Mukesh Ambani officially opens up Reliance Jio to the public; services to be available for free till December

Burying all speculation, Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani said on Thursday the commercial operations of Reliance Jio will start from Dec 31. The company also offered several freebies to attract customers. The chairman gave this information while addressing the 42nd annual general meeting of the company. Amongst a whole host of offerings Ambani made: *Starting from September 5 till December 31, Jio’s bouquet of apps, all services will available for free *By March 2017, Jio will cover 90 per cent of India’s population *New handsets (LYF) will start at Rs 2,999 *Roaming charges will also be zero *Jio will offer data at Rs 50 per GB (base rate) against Rs 250 per GB charged on average by other operators. Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) chairman, Mukesh Ambani addressed the Annual General Meeting of the shareholders at an event in Mumbai today. At the meeting, various announcements regarding Reliance Jio services, related tariffs and availability were made by Ambani. In the course of the announcement, Ambani added that Reliance Jio is the first 4G-only service in India. With inputs from IANS Disclaimer: Reliance Industries owns Network18 which also publishes Firstpost.com (tech2).