Reliance Communications announces new 4G offer starting at Rs 49 with free & unlimited local, STD calls

Highlights:

1. Reliance Communications' new 4G subscribers can access 1GB of data at Rs 49 with free unlimited on-net local and STD calls valid for 28 days

2. New 4G subscribers can get 3GB of data at Rs 149 along with free and unlimited on-net local and STD calls valid for 28 days

3. It has also announced new plans for 3G and 2G customers with unlimited 3G data access at Rs 99 and unlimited 2G data access at Rs 49 

In a bid to take on new telecom entrant Reliance Jio and to offer competitive data packages, Reliance Communications on Friday announced an unlimited data plan for 4G customers starting at Rs 49.

The company's new unlimited plan named as 'Joy of Holi' offer will be available across 17 circles in India.

The new offer will provide additional data and voice-calling benefits across all 4G, 3G and 2G technology platforms.

"With the new unlimited plans, new 4G subscribers of Reliance Communications (RCom) can access 1GB of data at Rs 49 while 3GB of data is available at Rs 149 along with free and unlimited on-net local and STD calls valid for 28 days," cited the company in a press release. 

Regardless of the type of smartphone or feature phone being used, customers will get best-in-class data and voice services without any additional recharge or membershi across 4G, 3G and 2G, it added. 

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“At Reliance Communications (RCom), we have been overwhelmed by the response that our Unlimited Plan received last year—a validation of our efforts to constantly enhance customer experience and delight. We now take a new leap with additional benefits being offered to our 4G customers, with the ‘Joy of Holi’ offer. Additionally, we still see immense potential in the 3G and 2G markets, which boast of 750 million smartphones and data-ready feature phones. We have, therefore, customised special offerings in this space as well, with segmented and value-creating propositions," Reliance Communications co-chief executive officer and chief executive officer of RCom’s Consumer Business, Gurdeep Singh said in a statement. 

Moreover, it has also announced new plans for 3G and 2G customers with unlimited 3G data access at Rs 99 and unlimited 2G data access at Rs 49.

The company has launched new 3G and 2G plans at select markets in the country.

It has introduced 3G plans in markets like Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan and Jammu & Kashmir wherein new 3G subscribers can now recharge 3G data with Rs 99 and get unlimited 3G data, bundled with Rs 20 worth of talk-time. 

In this 3G plan, voice calls will be charged at 25 paise per miniute with a validity of 28 days.

Similarly, new 2G customers in Haryana, Uttar Pradesh (E), Uttar Pradesh (W), Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Chennai can now avail unlimited 2G data access for only Rs 49, with an in-built talk-time of Rs 20, and call charges at 25 paise per minute, valid for 28 days.

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