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Reliance applies for GSM

Reliance Communications Ltd (RCL) on Thursday applied to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) for grant of spectrum to run GSM cellular services in 21 circles where it already operates. This would put Anil Ambani’s group in a position to offer both GSM and CDMA mobile services to customers, based on rival technologies, a group spokesman said.

Reliance Infocomm giving faulty phone bills!!!

Its in the news that the consumer court has issued notice to Reliance Communications Limited’s chairman Anil Ambani to appear personally in connection with a complaint by a subscriber who alleged his telephone was deactivated illegally. He has to appear in court on 30th August this year.

Trilok Chand, a Lawrence Road resident, who complained of getting inflated bills and imposition of a number of additional charges in the bill. He had opted for the Khazana scheme offered by the company in 2003 and soon after he noticed that even an unmatured call - in which a number was dialled but the called person did not pick up the phone - was being billed.

Our Review : After the Reliance Handsets its time that now we’ll have to check our bills thoroughly every time I get it. Can it be true that the company is charging the customers even if the call is not picked up???