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    CONTENTS

    DECLARATION

    PREFACE

    ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

    HISTORY OF TELECOMMUNICATION

    INDUSTRY PROFILE

    HISTORY OF RELIANCE COMMUNICATION

    RELIANCE ADA GROUP

    RELIANCE COMMUNICATIONS

    RELIANCE CAPITAL

    RELIANCE MUTUAL FUND

    RELIANCE HEALTH

    RELIANCE ENERGY LTD.

    RELIANCE GENERAL INSURANCE

    RELIANCE COMMUNICATIONS

    COMPANY PROFILE

    CHAIRMAN PROFILE

    PROJECT PROFILE

    BSNL

    TATA INDICOM

    AIRTEL

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    HUTCH

    RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

    PROBLEM DEFINITION

    RESEARCH PROBLEM

    RESEARCH OBJECTIVE AND SUBOBJECTIVE

    INFORMATION REQUIREMENT

    CHOICE OF RESEARCH DESIGN

    RESEARCH INSTRUNMENT USED

    SAMPLING TECHNIQUE

    FIELD WORK METHOD

    LIMITATIONS

    QUESTIONNAIRE

    ANALYSIS

    SAMPLE PROFILE

    PRIMARY DATA TABULATION & INTERPRETATION

    INTERPRETATION AND FINDINGS

    CONCLUSION

    SUGGESTIONS

    BIBLIOGRAPHY

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    DECLAIRATION

    I hereby declare that this project entitled CHANNEL

    SATISFACTION SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE DIFFERENT TELECOM

    OPERATOR TO THE RETAILERS is my own individual and

    original work and has not been previously submitted and

    approved for another degree or diploma.

    SUNDEEP KUMAR

    Roll no:- 9319540

    BBA-VIth sem

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    PREFACE

    These days institutes have started giving more stress on the

    management training, as it is the interface of a management student with

    the culture of the corporate world and it also gives the first hand experience

    to use the knowledge acquired by them through their faculty in the class in

    the corporate world.

    Our institute has also been looking in the same direction and is determined

    to produce quality students who have a balanced knowledge of both

    theoretical aspects and the practical knowledge as well. In the same

    context we had to undergo a summer training of 6-8 weeks in a company.

    To cover this aspect, which is the part of the curriculum as well? We

    underwent training at RELIANCE COMMUNICATION. Herein we got to do

    a live project for the company, which was basically to study the CHANNEL

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    SATISFACTION SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE DIFFERENT TELECOM

    OPERATOR TO THE RETAILERS.

    ACKNOWLEDGMENT

    With great pleasure, I extend my deep sense of gratitude towards my

    project head Mr. Dipender Gautam under whose valuable guidance,

    constant interest and encouragement, which have devoted his ever-

    precious time from his busy schedule and his thus in completing the

    project.

    This co-operation is not only useful for this project but will be a

    constant source of inspiration for us in future life. I am also thankful to

    all employees who helped me intellectually in preparation of this

    project directly or indirectly.

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    History of Telecommunication

    - The kings used human messengers to communicate to their

    people in various states within their kingdom or to people in other kingdoms.

    - Julius Caesar, the emperor of Rome, more than 200 years

    ago, used pigeons to send messages back home battle.

    - Pigeons were even used during World War II as warmessengers.

    - The Dawk (pounced as Dak) system was started in India in

    the year 1688, when the first office of the company post was established in

    Mumbai (then known as Bombay) and Chennai (then known as Madras).

    - In 1876 Alexander Graham Bell spoke the first words on the

    telephone Mr. Watson come here, I want to see you.

    - In 18887-1902, the first patents for the pay telephone with a

    slot for coins were filed. Mr. Bell once again used the phrase Mr. Watson

    come here, I want to see you in 1915 when he was invited to the opening of

    the complete transcontinental telephone line connecting the west coast and

    the east coast. However, this time, Mr. Watson responded saying that it would

    take him a week to get there as he was in San Francisco.

    - In 1915, the first wireless voice transmission between New

    York and Sans Francisco signaled the beginning of the convergence of radio

    and telephony.

    - In the mind-1960s the original concept underlying the

    Internet was developed.

    - It was on August 15th 1995 that VSNL provided us with

    freedom to information gateway- the INTERNET.

    TELEPHONY

    - Telephony is the traditional voice communication over a

    wired/wireless network.

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    - It is communication facilitated by telephones

    Mobile Telephony

    - In the landline, communication happens between two fixed

    points, the receiver and speaker. There is a fixed medium, a line or

    connection, in between.

    - In mobile telephony either one or both the points can be

    mobile. Unlike a landline, there is no physical wire connecting them.

    - Cell phone Technology is an umbrella term used to describe

    technologies that enable people to access networks services any place, anytime and anywhere.

    - It is supported by several technologies such as GSM, CDMA

    etc. each with its own advantage and disadvantages.

    Cellular Approach

    - In cellular approach, each city or area is covered by a

    number of hexagonal cells on a big hexagonal grid. The hexagonal cells

    overlap at the outer boundaries.

    - A hexagonal shape is maintained as it helps in maximum

    transmission/reception.

    - Each cell has a base station that consists of a tower and a

    small building containing the radio equipment. The transmitters span of

    coverage is called a cell.

    - The mobile telephone interacts with the closest cell.

    Introduction

    The evolution of internet has led to the convergence of telecommunications

    networks and computers. Benefits associated withWorld Wide Web (WWW) are

    of great importance now-days: people are able to communicate via e-mail,

    perform data transfers, online shopping, online auctions, etc. Traditionally internet

    services have been provided by Internet Service Providers (ISPs) using modems,

    with data rates limited to 56.6kbps. With the need for higher speed internet

    services, Broadband ISPs emerged providing faster data rate based on Cable

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    and DSL technologies. In the United States, the Federal Communications (FCC)

    defines as broadband internet service the one operating in 200 kbps in both

    directions. According to a December 2004 report, the U.S. broadband penetration

    is at 53.6%, far behind the penetration rate in other developed countries, e.g.

    Japan and Korea [55]. Recently evolved IEEE 802.11x technologies have opened

    a whole new era accessing the Internet wirelessly, giving traditional users the

    advantage of mobility. The majority of existing technologies are localized, difficult

    to deploy in accessible areas, time consuming, and expensive. The increasing

    demand for wireless packet data services has opened a new market segment in

    the wireless industry: the Wireless Internet Services (WIS). The WIS market

    provides excellent opportunities to telecom operators and entrepreneurs to

    become Wireless Internet Service Providers (WISP). WISs can provide high-

    speed services in remote areas and over cost elective solutions, overcoming the

    limitations of wired and short-range wireless services.

