Reliance NetConnect for the masses

Bangalore

July10th, 2007

Reliance Communication has unveiled new schemes to promote the usage of
mobile Internet services by laptop users in India. It has introduced a bundled
mobile Internet data card offering under which Reliance NetConnect customers
would be able to avail of a free data card.

According to SP Shukla, president, personal business, Reliance Communications
said, "Today two million use laptop without data cards i.e., 80 per cent of
the laptop users. We want to introduce mobile Internet to every laptop user in
the country, who can access Internet on move."

"The company has slashed prices and offers free data cards to Reliance
NetConnect customer. The facility is also made available for the new laptop
buyers, where they can avail a free data card. They have tied up with vendors
such as HP, Lenovo, HCL and Acer," he added.

Reliance gives customers the flexibility to choose from wide range of
options, which include free data card for 12 months subscription or 24 months
subscription. Freedom plans offers free usage of one GB every month while Swift
40 plan offers 40 hours of free usage every month.

"Reliance provides for both prepaid and post paid services. Reliance
offers USB data cards for Rs 2850 and PCMCIA data card for Rs 2990, which is 28
per cent lower than the current prices," Shukla said. This service is
available for laptop users as well as PC users. Pre paid services for Laptop is
introduced for the first time in India, Shukla informed.

With over 10 million NetConnect enabled handsets being used by Reliance
Mobile customers across the country, these offerings allows existing customers
to access the internet anytime and anywhere using their mobile phones while
creating a future customer for Reliance data cards.