“Free” Internet to Billion People: Reliance Jio Launches Freebie Frenzy in India
Reliance Jio is just another 4G network in just another country, but that country happens to be India. A land of one billion plus people. Jio is an offering by Mukesh Ambani of the Reliance Group, and the son of Dhirubhai Ambani, a successful businessman who is legendary in India for his rags-to-riches story. What is Jio and why does it matter? Reliance Jio is a pan-India 4G network which offers both data and voice services. Although there are many companies who offer similar services in India, there is no one who has the reach and the potential that Reliance has. Reliance Jio was the....
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The use of Bitcoin may get some more fortification in India as the region’s most wealthiest man is enabling super cheap 4G to a billion Indian citizens. India’s Richest Man Gives 4G Data to a Billion People. Mukesh Ambani is one of the richest men in India. Local consumers will have the opportunity to try Ambani’s new Jio Network, allowing 4G data at....
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