    The commercial wireless industry was built in a span of three decades. It has

    evolved from circuit switched voice service to IP based voice and data services.

    The importance of mobile services grew in peoples day to day life, since the first

    service was launched. The fundamental idea behind launching mobile services,

    was voice communication with an added feature of short messaging services

    (SMS). Thanks to continuous growth in mobile subscribers base and the use of

    internet, and the need for information retrieval anywhere anytime is now a

    reality. During this period, many new competing technologies have emerged. For

    example, we are witnessing operators integrating their 2.5G networks with

    Wireless LANs (WLANs) to provide data services. With voice service fully

    deployed, operators are not able to make additional revenue. The only additional

    revenue operators can make is when subscribers switch service providers. In

    order to enhance their average revenue per user (ARPU), operators started

    powering data services. The need for higher data rates and new applications has

    led the industry to think about future network configurations. Since wireless

    companies already have stabled voice subscribers bases, provision of Internet

    services opens a new segment for business and additional revenue. This

    presents a challenge to the operators to re-design their business strategy andenhance their capability. Our paper deals with third generation wireless

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    technologies (3G), i.e.,Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) family

    (GPRS, EDGE and UMTS), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) and

    alternative technologies especially, Wi-Fi. We try to answer very general, yet

    popular, questions among operators, not only in developed countries but

    emerging markets as well. We approach the case as follows: (1) we compare and

    differentiate the above next generation wireless technologies focusing on their

    broadband internet services capabilities; (2) we identify and propose

    technological, economical and behavioral factors that accept the selection of

    wireless technologies for migration paths;

    (3) We study the case of the national incumbent operator in India, and the

    options this operator has in migrating to 3G systems; (4) we view the case from

    the perspective of vendor, service provider and users; and finally, (5) we use real

    options to value the most suitable to the operator migration path towards 3G. We

    find that capital expenditure, future subscriber growth that directly effects the

    revenue stream, and average revenue per user (ARPU) as the key explanatory

    variables in the analysis. We believe that given that uncertainty around high

    technological investments plays a key role in the deployment and success of

    wireless networks. Therefore, the wireless industry is a suitable domain to apply

    real options for investment analysis.

    Wireless Technology Overview

    Historical Overview of Mobile Communications

    Before we explain what constitutes third generation (3G) mobile technologies, it is

    worthwhile to take a look at the history of mobile communications. The evolution

    of mobile systems was based on common themes across different standards:

    mobility, security, roaming, and improved voice service.

    First generation (1G) mobile networks were designed with primary focus on

    voice communications, analog in nature, and provided localized wireless

    services. Examples of major 1G systems are: AMPS (Advance Mobile Phone

    System), TACS (Total Access Communications System), and NMT (Nordic

    Mobile Telephone). By the late 1990s,

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    The second generation (2G) systems were deployed. 2G systems were digital

    in nature, had enhanced voice capability in comparison to analog systems, better

    spectrum management, wider coverage area, circuit switching, and better

    mobility. 2G technology was composed of: GSM (Global System for Mobile-

    communications), TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access), and CDMA (Code

    Division Multiple Access). The primary objective of 2G was to offer voice with

    added capability of SMS (Short Messaging Service) and text delivery. 2G

    technologies were deployed in 800, 900, 1800, and 1900 MHz bands, offering

    data rates in the range of 9.6Kbps to 14.4Kbps (speed of a dial-up modem).

    During this time period, the market experienced the emergence of internet. The

    first equipment used to connect to the internet provided data rates of 9.6Kbps to

    14.4Kbps. With the advancement in telephony industry, new technologies started

    offering broadband services over 200Kbps using Cable and DSL (Digital

    Subscriber Line). The possibility of offering the same data service issuing

    wireless technology was far from reality at that time. By the end of 2000, wireless

    voice services were already matured. The focus of wireless companies shifted to

    enhance data rates and make available the very same applications of wired

    networks to the wireless community. Advancements were made to 2G

    technologies to meet the market expectations.

    By 2001, 2.5G technologies were introduced; High Speed Circuit Switched Data

    (HSCSD), General Packet Radio Services (GPRS), Enhanced Data Rate for

    GSM evolution (EDGE), and CDMA2000-1xRTT were introduced. 2.5G

    technologies were digital in nature, offering circuit and packed switched data

    services. 2.5G technologies offered data rates in the range of 28.8/56.6Kbps to

    384Kbps (in ideal conditions), and services like: voicemail, email, location basedservices (LBS), web surfing using WAP (Wireless Application Protocol), and other

    e-commerce services.

    Third Generation (3G) Wireless

    The mobile industry follows two major standards: the GSM developed by ETSI,

    and the CDMA developed by TIA (Telecommunications Industry Association).

    Currently, there are two major partnership project groups: the 3GPP (3rd

    Generation Partnership Project) and 3GPP2 (3rd Generation Partnership Project

    2), that undertook the development of these technologies [35, 2, 3]. 3GPP is

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    standardizing GSM based systems, whereas 3GPP2 is standardizing CDMA

    based systems. Under the IMT-2000 umbrella, UMTS (Universal Mobile

    Telecommunications Systems) based on WCDMA (Wideband Code Division

    Multiple Access) and CDMA2000 constitute the 3G systems. According to ITU,

    3G systems should provide data rates of 144Kbps for vehicular, 384Kbps for

    pedestrian and 2Mbps for indoor environment.

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    INDUSTRY PROFILE

    The Indian Telecom Industry

    Structural Reforms to Accelerate Economic Growth

    The Indian economy is on the path of resurgence. The gradual opening up of

    the economy ensured steady growth even at a time when other countries were

    in the grip of a massive slowdown. Progressive reforms such as the removal of

    restrictions on foreign investment and industrial delicensing are responsible for

    this growth. Tailoring the EXIM policy to promote exports and aligning the

    import duties to meet WTO commitments further contributed to this

    development. This trend is expected to continue in the next five years, driven

    by a favorable business policy environment in terms of tax cuts, broadening tax

    base, and reduced interest rates on borrowings.

