Hyderabad, January, 2005: Reliance Infocomm and the Department of Posts, Andhra Pradesh, have entered into an arrangement to sell Reliance IndiaMobile (RIM) Prepaid Recharge Vouchers (RCVs) through the Post Offices in Andhra Pradesh.

The RIM Prepaid RCVs of various denominations will initially be sold at six outlets - Hyderabad GPO, Secunderabad Head Post Office and SR Nagar sub-post office in the twin cities, apart from Vijayawada, Karimnagar and Adoni Head Post Offices. The facility will subsequently be extended to Post Offices in all areas covered by Reliance network in the State.

As Reliance expands its network in AP, the RIM Prepaid RCV's would be available at up to 104 Head Post Offices, 2,364 Sub Post Offices and over 13,000 Branch Post Offices across the state.

Announcing, the tie-up, SP Shukla, President-Wireless Products and Services, Reliance Infocomm, said: "The marketing arrangement with the Department of Posts initially in Andhra Pradesh, is a step forward towards increasing the availability of RIM Prepaid Vouchers. We look forward to the success of this initiative and extending it to the rest of the country for greater customer convenience."

R. Balachandran, CEO AP Circle, Reliance Infocomm, said "As Reliance Infocomm's wide network coverage in Andhra Pradesh expands rapidly to cover the state end-to-end, the Post Office chain becomes ideal additional channel to make RIM RCVs available."

T.S. Govindarajan, Chief Post Master General, Andhra Pradesh Circle, said, "The massive infrastructure of the Postal Department that covers all parts of the state and the country has been well used by the people for generations. Today, the Post Office is a multi-service point for customers and we are happy to tie up with Reliance Infocomm."


About Reliance Infocomm:
Reliance Infocomm Ltd., a Reliance group company, is India's largest private telecom service provider with a subscriber base of over 10 million. Reliance Infocomm has established a pan-India, high - capacity, integrated (wireless and wireline) and convergent (voice, data and video) digital network to offer services spanning the entire Infocomm value chain - infrastructure, services for enterprises and individuals, applications and consulting. The Reliance Group, founded by Shri Dhirubhai H. Ambani (1932-2002), is India's largest business house with total revenues of over Rs 99,000 crore (US$ 22.6 billion), cash profit of Rs 12,500 crore (US$ 2.8 billion), net profit of Rs 6,200 crore (US$ 1.4 billion) and exports of Rs 15,900 crore (US$ 3.6 billion)

About Department of Posts and Andhra Pradesh Circle:
The Department of Posts of the Government of India is the world's largest postal network. Post Offices in the country are ubiquitous and enjoy a unique place in people's minds and heart. To millions of Indians, particularly in inaccessible areas, the post office for years has been provider of basic communication services like collection and delivery of mail, selling of postal stationary, money order, insurance, and savings bank products.

The present Andhra Pradesh Postal Circle, formed in 1960 also covers Yanam, which falls under the Union Territory of Pondicherry. The State has the second largest postal network after Uttar Pradesh. There are 16,197 post offices in the state as against 9,300 in 1960. Out of this, as high as 92% are in rural areas. On an average rural post office in Andhra Pradesh serves 18.20 sq.kms or a population of 3,716. The circle has 48,347 staff, including 29,235 Grameen Dak Sewaks.