RCOM makes Rs 8585 crore payment towards 3G spectrum to DoT for 13 circles

First amongst 3G auction winners to submit license fee

Ability to offer 3G services in 13 circles including Mumbai and Delhi, maximum among any operator in India; in addition, RCOM can offer 3G-like service on CDMA across India

Mumbai, May 31, 2010: Reliance Communications today made the payment of Rs 8585.04 crores towards 3G spectrum fees to Department of Telecommunications. RCOM was amongst the only three private telecom operators who won 3G spectrum in 13 circles including the most lucrative Circles Mumbai and Delhi. The win for RCOM maximizes circle coverage on a more conservative spend.

The Circle-wise break-up of the Rs 8585.04 crore 3G spectrum fees paid by RCOM to Department of Telecommunications is:

RCOM won 3G spectrum in all circles where it has 900 MHz spectrum. The 13 circles where it has obtained 3G spectrum includes all high growth ‘C’ circles for less than Rs 500 crores. This makes RCOM the only operator that has pan India 3G capability in CDMA and among the top 3 with highest coverage in WCDMA

RCOM will have minimal 3G network capex investment due to its nationwide state-of-the-art 3G ready GSM network. RCOM will strongly leverage its media, gaming, cinema and broadcasting capabilities to offer its customers a unique “true 3G experience”.

RCOM's nationwide 3G-Ready network offers a number of innovations to its over 102 million customers. These include:

• Next-gen electronics for super digital voice clarity
• Seamless coverage on major railway routes, national and state highways through dedicated mobile towers
• Access to a Reliance owned fibre network for unlimited capacity - both in India and overseas, resulting in unmatched quality on local, STD or ISD calls
• Nationwide enhanced capabilities for fastest internet access speeds
• Stutter-free video capability including numerous TV channels, sports updates as well as access to popular video sharing websites like Youtube
• Widest R-World mobile content offering entertainment, music, news, cricket, Bollywood, maps and search
• One-click set-up and access to email and social networking offering convenience of a PC
  

About Reliance Communications

Reliance Communications Limited founded by the late Shri Dhirubhai H Ambani (1932-2002) is the flagship company of the Reliance Group. The Reliance Group currently has a net worth in excess of Rs. 64,000 crore (US$ 13.6 billion), cash flows of Rs. 13,000 crore (US$ 2.8 billion), net profit of Rs. 8,400 crore (US$ 1.8 billion).

Reliance Communications is India's foremost and truly integrated telecommunications service provider. The Company, with a customer base of 109 million including over 2.5 million individual overseas retail customers, ranks among the Top 4 Telecom companies in the world by number of customers in a single country. Reliance Communications corporate clientele includes 2,100 Indian and multinational corporations, and over 800 global, regional and domestic carriers.

Reliance Communications has established a pan-India, next generation, integrated (wireless and wireline), convergent (voice, data and video) digital network that is capable of supporting best-of-class services spanning the entire communications value chain, covering over 24,000 towns and 600,000 villages. Reliance Communications owns and operates the world's largest next generation IP enabled connectivity infrastructure, comprising over 190,000 kilometers of fibre optic cable systems in India, USA, Europe, Middle East and the Asia Pacific region.

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