Jio Bharat 4G phone
Relience Jio launches Jio Bharat 4G phone at Rs 999 Jio has also launched the ‘Jio Bharat Platform’ which can be used by other handset makers to launch Jio Bharat phones. The telco in a statement said that besides Reliance Retail, Karbonn will be the first brand to adopt this platform. Relience jio aggressively at Rs 999 to accelerate the migration of 250 million feature phone users to internet-enabled phones and corner more entry-level mobile broadband users, especially in the rural areas. “India still has 250 million mobile subscribers trapped in the 2G era with feature phones. These feature phones do not provide access to internet, especially at a time when access to technology is a necessity which also uplifts one’s livelihood and economic well-being,” said Jio in a statement. Lately, Jio said that this digital disempowerment and disparity for these feature phone users has worsened with other “telecom operators increasing the minimum price to stay connected by more tha...