RCom launches GSM service in Delhi

Published on Feb 2, 2009

Reliance Communications launches its GSM mobile service in Delhi

Published on Mar 17, 2011

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Anil Ambani led Reliance Communications (R-Com), part of the Reliance-Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (R-ADAG), on Sunday launched its GSM services in the national capital.The Delhi launch comes after the company successfully started GSM services in 11,000 towns in the country. The company offers initial subscription for a new connection at Rs.49. For a Rs.115 package, customer will get new connection with 450-minute free calling time. It also offers unlimited free Reliance-to-Reliance local calls at night. The company has set up around 950 new towers for the GSM launch and will share infrastructure from about 850 existing towers that are used for CDMA services. The company has so far launched only pre-paid services and plans to launch post-paid services in two-three weeks. R-Com has predominantly been a CDMA mobile service provider untill it has received license to offer GSM servics last year. The company added 5.3 million mobile users during the last quarter, taking its subscription base to 61.3 million at the end of December, 50 percent up from a the year earlier. 

 

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