RCom launches GSM service in Jammu and Kashmir

Saturday, 07 February 2009, 00:07 IST
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Jammu: Telecom operator Reliance Communications (RCom) Friday launched its GSM services in over 50 towns and more than 5,000 villages in Jammu and Kashmir, and said its nationwide footprint has been completed. "National and state highways, rail routes, tourist locations and places of worship have been covered," said Arvind Kumar, RCom's head of Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab circle. The company also launched a plan that offers GSM SIM card for 49 and a one-time subscription charge of 51 for sub-150 Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) mobile customers in the state. "In a very short span, Reliance Mobile has created a GSM network whose coverage and capabilities are superior to GSM networks that have been in existence for 15 years," Kumar said.
Source: IANS