RCOM to offer 3G service at 2G prices

NEW DELHI, INDIA: Reliance Communications, India's fully integrated telecommunications service provider, announced the launch of an exciting new 3G data offer at 2G data prices for Smartphone and Tablet users, targeting the fast-growing segment.

The aggressive and affordable pricing is all set to trigger a wave of 3G adoption in the country, ensuring greater traction from mid- to high-level data users, and resulting in significant data usage and revenue growth across customer segments.

Reliance Communications' subscribers can now access 3G services at Rs 123 for 1 GB, Rs 246 for 2 GB and Rs 492 for 4 GB. New customers coming to the Reliance network through MNP will also be able to avail of 1 GB of 3G data free per month for two months. The move is aimed at making 3G accessible and affordable to all customers, and promises to trigger a fresh data-usage wave in the country.

With this offer, all new and existing Reliance subscribers can now avail of best-priced 3G services nationally, across the post-paid and pre-paid segments.

Reliance 3G customers can now enjoy the Smartphone experience on the Company's ‘Built-for-Internet' superior network with lightning-fast video streaming on their Smartphones and tablets, pan-India, without any delay and buffering, anytime, anywhere. Under the new offer, this experience will come without the burden of high data charges.

Announcing the game-changing offer, Gurdeep Singh, president and CEO, Wireless, Reliance Communications, said: "This is an inherent part of RCOM's objective to take high-speed data services to every Smartphone and tablet user in the country, without them worrying about incremental or high costs. By breaking the 3G entry barrier, we plan to bring about a behavioral change and take the benefits of quick data access to everyone and impact not just lives, but lifestyles as well."

RCOM is a leading operator with 3G services in the most number of Circles amongst all operators and is taking the initiative to popularize high-speed 3G data usage by offering 3G data access at 2G prices. The Company's 3G network is supplemented by our robust IP back-haul for a superior data usage experience. Further, the Company's wealth of fiber-linked towers will help carry the incremental traffic that will come in, offering a superior 3G experience.