Reliance : Jio Infocomm and Reliance Communications announce signing of Agreements for Change in Spectrum Allotment in 800 MHz band across 9 Circles and Sharing of Spectrum in 800 MHz band across 17 Circles

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Reliance Jio Infocomm and Reliance Communications announce signing of Agreements for Change in Spectrum Allotment in 800 MHz band across 9 Circles and Sharing of Spectrum in 800 MHz band across 17Circles

Mumbai, 18th January 2016: Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd ("RJIL") and Reliance Communications Limited ("RCOM") today announced the signing of Agreements for Change in Spectrum Allotment in 800 MHz band across 9 Circles from RCOM to RJIL and for Sharing of Spectrum in 800 MHz band across 17 Circles. As part of the strategic collaboration, both Companies also intend to enter into reciprocal Intra Circle Roaming ("ICR") arrangements.

Access to enhanced spectrum footprint in the 800 MHz band will complement RJIL's best-in-class LTE services rollout, providing increased network coverage and superior service quality.

The spectrum arrangements between RJIL and RCOM will result in network synergies, enhanced network capacity and will optimise spectrum utilisation and capex efficiencies. Both operators anticipate considerable savings in operating costs and future investment in networks.

Customers of RCOM will benefit from access to RJIL's world class LTE network under the reciprocal sharing and ICR agreements.

The arrangements are subject to liberalisation of RCOM spectrum in the 800 MHz band and obtaining requisite approvals.

These agreements further strengthen the comprehensive framework of business co- operation between RJIL and RCOM group, following the nationwide long term IRU agreements for inter and intra city optical fibre networks, and for sharing of telecom tower infrastructure.

About Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited:

Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (RJIL), a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), India's largest private sector company, is the first telecom operator to hold pan India Unified License.

RJIL is setting up an entire digital ecosystem with stated goal to break the digital divide between 'India' and 'Bharat' and propel India into global leadership in digital economy. The ecosystem consists of pan-India high speed data network, specially designed devices to run on this network, a wide variety of applications and services

-- from news, entertainment, payment, business, healthcare and education - and rich content.

RJIL has created a legacy free, next-generation voice and broadband network which can be seamlessly upgraded even to 5G and beyond. It will be the only company in the world providing next generation digital services over an end-to-end all-IP network at this scale.

Reliance Jio Infocomm [e-mail] 022-44753603