Reliance Communications
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| Traded as | : RCOM : |
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Founder | Anil Ambani |
| Headquarters | DAKC, Kopar Khairane, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
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Area served
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India |
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Key people
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Anil Ambani (President) |
| Revenue | ₹220 billion (US$3.3 billion) (2015) |
| ₹7.14 billion (US$110 million) (2015) | |
| Total assets | ₹703 billion (US$10 billion) (2015) |
| Owners |
Reliance ADAG SSTL (10%) |
| Members | 98.70 million (june 2016) |
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Number of employees
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8,500 (2015) |
| Subsidiaries |
Global Cloud Xchange Reliance Digital TV Limited Reliance Telecom Limited Reliance Infratel Limited Reliance Global Call MTS India Aircel (45℅) |
| Website | www |
Reliance Communications Ltd. (RCom) is an Indian Internet access and telecommunications company headquartered in Navi Mumbai, India. It provides GSM (Voice, 2G, 3G, 4G) mobile services, fixed line broadband and voice services, DTH depending upon the areas of operation. Reliance Communications is the fourth largest telecom operator in India with 98.70 million subscribers as of June 2016.
Established in 2002, it is a subsidiary of Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group. Reliance Communication IT Support is provided by Reliance Tech Services and Telecom network is maintained and operated by Ericsson, transmission towers are maintained by its subsidiary Reliance Infratel. Reliance Infocomm laid the largest Optic Fiber Cable network in the country in 2003 to 2005, approximately 135,000 km, and touched almost all top broadband cities with the help of their Franchisee's - Local Cable Operators (LCO's). On an average 1900 large LCO's were connected to the Reliance Infocomm network to provide Voice, Data and Video services known as Triple Play on IPTV platform. After the split of the Telecom business venture between Mukesh Ambani and Anil Ambani, the telecom business was handed over to Anil Ambani, who later christened the company as "Reliance Communications Limited".
In September 2016, RCom announced that it would merge its wireless business with Aircel.
Reliance Communications Ltd. was established in 2002. The same year, it launched CDMA services nationwide. In 2008, Reliance Communications launched GSM services. In the 2010 spectrum auction, Reliance Communications paid ₹ 58,642.9 million for 3G spectrum in 13 circles Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Punjab, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha, Assam, North East and Jammu & Kashmir.
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