    Such structural changes have had a positive impact on the telecommunications

    sector and a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.42 per cent is

    estimated for 2002-2006. The future of the industry lies in the mainline and

    cellular segments and constant technological innovations such as Internet

    Protocol (IP)-based services. Revenues from voice services will experience

    sustained growth even as those from data services are expected to increase

    sharply due to a surge in usage. The telecommunications industry in India is

    likely to see consolidation among major operators and privatization of many

    Government companies.

    The Country Industry Forecast for the Indian telecom industry studies the

    country-specific factors such as politics, business policy, and macroeconomic

    indicators that have an impact on this sector and its main segments. This report

    provides incisive analysis of the industry for 1996-2001 as well as forecasts for

    2002-2006.

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    Proactive Policies: Key to Future Growth

    India's move toward globalization, especially in the telecom sector, has to be

    driven by transparent policies and better market conditions to attract foreign

    investments. According to this report, The recent policy stance of opening of

    the international long distance (ILD) segment and legalization of Internet

    telephony should result in huge investment in the industry. However, the

    Government, on its part, should ensure an environment conducive to foreign

    participation by increasing the FDI limit and following transparent policies."

    Cellular Subscribers and Revenues for Robust Growth

    The entry of new operators and the introduction of novel services coupled

    with the increasing importance of wireless communication are factors that are

    likely to contribute to the growth in the number of subscribers in the cellular

    segment. As the report says, "In the last quarter of 2001, the number of

    subscribers had reached the 5 million mark due to the continuous fall in airtime

    rates, achieving 0.5 percent mobile penetration in India. Revenues from cellular

    phones are expected to grow at a CAGR of 37.29 percent during the forecast

    period with higher data usage and multimedia services."

    Reliance - An Informal Organization

    Reliance has organized to leverage knowledge for growth. It is generally

    accepted by now that the traditional "command-and-control" structure of

    organizations is not conducive to the process of sharing of knowledge.

    At Reliance, decision makers and knowledge workers talk directly to each other.

    Reliance has maintained a flat organization structure, and an informal work

    culture, which have kept it nimble-footed, despite its size.

    Reliance works by assigning teams of self-motivated, "specialists," endowed with

    the right skill sets, to specific tasks, and facilitating their interaction to achieve

    cross-fertilization of ideas and knowledge.

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    Innovative solutions emerge, because as a management process, Reliance puts

    the challenge on the table, and call upon team members, drawn from diverse

    backgrounds, with a wealth of individual experience, and each having different

    thinking styles and approaches, to constructively debate various options and find

    the answers.

    Reliance has found that this entire process of putting the organizations

    collective knowledge into a melting pot, and stoking the fires to deliver solutions,

    has always produced results.

    This approach also eliminates the convoluted, and bureaucratic, decision making

    processes, which widen the gap between knowledge and action, and destroy

    organizational morale.

    Reliance - Leveraging Knowledge for Growth

    It is important to know that how Reliance leveraged knowledge of the global

    chemicals industry, and the international financial markets, to achieve higher

    growth.

    When economic reforms began in India in 1991, Reliance saw the opportunity to

    achieve a global scale of operations, enhance our overall competitiveness, andensure consistent growth in the future.

    At that time, the domestic institutional markets lacked adequate depth. Reliances

    global peer group enjoyed significant competitive advantages, through easy

    access to large amounts of international capital, with extended maturities, at

    optimal costs.

    Reliance quickly developed its knowledge of the international capital markets,

    which had till then been completely closed to the Indian corporate sector.Reliance then leveraged this knowledge to mobilize over US$ 2 billion from the

    international equity and debt markets over the next few years, and became

    pioneers enabling it to implement its major expansion plans.

    Reliance established an international benchmark yield curve for India, with

    maturities ranging from 7 years to 100 years, which was then used for

    subsequent transactions of other Indian corporate, and public sector

    undertakings.

    Reliance has the distinction of being the only company from Asia to issue 100-

    year bonds in the international capital markets.

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    The 100-year Bonds offering in itself was a unique achievement, considering that

    Reliance was domiciled in India, with all the attendant sovereign constraints.

    What was a greater achievement (and what is not so widely known), is the fact

    that Reliance actually concluded this landmark transaction, in less than 100

    minutes of obtaining the relevant government approvals. Reliances investment

    bankers had then remarked - this elephant cannot only dance, it can actually

    tango!!

    In the future, Reliance intends leveraging its entire knowledge base, and its core

    competencies of complex project management, motivation and retention of

    knowledge workers, and unique financial engineering capabilities, to enhance its

    leadership in existing businesses, and capture growth opportunities in new areas.

    Reliance will be playing a leadership role in the creation of a world-class digital

    infrastructure in India, which will pave the way for rapid economic growth in the

    country, and transform the dream of generating tens of billions of dollars of

    revenues from IT enabled services into reality.

    Reliance will achieve this, by leveraging the knowledge and expertise developedin setting up its world class manufacturing complexes, to create nationwide, alloptic, broadband IP networks, with terabit capacity, connecting the country's top

    115 cities and towns, which will serve as the lifeline for the Indian infocommindustry.

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    History of Reliance Communications

    Reliance Communication Ventures Limited (the Telecommunication Resulting

    Company) was originally incorporated on July 15, 2004, under the Companies

    Act, 1956 as Reliance Infrastructure Developers Private Limited. The status of

    the Company was changed to Public Limited Company on July 25, 2005 and the

    name was changed to its present name, viz. Reliance Communication

    Ventures Limited, under Fresh Certificate of Incorporation consequent on

    change of name dated August 3, 2005.

    Main Objects of the RCVL as set out in Memorandum of Association of the

    Company are as under.

    1) To carry on and undertake the business of finance, investment, loan and

    guarantee company and to invest in acquire, subscribe, purchase, hold, sell,

    divest or otherwise deal in securities, shares, stocks, equity linked securities,

    debentures, debenture stock, bonds, commercial papers,

    acknowledgements, deposits, notes, obligations, futures, calls, derivatives,

    currencies and securities of any kind whatsoever, whether issued or

    guaranteed by any person, company, firm, body, trust, entity, government,

    state, dominion sovereign, ruler, commissioner, public body or authority,

    supreme, municipal, local or otherwise, whether in India or abroad. The

    Company will not carry on any activity as per Section 45 1A of RBI Act,

    1934.

