Reliance Jio launches new all-in-one plans effective 6 December; customers will get 300% more benefits

Reliance Jio on Wednesday announced new plans which will be costlier by up to 39 percent compared to older plans for its customers. The company, however, claimed that it has priced all the new plans up to 25 percent cheaper than the new call and data tariff plans rolled out by its competitors Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea. "These plans will provide up to 300 percent more benefits to the consumers, upholding the Jio promise of providing the best-quality service at the lowest price globally", the company said in a statement. According to new tariffs, Jio customers will have to pay Rs 555 for 84-day validity and 1.5 GB of data per day, which is 39 percent higher than the earlier plan of Rs 399 offering same features. The company has raised the price of Rs 153 plan to Rs 199; Rs 198 plan to Rs 249; Rs 299 plan to Rs 349; Rs 349 plan to Rs 399; Rs 448 to Rs 599; Rs 1,699 plan to Rs 2199, and Rs 98 plan to Rs 129. The Rs 199 plan is a month-long valid plan, which offers 1.5GB per day, and is about 25 percent cheaper than the plans of rivals offering similar benefits at a price of around Rs 249.(With PTI inputs)(Disclaimer: Reliance Industries Ltd. is the sole beneficiary of Independent Media Trust which controls Network18 Media & Investments Ltd which publishes Firstpost)