The total income of the company during the period under review was recorded at Rs 14,861 crore, 26.8 per cent higher than Rs 11,718 crore earned during the same period of the previous fiscal.

Commenting on the results, Mukesh D. Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director, Reliance Industries Ltd said: "We are glad that we have made connectivity and operations easier for our customers in these difficult times. Every Jio employee is trained to think Customer First and that has resulted in overwhelming customer response as we are serving close to 40 crore Indians now."

Jio continues to lead the digital revolution in India and the whole-hearted acceptance of our services motivates us to keep improving every day, he said, adding that Jio is embarking on the next leg of growth with a path-defining partnership with one of the world's largest digital companies, Facebook.

The company, in its statement, said that its subscriber as of March 31 base stood at 38.75 crore and its average revenue per user (ARPU) during the January March quarter was Rs 130.6 per subscriber per month.