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Reliance Jio has announced that it will be extending its free 4G data and Jio services offer till March 2017. Reliance is calling this the Jio Happy New Year Offer, under which all existing as well as new customers will be eligible for free data until this period. The important thing to note here is that while until now the free data limit per day was 4GB, it will be reduced to 1GB under the new offer. Post 1GB, the download speed will be capped to 128kbps. Reliance claims that 80% of its customers use less than 1GB per day and by reducing the limit all users get fair share of network capacity.   Reliance announced the free data and Jio services offer for customers back in September, where the offer was valid until December 31, after which the tariff plans would come into effect but the Jio Happy New Year Offer, which comes into effect on December 4, will extend the free data offer by another three months. Voice calls, as before, will always be free. Reliance Jio currently ha

As expected, RCom and Facebook today announced Internet.org in India that will provide free access to 33 websites for free. The service has been launched in seven circles and will work for both existing and new RCom subscribers and will work on feature phones as well as Android smartphones.  Internet.org will initially be available in seven circles of Mumbai, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Chennai, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. “We have gone live with seven circles and are committed to going pan-India in 90 days,” said Gurdeep Singh, CEO, consumer business, RCom. The free access to websites include news, maternal health, travel, local jobs, sports, communication, and local government information. Internet.org has already been announced in five countries but the list of websites is the most exhaustive in India. RCom says it will add more content to the initiative. Singh pointed out that 70 percent of mobile India is currently not online and this is an initiative to bring cu

Here comes a great offer from Reliance Communications for College students. You can spice up your campus life with a prepaid GSM plan worth Rs. 16 per month.  Features of Reliance My College Plan  Free Facebook and WhatsApp   Calls and SMS @ 5p within group   One-to-many SMS @ Rs.3.   If you want to subscribe this plan , just sms SUB college id to 51111. You can check your college id  here . Do you want more    Tech Chaitu    Updates ? Enter your email address: Click here for free Tech Chaitu updates on mobile