    2) To carry on and undertake the business of financial services like financialrestructuring / reorganization, investment counseling, portfolio management

    and all activities and facilities of every description including all those capable

    of being provided by bankers, stockbrokers, merchant-bankers, investment

    bankers, portfolio managers, trustees, agents, advisors, consultants,

    providing other financial or related services and to carry on the activities of

    hire-purchase, leasing and to finance lease operations of all kinds,

    purchasing, selling, hiring or letting on hire all kinds of plant and machineryand equipment and to assist in financing of all and every kind and

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    description of hire- purchase or deferred payment or similar transactions and

    to subsidize, finance or assist in subsidizing or financing the sale and

    maintenance of any goods, articles or commodities of all and every kind and

    description upon any terms whatsoever and to purchase or otherwise deal in

    all forms of movable property including plant and machinery, equipments,

    ships, aircrafts, automobiles, computers, and all consumer, commercial,

    medical and industrial items with or without security and to lease or

    otherwise deal with them including resale thereof, regardless of whetherthe

    property purchased and leased is new and/or used and from India or

    abroad.

    3) To carry on and undertake the business of acting as agent of any person,

    public or private sector enterprises, financial institutions, banks, central

    government and state governments and to do financial research, design and

    preparation of feasibility study reports, project reports and appraisal report in

    India and abroad.

    4) To carry on, manage, supervise and control the business of

    telecommunication, infrastructure, telecommunication system,

    telecommunication network, and telecommunication services of all kinds

    including and not limited to setting up telephone exchange, coaxial stations,

    telecommunication lines and cables of every form and description,

    transmission, emission, reception through various forms, maintaining and

    operating all types of telecommunication service and providing data

    programmes and data bases for telecommunication.

    Change in Memorandum of Association since the Companys inception

    Date Particulars

    July 21, 2005 Increase in Authorized Capital from Rs. 100,000 to Rs. 500,000

    July 25, 2005 The status of the company was changed from Private Limited to

    Public Limited Company.

    July 26, 2005 Alteration of Main Object Clause

    August 3, 2005 Change of name of the Company from Reliance Infrastructure

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    Developers Private Limited to

    Reliance Communication Ventures Limited

    August 11,

    2005

    Alteration of Authorized Capital of the Company by subdividing

    the then existing Authorized Capital of Rs 500000 divided into

    50,000 equity shares of Rs. 10 each in to 1,00,000 equity

    shares of Rs. 5 each

    Alteration of Main Object Clause.

    December 24,

    2005

    Increase of Authorized Capital of the Company from Rs.

    5,00,000 to Rs. 6,500,000,000

    Reliance ADA Group

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    RELIANCE CAPITAL

    Reliance Capital Limited (RCL) is a Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC)

    registered with the Reserve Bank of India under section 45-IA of the Reserve

    Bank of India Act, 1934. RCL was incorporated as a public limited company in

    1986 and is now listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock

    Exchange (India)

    With a net worth of Rs 4,123 crore and over 165,000 shareholders, RCL has

    established its presence as a leading player in the financial services sector in thecountry. On conversion of outstanding equity instruments, the net worth of the

    company will increase to over Rs 4,568 crore.

    RCL ranks among the top 3 companies in the private financial services and

    banking sector in the country, in terms of net worth.

    RCL sees immense potential in the rapidly growing financial services sector in

    India and aims to become a dominant player in this industry and offer fully

    integrated financial services.

    Business Overview

    RCL is registered as a depository participant with National Securities Depository

    Ltd (NSDL) and Central Depository Services Ltd (CDSL) under the Securities and

    Exchange Board of India (Depositories and Participants) Regulations, 1996. RCL

    has sponsored the Reliance Mutual Fund within the framework of the Securities

    and Exchange Board of India (Mutual Fund) Regulations, 1996.

    RCL primarily focuses on funding projects in the infrastructure sector and

    supports the growth of its subsidiary companies, Reliance Capital Asset

    Management Limited, Reliance Capital Trustee Co. Limited, Reliance General

    Insurance Company Limited and Reliance Life Insurance Company Limited. As of

    March 31, 2005, the companys investment in infrastructure projects stood at Rs.

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    1071 Crores. The investment portfolio of RCL is structured in a way that realizes

    the highest post-tax return on its investments

    RELIANCE MUTUAL FUND

    Reliance Mutual Fund (RMF) has been established as a trust under the Indian

    Trusts Act, 1882 with Reliance Capital Limited (RCL), as the Settler/Sponsor and

    Reliance Capital Trustee Co. Limited (RCTCL), as the Trustee.

    RMF has been registered with the Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI)

    vide registration number MF/022/95/1 dated June 30, 1995. The name of

    Reliance Capital Mutual Fund has been changed to Reliance Mutual Fund

    effective 11th. March 2004 vide SEBI's letter no. IMD/PSP/4958/2004 date 11th.

    March 2004. Reliance Mutual Fund was formed to launch various schemes under

    which units are issued to the Public with a view to contribute to the capital market

    and to provide investors the opportunities to make investments in diversified

    securities.

    The main objectives of the Trust are:

    To carry on the activity of a Mutual Fund as may be permitted at law and

    formulate and devise various collective Schemes of savings and investments for

    people in India and abroad and also ensure liquidity of investments for the Unit

    holders;

    To deploy Funds thus raised so as to help the Unit holders earn reasonable

    returns on their savings and To take such steps as may be necessary from time

    to time to realize the effects without any limitation is RCLs asset management

    company which is amongst the top five private sector mutual funds in the country

    in terms of Assets under Management. (Rs. 10,129 Crores as on May 31, 2005).

    It is one of the fastest growing mutual funds in India, offering a well rounded

    portfolio of products to meet varying investor requirements. RMF was the first

    mutual fund in the country to launch sector specific schemes for the banking,

    power, media & entertainment sectors. RMF has pioneered retail investing in the

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    country by reaching out to investors and distributors in more than 60 cities in the

    country. They have a strong investor base which stands at more than 5, 00,000.

    RELIANCE HEALTH

    Reliance Health is the outcome of the late visionary Dhirubhai Ambani's (1932-

    2002) dream to herald a health revolution in India by leveraging technology

    and delivering the healthcare to the doorsteps of India's vast population.

    He saw in the potential of healthcare in India once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for

    India to leapfrog over its historical legacy of backwardness and

    underdevelopment and to provide better, efficient and cost effective healthcare

    services.

    Reliance Health sees immense potential in the rapidly growing Health services

    sector in India and aims to become a dominant player in this industry and offer

    fully integrated health services.

