Jio may not charge a premium for 5G services initially

Reliance Jio may not ask for a premium for its 5G services in the initial stages of the launch, according to sources in the company. The company will roll out 5G com­mercial services in four cities -Delhi, Mum­bai, Chennai, and Kol­kata – around Diwali this month and slowly ramp up the processes for other cities, too. A senior executive, when asked whether Jio will charge higher tariffs for 5G against 4G, said: “In the initial stages, customers have to adopt 5G, then they will have to find value in the service, and then one can look at monetisation.”