Reliance Jio today was forced to withdraw its Summer Surprise offer after telecom regulator Trai advised the teleco to do so.
On 31st of March, Jio announced its JIO SUMMER SURPRISE offer under which all JIO PRIME members making their first recharge payment of Rs 303 (or higher) plans got 3 months complimentary services in addition to the benefits of their purchased plan.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Reliance Jio is withdrawing the Summer Surprise Offer
- TRAI advised Jio to withdraw the offer
- Customers who have already signed up for it will get the benefits
Jio Summer Surprise offer cancelled – What’s the impact?
A Reliance Jio statement clarifies, “All customers who have subscribed to JIO SUMMER SURPRISE offer prior to its discontinuation will remain eligible for the offer.”
This essentially means that Jio customers who have already signed up for Jio Prime membership plan and purchased recharge of Rs. 99 or higher value will continue to get free services till July. After that, they will get the benefits of the recharge value – exactly as was announced on March 31. So, presumably, a majority of Jio’s user base will continue to enjoy free services until June 30.
The only ones impacted will be the Jio users who had not signed up for Jio Prime and purchased the requisite recharges till now. They will have to pay for all Jio services except calls. Though the services were to become paid starting April 1, the company had provided users a grace period till April 15 to enrol for Jio Prime. In this grace period, users could continue to use all Jio services for free, but with the new TRAI order, it is not clear whether this grace period ends too.
