that the two tariff plans offered by Reliance Jio since last month were in violation of the TRAI's guidelines. The two plans in question are the Summer Surprise' offer, ( which gave three month additional complimentary service on a minimum monthly recharge of Rs. 402) and 'Dhan Dhana Dhan' offer, which came after the first one was withdrawn( that gave two additional months on a recharge of Rs. 408).

Vodafone has made the allegation in an application moved by it before Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva seeking to amend its petition filed early this year against Reliance Jio's free trial offer of its 4G services. Vodafone in its petition has claimed that by providing the free voice calls and continuing to do so as a promotional offer beyond a period of 90 days, Reliance Jio was violating norms and the TRAI's tariff orders and regulations.

It has said it was also concerned by the stand of the the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) allowing the alleged violation to continue. Meanwhile, Reliance Jio has denied the allegations.The court on Tuesday allowed Vodafone to amend its petition and listed the matter for hearing on July 27.

Mukesh Ambani tops the Forbe's List

In our earlier posts (listed below for quick read), we talked about how the Jio has started leaving positive impacts in the life of millions of Indian citizens.

• Read 'Jio Impacts' published on 5th April 2017.
• Read 'How much money Jio saved to consumers' published on 8th April 2017.

Now, we have found a news supporting our views described in our earlier posts. The owner of Reliance Jio, Mr. Mukesh Ambani has been recognized as the topper of esteemed Forbes company list of "Global Game Changers 2017".

Part of Forbes article with Mukesh Ambani in top of list

This is a true honor not only to Mukesh, but to entire India. Because, he is the only indian in the list, that too at number one position. The global game changers list is prepared after considering the changes brought about by any new initiative, campaigns, inventions etc. Jio's intention to revolutionize the 4G networks seem to have got an international recognition.

Although, Jio has started charging its consumers, the charges imposed are undoubtedly the lowest in the industry. Well thought strategies with brilliant offers are keeping the earlier customers to cling on and slowly attracting the new customers. Rumors are floating in the air about some new attractive offers to be released soon.