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RJio ready to work with local cable operators for widening GigaFiber reach

According to Reliance Jio, the company has received a strong response to its home broadband service, and now it is ready to work with all stakeholders to build on the strong response

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Cable operators are successful in rural areas where they use local resources. Linking them with a national fibre-optic network to provide broadband to their subscribers will give them income, provide employment to people. Photo: iSTOCK

BS Web Team New Delhi
Reliance Jio Infocomm, the telecom company controlled by Mukesh Ambani, has reportedly received a strong response from users to its Jio GigaFiber home broadband service, according to a news report in the Economic Times. The fibre-to-the-home broadband service was announced at Reliance Industries’ 41st Annual General Meeting, and registrations started from August 15. 

Though Jio did not specify actual numbers, it said the company had received a strong response from over 900 cities and towns for Jio GigaFibre, according to the report. However, the company is also reportedly facing some resistance from local cable operators in extending its connectivity in

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