    Reliance Health is set to transform the Healthcare Landscape of India by

    venturing into:

    Managed Care Administration

    Health care Delivery and Integrated Health

    Health Informatics and KPO

    Consumer Health

    Reliance Health believes that above health initiative of Reliance ADA Group will

    refurbish the Indian Health industry to compete with best in the world while

    meeting the basic healthcare needs of Indian population.

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    Focused on the high-growth health care market, Reliance Health has a broad

    suite of products and services that span the health services value-chain. With our

    unparalleled resources, expertise and service offerings, we will deliver integrated

    solutions that are innovative and practical. To our customers and partners, this

    means we help them focus on what matters most to them i.e. to remain in control

    of their primary goals.

    Led by experienced healthcare and technology teams, Reliance Health is directly

    addressing issues confronting Indian Healthcare.

    Reliance Health envisions developing into an integrated healthcare environment

    with broader interests across ancillary (supporting) industries and services

    delivery models.

    Reliance Health is a healthcare services company which aims at providing cutting

    edge healthcare solutions to Indians at affordable prices. In a country where

    healthcare is fast becoming a booming industry, Reliance will provide services

    that will compare with the best in the world. It also plans to venture into diversified

    fields like Insurance Administration, Health care Delivery and Integrated Health,

    Health Informatics and Information Management, Consumer Health.

    Reliance Health aims at revolutionizing healthcare in India by enabling a

    healthcare environment that is both affordable and accessible through

    partnerships with government and private businesses.

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    Reliance Energy Ltd

    Powering Progress, Energizing the Economy:

    Reliance Energy Ltd is India's leading integrated power utility company in the

    private sector. It has a significant presence in generation, transmission and

    distribution of power in Maharashtra, Goa and Andhra Pradesh.

    With the ushering in of the power sector reforms and in the new environment of

    opportunity for the power sector, REL is a key player in this transformation

    process. Reliance's gas finds in KG-D6 block in Krishna Godavari basin which

    constitutes 60% of India's present total gas production, will provide an enormous

    opportunity to scale up power generation capacities in India. With the new gas

    find, REL has the unique advantage of integration from 'well head to wall socket'.

    This will help the company position itself as a global integrated energy player

    under the Reliance banner.

    REL and its affiliate power companies rank among the top 25 listed private sector

    companies on major financial parameters. REL is part of the Reliance industries-

    India's private sector company ranked among the world's 175 largest companies

    in terms of net profit and the 500 largest companies in terms of sales.

    REL is committed to creating superior value for all its stakeholders and beamongst the most admired and trusted utility companies in the world by setting

    new benchmarks in standards of corporate governance, operational and financial

    excellence, responsible corporate citizenship and profitable growth.

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    Reliance General Insurance

    Reliance General Insurance, a Subsidiary of Reliance Capital, is one of the first

    non-life companies to get the license from the IRDA. RGICL offers an exhaustive

    range of insurance products that covers most risks including Property, Marine,

    Casualty and Liability.

    Vision

    To be an insurer of World Standards and the most preferred choice for clientele

    at the domestic and global level.

    Mission

    Our Mission is to keep the customer satisfaction as focal point of all our

    operations, adopt the best international practices in underwriting, claims and

    customer service, be the most innovative in product development, establish

    presence all over India, ensure sustained value addition to all stake holders and

    to uphold Corporate Value & Corporate Governance.

    Objectives

    Make affordable insurance accessible to all

    Keep customer as focal point for all operations

    Protect policy holders interests

    Adopt best international practices in claims, underwriting and policy

    servicing

    Be the most innovative in product development

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    COMPANY PROFILE

    INTRODUCTION

    Reliance communications(formerly Reliance Infocomm) is the outcome of late

    Dhirubhai Ambanis dream of bringing about a digital revolution in India that will

    bring to every Indians doorstep an affordable means of information and

    communication.

    "Make the tools of Communication available to people at an affordable cost. They

    will overcome the handicaps of illiteracy and lack of mobility", was how Dhirubhai,

    as he was fondly called, spelt out Reliance Communications mission in late 1999.

    He firmly believed the country could use information and communication

    technology to overcome its backwardness and underdevelopment.

    It was with this belief that Reliance Communications began laying its 60,000

    route kilometers of pan-India fiber optic backbone in 1999. The backbone was

    commissioned on December 28, 2002, Dhirubhais 70th birth anniversary, first

    since his sad demise on July 6, 2002.

    Reliance Communications network is a high-capacity, integrated (wireless and

    wire line), and convergent (voice, data and video) digital network. The network is

    designed to offer services that span the entire Infocomm value chain -

    infrastructure, services, both for enterprises and individuals, applications, and

    consulting. The network is designed to deliver services and applications that will

    change the way we Indians live. It will harbinger a New India.

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    OUR FOUNDER

    Few men in history have made as dramatic a contribution to theircountrys economic fortunes as did the founder of Reliance, Late Sh. DhirubhaiAmbani. Fewer still have left behind a legacy that is more enduring and timeless.

    As with all great pioneers, there is more than one unique way of describing the

    true genius of Dhirubhai: The corporate visionary, the unmatched strategist, theproud patriot, the leader of men, the architect of Indias capital markets, thechampion of shareholder interest.But the role Dhirubhai cherished most was perhaps that of Indias greatest wealthcreator. In one lifetime, he built, starting from the proverbial scratch, Indiaslargest private sector enterprise.

    When Dhirubhai embarked on his first business venture, he had a seed capital ofbarely US$ 300 (around Rs 14,000). Over the next three and a half decades, heconverted this fledgling enterprise into a Rs 60,000 crore colossusanachievement which earned Reliance a place on the global Fortune 500 list, the

    first ever Indian private company to do so.

    Dhirubhai is widely regarded as the father of Indias capital markets. In 1977,when Reliance Textile Industries Limited first went public, the Indian stock marketwas a place patronised by a small club of elite investors which dabbled in ahandful of stocks.

    Undaunted, Dhirubhai managed to convince a large number of first-time retailinvestors to participate in the unfolding Reliance story and put their hard-earnedmoney in the Reliance Textile IPO, promising them, in exchange for their trust,substantial return on their investments. It was to be the start of one of greatstories of mutual respect and reciprocal gain in the Indian markets.

    Under Dhirubhais extraordinary vision and leadership, Reliance scripted one ofthe greatest growth stories in corporate history anywhere in the world, and wenton to become Indias largest private sector enterprise.

