Day light robbery by Reliance Communications, India (RCOM)

Reliance communications, Known as RCOM (http://www.rcom.co.in/webapp/Communications/jsp/rmobile/index.jsp) is providing cellular services based on  CDMA  technology.

When they introduced services, they made history and initiated revolution in India to make mobile communications affordable to mass. They even offered handsets at affordable price and also offered installments of about Rs. 200 for 36 months so that common man of India can afford mobile phones.

After the death of visionary Shri Dhirubhai Ambani and subsequent split of two Ambani brothers, RCOM services started becoming expensive or they became slower to react to the changes in market because every day mobile communication is beoming cheaper.

For example, Aitel (India's largest cellular service provider) reduced long distance (STD) charges to Rs. 1.50 per minute from about Rs. 2.50. Reliance (RCOM) was the last to reduce its STD tarrif and infact even after that they reduced rates to Rs. 1.50 per minue, where as many other smaller operators started offfering prices even lower than that. Despite of the fact that smaller operators do not have their own national network.

To the horror of most subscriber (infact most subscribers are not aware as they are not informed till date by RCOM) RCOM increased rate for internet browsing to about Rs. 115000 per GB (About US $ 2500 - 2700 per GB).  Which makes them one of the most expensive internet service provider in the world, perhaps.

I invite all RCOM CDMA service subscribers to sign this petition and then I propose to send it to all releted government deartments, consumer protection agencies and regulatory authorities.

Please read this which support this claim

http://www.reliancemobileworld.co.in/RMWorld/charges/kbcharges.html


Here is the text I copied from above URL

 

Differential KB Charging

Reliance Mobile World

Introductory Offer
Starting 9thJuly visit any Mobile Internet site from ur RelianceMobile@ Re1/10kb.

TERMS & CONDITIONS

1. Wap differential charging is applicable for accessing mobile internet site.
   
   
2. Charges for accessing 3rd party sites are Rs.1 /10 Kb.
   
   
3. Normal KB charges of 10p /10kb is charged while accessing Reliance Mobile World.
   
   
4. Kilobyte size of a mobile site or website is the responsibility of the service provider, not Reliance Communications.
   
   
5. Rs.1/10kb charges is WAP differential charging only and do not include the cost of downloading the services or subscriptions from mobile site or website
   
   
6. The network usage charges are applicable to all Reliance Mobile World users having a wap enabled handset. E.g. Nokia 6155, Nokia 6265, Nokia 2865, Nokia 6275 etc. Its also applicable on R World enabled Wap/Brew handsets where mobile internet sites can be accessed e.g. Motorola V3M, Motorola L7C, Motorola K1M, Motorola V9M, CoolPad 288, Blackberry 8703e, Blackberry 8830, Blackberry 8130, HTC Wave, HTC Libra, Kinpo Classic 762, Kinpo Classic 731, Kinpo Classic 732, UT Starcomm PPC6700, etc.
   
   
7. Reliance Communications assumes no responsibility for and does not endorse unless expressly stated, content created or published by third parties that is included in the sites and the services or which may be linked to and from the mobile internet sites.
   
   
8. The sites and/or the services may be used by you to link into other websites, resources and/or networks worldwide.
   
   
9. Reliance Communications accepts no responsibility for the content, services or otherwise in respect of these and you  agree to conform to the acceptable use policies of such websites, resources and/ or Networks. The user is accessing the mobile internet site or 3rd party sites or off-net sites at own risk; Reliance Communications is in no way responsible for quality of content/applications and impact on handsets.
   
   
10. Reliance Communication is also not responsible for any consequences for any mobile internet or 3rd party sites or off-net sites accessed.