RCom enters the array of GSM services in India

RCom, one of India’s leading CDMA operator has launched its nationwide GSM services on the New Year’s eve. The company would cover 11,000 towns and .34 million villages across the country by investing Rs. 10,000-crore in the field of mobile telephony. Reliance Communications which had received spectrum to roll out GSM services in January 2008, has set a record to launch services within a record low period.
The chairman of RCom, Anil Ambani said, “We are at least six months ahead of the schedule. We have achieved in 15 months what other operators have taken 15 years to achieve.” The company would increase coverage to 24,000 towns and six lakh villages within the next few months.

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