New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- Jio charges an average of Rs.4.9 per GB for data consumed on its network, sharply down from Rs.228 per GB when the telecom operator entered the Indian market ten years ago, Jio Platforms Managing Director Akash Ambani said on Thursday.

Speaking at Jio Platforms' IPO media meet on 15 October, Ambani said that the company helped transform India from a data-scarce market to a data-abundant nation by making mobile data services affordable.

Ambani claimed that Jio's current prices are the lowest globally and highlighted the company's role in expanding data consumption over the past decade. "Our pricing per GB stands at the lowest anywhere else in the world, at almost Rs.4.9 per GB, and this is on usage. And our data con...