    Through out this amazing journey, Dhirubhai always kept the interests of the

    ordinary shareholder uppermost in mind, in the process making millionaires out of

    many of the initial investors in the Reliance stock, and creating one of the worlds

    largest shareholder families.

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    Vision

    Reliance communications envisions a digital revolution that will bring about a

    New Way of Life. A Digital Way of Life. For a New India.

    With mobile devices, net ways and broadband systems linked to powerful digital

    networks, Reliance Communications will usher fundamental changes in the social

    and economic landscape of India.

    Reliance Communications will help men and women connect and communicate

    with each other. It will enable citizens to reach out to their work place, home and

    interests, while on the move. It will enable people to work, shop, educate and

    entertain themselves round the clock, both in the virtual world and in the physical

    world. It will make available television programmes, movies and news capsules

    on demand. It will unfurl new simulated virtual worlds with exhilarating

    experiences behind the screens of computers and televisions.

    Users of Reliance Communications full range of services would no longer need

    audiotapes and CDs to listen to music. Videotapes and DVDs would not be

    necessary to see movies. Books and CD ROMs would not be needed to get

    educated. Newspapers and magazines would not be required to keep abreast of

    events. Vehicles and wallets will become unnecessary for shopping.

    Reliance Communications will disseminate information at a low cost. "Make a

    telephone call cheaper than a post card". These prophetic words of Dhirubhai

    Ambani will be a metaphor of profound significance for Reliance

    Communications. Reliance Communications will regularly unfold new

    applications. Continually adapt new digital technologies. Create new customer

    experiences. Constantly strive to be ahead of the world.

    Reliance Communications will transform thousands of villages and hundreds of

    towns and cities across the country. Above all, Reliance Communications will

    pave the way to make India a global leader in the knowledge age.

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    Business

    Reliance Communications will offer a complete range of telecom services,

    covering mobile and fixed line telephony including broadband, national and

    international long distance services, data services and a wide range of value

    added services and applications that will enhance productivity of enterprises and

    individuals. Reliance India Mobile, the first of Communications initiatives was

    launched on December 28, 2002, the 70th birthday of the Reliance group

    founder, Shri. Dhirubhai H. Ambani.

    This marks the beginning of Reliance's dream of ushering in a digital revolution in

    India by becoming a major catalyst in improving quality of life and changing the

    face of India. It aims to achieve this by putting the power of information and

    communication in the hands of the people of India at affordable costs. Reliance

    Communications will extend its efforts beyond the traditional value chain to

    develop and deploy telecom solutions for India's farmers, businesses, hospitals,

    government and public sector organizations.

    Network

    Telecommunication networks are the infrastructure for provisioning Infocomm

    services. All businesses today are dependent on telecom to continue their day-to-

    day operations. The range and quality of services that can be provisioned is

    determined by the quality of the network deployed.

    The Reliance Communications network consists of 60,000 kilometers of optical

    fibre cables spanning the length and breadth of India. These cables can carry

    thousands of billions of bits per second and can instantly connect one part of the

    country with another. This physical network and its associated infrastructure will

    cover over 600 cities and towns in 18 of the country's 21 circles, 229 of the

    nations 323 Long Distance Charging Areas (LDCAs) and broadband connectivity

    to over 190 cities. This infrastructure will be backed by state-of-the-art information

    management systems and a customer-focused organization.

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    An interesting aspect of the network is the manner in which these fibers are

    interconnected and deployed. Reliance's architecture is so fault-tolerant that the

    chances of failure are virtually nil. Reliance's ring and mesh architecture topology

    is the most expensive component to implement, but assures the highest quality of

    uninterrupted service, even in the event of failure or breakage in any segment of

    the network. Reliance has 77 such rings across the country with at least three

    alternative paths available in metros. Connected on this topology, the service has

    virtually no chance of disruption in quality performance.

    Reliance's objective is to create value for our customers. Reliance will innovate

    ceaselessly so that state-of-the-art technology can be leveraged to create

    products and services that are affordable.

    Access networks determine the services that can finally be delivered to customer.

    Our network has wire line access technologies based on fiber as well as copper.

    Fiber in the access network makes broadband services easy to deploy. The

    wireless access network deployed for CDMA 1X is spectrum efficient and

    provides better quality of voice than other networks and higher data rates. CDMA

    1X also provides an up gradation path to future enhancements.

    Technology

    Infocomm is the synergy of information and communication services

    brought about by the digitalization and convergence. In the fast moving and

    competitive knowledge era, Infocomm is not only a driver of growth but also

    competitiveness. Reliance Communications is revolutionizing telecommunication

    in India by provisioning services that would match with the leading operators of

    the most developed countries. These services are the outcome of state-of-the-art

    network technologies that have been inducted in the Reliance Communications

    network.

    Their network consists of the latest switching, transmission and accesstechnologies. The core of the network consists of fiver deployed throughout the

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    country. Deployed over the fiber media are the DWDM and SDH transmission

    technologies in ring topology to provide ultra-high bandwidth capacity and failure

    proof backbone. Beside circuit switched technologies, the backbone also has IP

    architecture and user MPLS technology to carry data on an overlay network. In

    addition gigabit Ethernet will provide broadband services on wireless access.

    The switching technology deployed in our network is based on a

    combination of wire line and wireless switches, While stat-of-the-art digital

    feature-rich wire line switches will meet the growing needs of Indian corporate the

    CDMA IX based wireless switches are advanced enough to provision not only

    quality spectrum efficient voice services but also 144 kbps of data rates besides

    SMS and MMS services CDMA IX provides an in-built connectivity to internet ,

    which gives user the power technologies will enable us to provide high quality of

    voice and data services to give a new experience to user.

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    Chairman's Profile

    Regarded as one of the foremost corporate leaders of contemporary India,Shri Anil D. Ambani, 48, is the chairman of all listed companies of theReliance ADA Group, namely, Reliance Communications, RelianceCapital, Reliance Energy and Reliance Natural Resources limited.

    He is also Chairman of the Board of Governors of Dhirubhai AmbaniInstitute of Information and Communication Technology, Gandhi Nagar,Gujarat.

    Till recently, he also held the post of Vice Chairman and Managing Directorof Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), Indias largest private sectorenterprise.

    Anil D Ambani joined Reliance in 1983 as Co-Chief Executive Officer, andwas centrally involved in every aspect of the companys management overthe next 22 years.

