Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd (RJio) has rolled out a new scheme allowing postpaid users of other telecom operators to carry forward their existing credit limit while moving over to its network.
Under the scheme-- carry-forward your credit limit -- the operator has also waived off security deposit required for a new postpaid connection, an RJio official told BusinessLine .
This would enable existing users of other operators to join RJio’s PostpaidPlus scheme without losing their existing credit limit. The credit limit is generally the lowest for a subscriber while taking a new connection, but increases as usage rises and on prompt payment of bills.
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The new scheme would also help RJio, which already has a user base of 397 million customers, to increase its subscriber numbers.
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Earlier on September 22, RJio launched had launched new postpaid plans that enable access to entertainment OTTs and data roll-over, with plans starting from ₹399.
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RJio, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), has launched five tariff plans under its new JioPostpaid Plus. Till date, RJio had only one post-plan of ₹199.