Reliance Infocomm Ltd on Tuesday raised the national long distance call and GSM phone rates in the 50-200 km and 200-500 km slabs by Rs 1 per minute due to enhanced charges under the new interconnect user
Extending its new device plus data plan to more smartphones, the operator is keen to capture the youth's attention.
Also, the combination of a new entrant and new technology is not necessarily good.
'The workers's dance of wilful destruction has the potential to kill all investments planned in India by any foreign entity,' argues Dr Sudhir Bisht.
'While investors in Reliance have had to play a game of patience for long stretches, for Anil the challenge is to do what used to be his brother's forte -- generating cash by putting assets in the ground and making things,' says T N Ninan.
Jio's disruptive strategy, including free voice services and data at throwaway rates, apart from offering all services free for six months, triggered a consolidation in the telecom sector.
No one is quite sure when the soft launch is likely.
The Aam Aadmi Party has demanded the dismissal of Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad alleging a conflict of interest that has prevented him from issuing a notice to Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio on the 4G issue, a charge vehemently denied by Prasad who said he never gave advice or appeared for the company.