Reliance Jio launches Rs 199 post-paid plan, offers ISD calls at 50p/min to US, Canada

New Delhi: Telecom operator Reliance Jio on Thursday announced a new post-paid plan with monthly rental of Rs 199 which offers ISD calling service at starting price of 50 paise per minute to the US and Canada.

The company also announced international roaming service with outgoing calls at Rs 2 per minute onwards.

"'Zero-Touch' postpaid plan to offer unlimited benefits at Rs 199 per month, international calling starting at 50 paise per minute and international roaming at Rs 2 for voice, data and SMS for all Jio customers," Reliance Jio said in a statement.

The subscription for the plan will start from May 15. At present, the lowest monthly rent of Jio post-paid plan is Rs 309.

Customers opting for Rs 199 will not require to pay any security deposit and they will get unlimited free voice, sms and 25 GB data at 4G speed, the company said. 

Jio will offer calls at 50 paise per minute to the US and Canada, Rs 2 per minute to China, France, Italy, the UK, Singapore, Bangladesh. Calls to the Middle East countries will be charged in the range of Rs 4-6 per minute.