    He is credited with having pioneered a number of path-breaking financial

    innovations in the Indian capital markets. He spearheaded the countrys

    first forays into the overseas capital markets with international public

    offerings of global depositary receipts, convertibles and bonds. Starting in

    1991, he directed Reliance Industries in its efforts to raise overUS$ 2

    billion. He also steered the 100-year Yankee bond issue for the company in

    January 1997.

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    Education :

    Bachelor of Science, University of Bombay

    MBA from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, USA

    Career :

    Joined Reliance in 1983, as Co-Chief Executive Officer. Has to his credit many

    financial innovations in the Indian capital markets.

    Pioneered India's first forays into overseas capital markets with international

    public offerings of global depository receipts, convertibles and bonds.

    Directed Reliance in its efforts to raise, since 1991, around US$ 2 billion from

    overseas financial markets; with the 100-year Yankee bond issue in January

    1997 being the high point of his endeavors.

    With an investment of over Rs 36,000 crore (US$ 9 billion) in petroleum refining,

    petrochemicals, power generation, telecommunication services and a port

    terminal, in a three-year time frame, he has steered the Reliance Group to its

    current status as India's leading textiles-petroleum-petrochemicals-power-

    infocomm-telecom player.

    Member :

    Wharton Board of Overseers, The Wharton School, USA

    Central Advisory Committee, Central Electricity Regulatory

    Commission Board of Governors, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad

    Board of Governors Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

    In June 2004, he was elected for a six-year term as an independent

    member of the Rajya Sabha, Upper House of Indias Parliament a position

    he chose to resign voluntarily on March 25, 2006.

    Awards and Achievements:

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    Conferred the CEO of the Year 2004 in the Platts Global Energy

    Awards

    Rated as one of Indias Most Admired CEOs for the sixthconsecutive year in the Business Barons TNS Mode opinion poll,2004

    Conferred The Entrepreneur of the Decade Award by the BombayManagement Association, October 2002

    Awarded the First Wharton Indian Alumni Award by the Wharton

    India Economic Forum (WIEF) in recognition of his contribution tothe establishment of Reliance as a global leader in many of itsbusiness areas, December 2001

    Selected by Asiaweek magazine for its list of Leaders of the

    Millennium in Business and Finance and was introduced as

    the only new hero in Business and Finance from India,

    June 1999.

    His Inspiration

    The strongest influence in Anil's life is his father, Shri Dhirubhai Ambani. Here are

    a few quotes from the legend himself. "Give the youth a proper environment.

    Motivate them. Extend them the support they need. Each of them have infinite

    source of energy. They will deliver." "Growth has no limit at Reliance. I keep

    revising my vision. Only when you dream it you can do it."

    Anil Ambani creates "new Reliance identity

    ANIL Dhirubhai Ambani Group embarked on a new corporate identity with its

    Chairman terming the new logo and look as a 'leap forward' to reflect the spirit of

    'new resurgent India.

    Addressing the group's employees through a web cast on the eve of the launch of

    the new logo and unveiling of new corporate entity, an exercise that may see a

    spending of over Rs 400 crore, ADAG Chief Anil Ambani said: "Our new corporate

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    colors blue and red convey values of integrity, confidence, energy and passion.

    "Our new symbol, Reliance Apex, is an embodiment of hope, optimism and

    success," he said. The new identity for the 'third largest group in India' came in less

    than a year of ownership settlement in Reliance empire between Anil and elder

    brother Mukesh on June 18, 2005 through an intervention by mother Mrs. Kokilaben

    First Dhirubhai Ambani Memorial Lecture

    July 6, 2003

    Good afternoon, youre Excellency, the President of India, Dr. Abdul Kalam, other

    distinguished speakers, ladies and gentlemen. It is not without reason that people

    across the length and breadth of this country yearn to hear you speak, your

    Excellency. One, of course, is the singular honors of being in the presence of the

    President of India. But even more so, as we have all experienced here today, it is

    because of what your Excellency says and the manner in which you say it. The

    Reliance family is deeply honored that you have graced an occasion, which for all

    of us will always be cherished. Your presence here has filled us with great pride

    and contributed to our immense learning.

    I am also thankful to Shri Amitabh Bachchan, Shri Chhagan Bhujbal, Dr. Murli

    Manohar Joshi, Shri Narendra Modi, Shri Sushil Kumar Shinde, Shri Arun

    Shourie, Shri Digvijay Singh, Dr. Manmohan Singh and Shri Mulayam Singh

    Yadav for being present with us here today in remembrance of Dhirubhai.

    With your permission, your Excellency I would like to narrate in all humility a

    small incident that took place just over a year ago. And that had a deep impact onme. This event was known only to Papa, you, your Excellency, Mukesh and I.

    And it occurred at a time when your Excellency's name had just been announced

    as a candidate for the office of President. I vividly remember it was Sunday, 23rd

    of June 2002. I was going to Hyderabad to attend the first convocation of the

    Indian School of Business. Your Excellency was the Chief Guest. As always

    before I left Mumbai, that morning, I went to meet papa and I told him I would be

    meeting with your Excellency and it would be nice if he wished you on the phonewhile I was with you, he of course, very readily agreed. When I met your

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    Excellency in Hyderabad after the convocation ceremony was over, I requested

    you to spare a moment to speak to my father on the phone. You very graciously

    agreed and I got my father on the line. I thought to myself it would be a brief call,

    where you would speak to papa for perhaps a minute simply accepting his

    greetings. After all that is how these calls usually are. When two people who have

    never ever met before, speak on the phone without any agenda. But as I watched

    the call went on for a minute, two minutes, five minutes, ten minutes, nearly

    fifteen minutes! I was amazed. I asked your Excellency, what papa had

    discussed with you. You gave me a very thoughtful smile and only said, 'Mr. Anil,

    you are a very lucky person. Your father is a great man.' You were also kind

    enough to communicate that when you assumed office as President, papa was

    amongst the first people you would like to invite to meet with you in Delhi.

    On my journey back to Mumbai, that evening I kept wondering, what papa could

    have said to you, which had made such an impact? When I reached home, I went

    straight to papa's room and asked him what he had discussed with you for nearly

    fifteen minutes. He said, in his characteristic fashion, with a wave of his hand, ''I

    spoke to Dr. Kalam of all the things which concern India. I said to him let us do

    everything we can to make India one of the world's leading economic

    superpowers. Let us link up all the rivers in this country to provide water to all. Let

    us use our huge stocks of food grains to feed millions of hungry people. Let us

    ensure high quality education for our children. Let us create millions of jobs for

    our youth. And let us make our country a land of plenty. These are the kinds of

    the goals we must achieve in our lifetime''.

