In a bold move that underscores Jio's commitment to empowering every Indian, the company on FRiday announced a revolutionary new feature for its JioBharat device - a free, industry-first JioSoundPay dedicated to 5 crore small-scale merchants across the nation.
The launch of the low-cost 'Jio Bharat' smartphone by Reliance Jio is expected to raise the telecom major's market share at the lower end of the market, said JP Morgan.
According to the Jio release, the Beta trial for the first 1 million Jio Bharat phones begins from 7 th July 2023 which will ensure the scalability of the platform and processes for upgrading millions of feature phone users. It will be carried out across 6,500 tehsils.