RCOM Becomes India’s First and Only Operator with Nationwide Footprint of Contiguous 800/850 MHz Spectrum

• RCOM’s auction participation centered on building appropriate spectrum portfolio and value creation for next 20 years

• RCOM invests nearly 50 per cent of its total outlay on 800/850 MHz band

• RCOM acquires new and top-up 800/850 MHz spectrum in 11 Circles to achieve contiguous 5 MHz spectrum holding nationwide

• RCOM operations now future-proofed across all Circles for most advanced LTE technology at most optimal cost

• RCOM holds 3G and CDMA spectrum in all 7 circles, with legacy 2G spectrum expiring in Dec 2015

• RCOM has also re-acquired spectrum in 900/1800 bands in 4 of the 7 2G spectrum expiry circles

• Buys 900 MHz spectrum in MP, HP; wins 1800 MHz spectrum in Orissa, N-E

• RCOM will accelerate transition of 2G customers in remaining 3 circles to 3G before Dec 2015 

• RCOM also has appropriate ICR arrangements to ensure uninterrupted quality service to its customers across all circles

• Total bids by RCOM in the spectrum auctions at Rs 4,299 cr; upfront payment at Rs 1,106 cr

900 Mhz Band

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. 91,500 crore (US$ 15.3 billion), cash flows of Rs. 10,200 crore (US$ 1.7 billion), net profit of Rs. 4,700 crore (US$ 0.8 billion).

Reliance Communications is India's foremost and truly integrated telecommunications service provider. The Company has a customer base of over 115 million, including over 2.6 million individual overseas retail customers. Reliance Communications corporate clientele includes over 39,000 Indian and multinational corporations including small and medium enterprises and over 290 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-in-class services spanning the entire communications value chain, covering over 21,000 cities and towns and over 400,000 villages. Reliance Communications owns and operates the world's largest next generation IP enabled connectivity infrastructure, comprising over 280,000 kilometers of fiber optic cable systems in India, USA, Europe, the Middle-East and the Asia-Pacific region.