Jio said it will continue to work with the government on the consultation process for revision of telecom tariffs

Jio had stormed the telecom sector with free voice calls and dirt-cheap data

Mobile data charges in India are by far the cheapest in the world even as the demand for mobile data services continue to grow rapidly, the company said.

Kumar Mangalam Birla will be chairman of the new company that will have a 12-member board of directors.

Vodafone Idea is expected to have a subscriber base of over 400 million

The move comes just days after Idea Cellular and Vodafone India made a joint payment of Rs 7,268.78 crore 'under protest' to the Department of Telecom (DoT) for merging their mobile businesses.

Vodafone To Hold 47.5 % Stake In The Merged Entity

It was a year of hardknocks for businessman Adani, and that of promises for Ambani.

Many customers have complained that some operators have told them that their numbers would be disconnected if the verification is not "immediately completed".

Airtel leads the 4G and 3G speed scores, while Idea and Vodafone were locked for second place in 4G download, each with a measured average LTE speed of 7.4 Mbps.