New Delhi, Oct. 15 -- A failed attempt to submit a college assignment online in Mumbai sparked a conversation that eventually led to the idea behind Reliance Jio, Isha Ambani recalled on Thursday.

Speaking at a press conference a day after Jio Platforms filed its Red Herring Prospectus (RHP) for its initial public offering (IPO), Isha Ambani recounted how an internet connectivity problem during a visit to India with her brother, Akash Ambani, prompted them to question the country's digital infrastructure.

"Akash and I were in college in the States, and we were back home in Bombay for a break," she said.

"I tried to submit an assignment, but unfortunately, the internet did not work and I couldn't submit it," Ambani recalled.

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