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Jio to cover 100% Bengal population by December 2018: Ambani

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Kolkata, Jan 16 (IANS) Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani on Tuesday said the Jio network will cover 100 per cent of West Bengal’s population by December 2018 and also committed over Rs 5,000 crore of investments in the state for non-Jio businesses in the next three years.

Addressing the Bengal Global Business Summit here, Ambani said the company will set up an electronics manufacturing facility in the state.

“Our current Jio network covers 1,000 towns and nearly 39,000 villages in the state. Jio will reach 100 per cent of West Bengal’s population by December 2018. Every last village will be covered by 4G technology. We are embarking on an ambitious project of connecting Bengal with optical fibre,” he said.

According to him, Jio will connect every education institution and hospital in the state by December 2019.

The group will launch the digital service centre in five districts of the state, with the immediate effect of facilitating digital entrepreneurs.

He promised to set up an electronics manufacturing facility in the state.

Ambani said the group has prioritised the availability of 4G Jio phone in the state with effective zero cost.

“We are committing to invest Rs 5,000 crore in non-Jio businesses in Bengal in the next three years,” he said.

Applauding the West Bengal government’s economic activities and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Ambani said: “Didi, under your leadership, Bengal is becoming the best Bengal.”

Ambani said he attended the second edition of the business summit in 2015. “Reliance had committed an investment of Rs 4,500 crore in Bengal…We have invested and committed not just Rs 4,500 crore but we have completed an investment of over Rs 15,000 crore in the last two years.”

He said the company was able to make the investments as the state created a “friendly” climate and enabling policy and infrastructure.

He said the company would focus on digital space.

Jio will set up a Chair in the name of Physicist Satyendra Nath Bose in a prestigious institution in West Bengal, he said.

–IANS
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If you want to buy an iPhone and were waiting for a nice offer, then we have a piece of good news for you! Amazon Summer Sale May 2022 has begun and they are offering major discounts on various smartphones, laptops, and smart TVs, among others.

The sale is live now on the e-commerce platform with no-cost EMI options and exchange discounts on various products. In addition to this, Amazon has also partnered with several banks including ICICI, Kotak Bank, and RBL so that customers get instant discounts of up to 10% using their cards and EMI transactions.

Customers can easily enjoy this summer sale and get massive discounts on iPhones. They can also compare prices on Flipkart Big Saving Days Sale 2022 before making a purchase.

 

Amazon Summer Sale May 2022: Discount offer on iPhone 13 

Apple’s coveted phone model iPhone 13 in the 128 GB storage model will be available during the Amazon Summer Sale May 2022 for Rs 64,900. The MRP of the phone is Rs 79,900. This means that the customers will be able to enjoy a discount of up to Rs 15,000 on the purchase of the iPhone 13.

If you have an old iPhone in working condition then you will also be eligible to receive another additional discount worth up to Rs 17,000 on the iPhone 13.

Buy at Rs. 64,900 (MRP – Rs. 79,900)

Features of Apple iPhone 13 

The iPhone is powered by an A15 Bionic processor with 6 core CPU. Apart from this, it has 16 core neural engines. With the iPhone 13, up to 512 GB of storage will be available. The iPhone 13 has a 6.1-inch Retina XDR display with 1000 nits brightness.

The iPhone 13 has a 12-megapixel dual rear camera setup. This time a new wide-angle camera has been given, whose aperture is f/1.6. With this, there is support for sensor optical stabilisation. Night mode has been made better than before. The second lens is also 12 megapixels ultra-wide and has an aperture of f/2.4.

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