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  1. But this policy of withdrawing plans/schemes with and without prior notice is what irks me the most. The roaming saga, where rcom was the cheapest, then the hike to the industry level rates, and then back to the old rates, was the final straw. I have switched over to Airtel and given my rel connection to my wife.


  2. Subscribe to the one india plan where you get r2r 40p on mobile not on landline. For ll it will be rs.1. In postpaied this plan involves a monthly commitment of 399.

    In prepaid 1100 voucher gives you 1 month validity and 700 odd minutes of talktime. But you can also recharge with rs.75 to get the same rates but 40 rupees of talk time and 1 day validity after which it will go back to the previous default plan. Recharging for 275 gives you a week's validity with the same rates with I think 180 minutes of talk time.

    Check earlier threads to get a true picture.


  3. Hutch gone, Anil dusts up GSM plan

    Feb 18, 2007

    Evaluation of bids for 75m 2G and 25m 3G lines will begin soon

    NEW DELHI: Reliance Communications (RCom) has put the process for expanding its GSM

    (global systems for mobile communications) services back on the frontburner. The

    company had halted the process some time back, waiting for the outcome of the Hutchison

    Essar stake bidding war.

    Telecom equipment vendors, including Ericsson, Nokia, Motorola, Huawei and ZTE, are

    believed to have already responded to the Reliance GSM tender for a total of 75 million

    2G lines and 25 million 3G lines. The value of the tender is estimated in the range

    of $6 billion to $7 billion.

    Chinese vendor ZTE is already in an agreement with Vodafone to supply ‘budget’ handsets

    across Vodafone markets, including in India. “RCom is about to start evaluation of

    the offers for its GSM tender,” an industry source said. Technical aspects of the

    bids will be evaluated first.

    But an industry analyst said RCom may not be able to proceed with the GSM expansion

    process unless there’s adequate spectrum allocation.

    Indications that a group of ministers (GoM) set up to look into vacation of defence

    spectrum for use in telecom may have a meeting soon to deliberate on the matter.

    The GoM is headed by external affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee, who was earlier

    the defence minister.

    Currently, Reliance Communications has over 27 million CDMA users across all the

    23 circles in India, while group firm Reliance Telecom has 3.8 million GSM subscribers.

    Market leader Bharti has 33.7 million mobile subscribers and Hutchison Essar 24.35

    million.

    Vodafone, which has bought control in Hutchison Essar, said it is targeting a 20-25%

    market share, or 125 million users, in the next four to five years.

    The total GSM base in the country is currently 110.5 million, and CDMA 45.8 million

    (including fixed wireless).

    While the total telecom base (fixed and mobile) in the country was over 196 million

    as of January 31, 2007, it’s expected to cross 200 million by the end of this month.


  4. RComm to invest $2.5 bn

    Feb 13, 2007

    Having lost the battle for Hutchison Essar, Anil Ambani-controlled

    Reliance Communications

    is drawing up plans to invest up to $2.5 billion (Rs 112.5 billion) in its Code Division

    Multiple Access as well as Global System for Mobile Communication networks.

    Ambani had recently outlined this plan at an earnings call for global investors,

    just days before Vodafone bagged Hutchison Essar on February 11. Reliance Communications

    was counting on this acquisition to expand its GSM footprint in the country, as it

    shells out a royalty on its CDMA operations to Qualcomm.

    Analysts expect Reliance Communications to roll out a pan-India GSM network, as it

    has said it intends to do, for between Rs 9,500 crore (Rs 95 billion) and Rs 11,000

    crore (Rs 110 billion).

    The investment would compare favourably with the estimated $4 billion that has been

    invested by Bharti Airtel and Hutch in their entire wireless business till date.

    Reliance Communications, analysts said, could also look at acquiring a domestic GSM

    operator.

    Ambani has already outlined its plan to roll out 20,000 towers, locating CDMA as

    well GSM antenna on the same tower.

    The company is also looking at additional tower capacity through co-location agreements

    with all major operators.

    The goal is to have signal available in any city with a population of 50,000 and

    more, taking the total number of towns covered from 2,200 now to nearly 4,000 by June.

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