Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, May 2, 2007 (XTVWorld.Com) -- In a move that could potentially take the telecom industry by storm, Reliance Communications announced Classic range of feature rich handsets at prices starting from just Rs 777. While Classic 202 is available at Rs 777, Classic 204 & Classic 203 are available at Rs 844 and Rs 888 respectively. There are no further payments or installments for owning these handsets.

Such handset prices are a first of its kind by any company not only in India but anywhere in the world. Speaking on the occasion of unveiling of the range, Mr S.P. Shukla – President, Personal Business- Reliance Communications said "Through our new Classic range of feature rich handsets, we are confident of extending the benefits of mobility to an entirely new segment of population in metros, small cities as well as rural hinterland of India. Now first time cellular subscribers in India can straightaway go for Reliance Classic handsets rather than buying a second hand phone".

In a short span of time, Reliance Communications has emerged as the second largest marketing powerhouse for handsets. Reliance markets handsets through its 1500 strong exclusive Reliance Showrooms and over 3 lakh retailers serviced by nearly 2000 distributors. The total handset sales of Reliance now exceed that of the next 3 handset vendors in the country.

With over 3 million handsets already sold, Classic has emerged as the 2nd largest selling handset brand in the market. The Classic range of handsets includes Color-FM series, Color display and Black and White display handsets and are supported by an extensive nationwide after sales service network. All Classic handsets are now SIM enabled which allow easy changeover from one model to another while retaining the Reliance SIM card.

These introductory prices are valid for a limited period and till stocks last. Mobile subscribers are advised to rush to avail of these great prices.

About Reliance Communications:
Reliance Communications Limited founded by late Shri. Dhirubhai H Ambani (1932-2002) is the flagship company of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group. Rated among Asia's Six Topmost Valuable Telecom Companies, Reliance Communications is India's foremost truly integrated telecommunications service provider. The Company, with a customer base of over 34 million including close to one million individual overseas retail customers, ranks among the top ten Asian Telecom companies. Reliance Communications' corporate clientele includes 600 Indian and 250 multinational corporations, and over 200 global carriers.

The Company has established a pan-India, next generation, integrated (wireless and wireline), convergent (voice, data and video) digital network that is capable of supporting best-of-class services spanning the entire infocomm value chain, covering over 6,000 towns and 300,000 villages. Reliance Communications owns and operates the world's largest next generation, IP enabled connectivity infrastructure, comprising over 150,000 kilometers of fibre optic cable systems in India, USA, Europe, Middle East and the Asia Pacific region.

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