All voice calls on Jio network to be free: Mukesh Ambani

New Delhi: Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani on Thursday announced free voice calling, zero roaming charges and cheaper data tariffs for Jio customers.

Ambani also announced a 'free welcome offer' for Jio customers from September 5 till December 31. R Jio will offer users data services free for four months, after which it will offer 10 tariff plans starting at Rs 19 a day for occasional users, Rs 149 a month for low data users and Rs 4,999 a month for heavy data users.

Devoting an hour of his speech at the RIL's 42th Annual General Meeting, the billionaire industrialist said Jio is targeting 100 million users in a shortest possible time.

The company also announced "super-affordable" handsets under the LYF brand starting Rs 2999.

Key points from his speech

» Reliance Jio will move India from data shortage to data abundance: Mukesh Ambani on his telecom venture.

» Jio's base data tariff will cost one-tenth of existing rates being charged currently; we will charge Rs 50 per GB

» No Jio customer will ever pay for voice calls to any network in India; roaming charges will also be zero

» Jio's pricing is about solving customers' pain points; customer should pay only for one service - voice or data