Reliance Communications Offers Non-Stop 3G Roaming Across India

DELHI, India - April 28, 2014 - PRLog -- New Delhi,28April2014:RelianceCommunications,India’sfully integratedtelecommunications service provider,today announcedstrategicInter-Circleroamingpartnerships withotherleading telecomcompaniesto offernon-stopand best-in-classpan-India 3Gservicesto itsGSMcustomers whileroaming. Withthisinnovativealliance,allexistingandnew3GcustomersofReliance Communicationswill beabletoaccesshigh-speedpan-India3Gserviceswhile roamingoutsidethe Company’s own 3Gcircles.

“We  are  delighted  to  be  the  first  operator  to  offer  3G  national  roaming  to  our  customers  in partnershipwithothertelecomfirmshavingstate-of-the-art3Gnetworks.Theseallianceswill further consolidateRCOM’s positionastheleadingdataoperatorinthecountryandwillhelptheCompany improveitspost-paidandCorporatecustomermarketshare,”MrGurdeepSingh, ChiefExecutive Officer, Consumer Business, Reliance Communications Limited,said.“We have always deliveredinnovativeproductsandservicestoourcustomers withincredibleaffordabilityand,at RCOM,we stronglybelieveinconnectingeveryIndianandbringingaboutadiscerniblechangenot justintheir lifestyles,butintheir lives as well,”he added.

Reliance Communicationsoffers3Gservicesin 13 Circlesnationally—Delhi,Mumbai,Kolkata, Punjab,Rajasthan,MadhyaPradesh, WestBengal, HimachalPradesh,Bihar,Orissa,Assam, North East,Jammu&Kashmir. Withthenew3Groamingpartnerships withotherleadingIndiantelecom companies,customersofRCOMcannowenjoyaffordableandnon-stop3Gdataservicesacross thecountrywhileroaming.

Thisuniqueofferwillalsoaddimmense valuetofrequentdomestictravelersandprovidethemwith easeofuse,andseamless3Gdataconnectivity acrossthecountry.Forinstance,RCOM’s3G customers  in  Delhi  and  Mumbai—who  already  enjoy  best-in-class  3G  services  in  their  home locationsduetotheCompany’srobustIPback-hauland200,000kmoffiber—willnowalsobeable toavailofthesamequalityof3GdataserviceswhenroaminginChennai,Hyderabad,Bengaluru andKochiinthesouthernregionofthecountry;UP-EastandUP-WestinNorthIndia;andGujarat andMaharashtrainthewesternpartofthecountry.

RelianceCommunications is theleadingdataoperator intheIndiantelecomindustry.Forthequarter ended31December2013,thecompany had 36.2milliondatacustomers,including11.1million3G customers, makingupthelargest3Gcustomerbaseintheindustry.The3GGSMpartnership, therefore,opensupasignificantmarketopportunityforRCOM,asallits3Gcustomers willnowbe ableto access best-in-class dataservices onapan-Indiabasis.

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 89,600 crore (US $16.5 billion), cash flows of Rs 9,100 crore (US $1.7 billion), and a net profit of Rs 4,300 crore (US $0.8 billion).

RelianceCommunicationsisIndia'sforemostandtrulyintegratedtelecommunications serviceprovider.TheCompany,witha customerbaseofabout 120million,includingover2.5 millionindividualoverseasretailcustomers,ranksamongtheTop7 Telecom companiesintheworldbynumberofcustomersinasinglecountry.