3. EVOLUTION OF JIO
In June 2010, Reliance Industries
(RIL) bought a 96% stake in Infotel
Broadband Services Limited
(IBSL).
Later RIL's telecom subsidiary, was
renamed as Reliance Jio
Infocomm Limited (RJIL) in
January 2013.
The company launched its services
on 5 September 2016.
Jio crossed 50 million subscriber
mark in 83 days since its launch.
4. THE LAUNCH…
• Launched internally to Jio's partners, its
staff and their families on 27 December
2015.
• The Brand ambassador of Jio, Bollywood
actor Shah Rukh Khan, kickstarted the
launch event which took place in Reliance
Corporate Park in Navi Mumbai
• It witnessed by more than 35000 RIL
employees
18. JIO PHONE !!
• On 21 July 2017, Jio introduced its first
affordable 4G feature phone named as Jio
Phone.
• The price announced for it is ₹ 0 with a
security deposit of ₹ 1500 which can be
withdrawn back by the user by returning the
Jio Phone at Jio stores only after 3 years.