    That was the kind of man, papa was, your Excellency. He did not have the benefitof a formal education himself. But he was able to strike an instant chord that too

    on a brief phone call with an eminently learned person like you, your Excellency.

    Someone he had never even met before! He was looking forward to meeting you

    in person. Your Excellency but fate intervened. Within the next 24 hours he was

    to fall ill. And just two weeks later he departed for his heavenly abode. That

    conversation he had with you, your Excellency was in fact his last such

    conversation with any eminent public figure.

    This is what we all miss so much about you today papa! Your big ideas, your

    inspiring thoughts, your enthusiasm, your passion, your warmth, your simplicity,

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    your humility, your sincerity. Your ability to give endlessly of yourself to others

    with not a thought to yourself. We miss your guiding hand papa. We will miss

    your loving nature. And, we always will.

    Thank you, Ladies and Gentlemen

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    Chairman message on launch of our new corporate identity

    May 27, 2006 5 pm

    Dear Colleagues,

    Today, is a special moment in the life of Reliance

    Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group.

    It is a day when we take yet another leap forward in our long and exciting journey

    of learning and growing together

    Today, the entire family of the Reliance ADA Group, cutting across the length and

    breadth of our vast country, comes together to celebrate a unique moment the

    launch of our new corporate identity.

    It is an occasion to remind ourselves, once again, of who we are, what we stand

    for, and what we aim to achieve in the days and years ahead

    It is a coming of age for our young family.

    Today is momentous in other ways too. It is a time of great transition in the life of

    our nation a time when India is undergoing rapid transformation.

    This change is not just about our physical environment, it is not just about

    technology

    This change goes deep within it is a change in attitude, in mindset, in belief, in

    dreams, hopes and expectations

    Today, we live in a world where the challenge is not merely to meet basic human

    needs, but to match and exceed rising human aspirations

    It is a world which is reaching higher, dreaming bigger, and demanding more; A

    world that is pushing the boundaries of hope, challenging the limits of

    possibility

    Nowhere is this change more dramatically evident than in India a country that

    wakes up every morning, a little younger in age, and infinitely more ambitious in

    spirit.

    New India shows the impatience of youth; the desire for real and rapid

    transformation for world-class products and services, for a quality of life that is

    second to none

    Reliance ADA group embodies the spirit of this new resurgent India.Our goal is not just to build a great enterprise for our stakeholders, but,

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    more importantly, a great future for our country, to give millions of young Indians

    the means to fulfill their dreams, the power to shape their own destiny, and to

    realize their true and diverse potential

    Communications. Energy. Entertainment. Financial Services. Healthcare.

    Infrastructure. Media and more our businesses span the entire landscape of

    emerging human aspirations.

    Our new corporate identity reflects this belief and commitment to give shape

    and direction to the consumers fast growing aspirations for a better life.

    Our new corporate colors - Blue and Red - convey values of integrity, confidence,

    energy and passion. Our new symbol, Reliance Apex, is an embodiment of hope,

    optimism and success.

    It represents the human urge for progress, the desire to reach higher, the will to

    succeed, the resolve to shape a better future

    The Reliance typeface is a unique combination of upper and lower case

    characters, representing our essential openness and accessibility

    Our multi dimensional look conveys our deepest appreciation for the rich diversity

    of human life and aspirations the unifying basis for our varied business

    interests

    Our new identity is our common inspiration and binding forceit expresses our

    commitment to bridge the gap between quality and quantity; to leverage our

    strength in managing large-scale operations even as we create best-of-class

    products and services.

    It depicts our resolve to surpass the rising expectations of our young consumers.

    This is New Reliance

    The New Reliance for the New WorldIt is a fundamental change in the way we relate to ourselves, to the world, and to

    one another

    It is a change in the way we work, the way we respond to stakeholders, the way

    we look at competition

    The success of this process requires us to look at ourselves not as individuals

    with limited roles and responsibilities, but as members of one team, one family,

    one collectivity in one word, to work not as mere employees but as flag bearers

    and brand ambassadorsto uphold a culture of honesty, integrity, ethical

    decision-making, and responsibility towards the communities we serve

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    Reliance - ADA group is the third largest Group in India on all major financial

    parameters, with a market cap of nearly Rs. 1,00, 000 crore, group assets in

    excess of Rs. 31, 500 crore and a net worth of Rs. 27, 000 crore.

    We have over 50 million customers, the largest for any group in India; over 8

    million shareholders, the largest for any group in the world.

    Not many realize that we touch the lives of over 10 per cent Indians every single

    day. And have a business presence that extends to over 4,500 towns and

    3,00,000 villages in India and 5 continents across the globe.

    It is an enviable foundation for us to build a great global enterprise, and to deliver

    on our values and our brand promise

    Our founder, the legendary Dhirubhai Ambani, gave us a simple mantra for

    growth: Think Big. Think Fast. Think Ahead andThink Better.

    We are not just about scale and size; we are also about the pursuit of excellence,

    the integrity of our values, the quality of our products and services

    Think Bigger! Think Better!

    That is our commitment, our driving force

    Thats our mantra, our way of life - across the Reliance ADA Group

    Starting today, we will have opportunity to get closer to our new identity, to reflect

    on the philosophy behind it, and to celebrate the spirit of teamwork that lies at the

    heart of it.

    While embarking on this truly momentous journey, I look forward to working with

    each one of you as we give life, body and soul to our new identity, our new

    vision. Together.

    Thank You.

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    PROCESS TO CHANGE THE BRAND

    As everybody knew since the partition of Reliance

    Industries that Reliance communications has to change its name to Reliance

    Communication.

    Brand change activity consisted of making all the old collaterals and all the

    signages totally disappeared from the market so that new colored signage's &

    collaterals could be installed.

    Old advertising materials of Reliance communications were of green color, and

    all new materials are of white colour.

    Brand change activity of Lucknow region was primarily divided in to 2 steps

    1. Making all the old signages and advertising materials totally

    disappeared from the market

    2. Reinstallation of new signages and advertising materials

    Advertising Agency

    For the purpose of all this activity Reliance Communications has to

    select a Ad Agency which can smoothly complete the work at low cost, we found

    Mega trend Ad Agency as the suitable candidate.

    Mega trend has conducted this kind of work in past also, when it

    worked for Hutch & Airtel. It is the biggest AD agency of Lucknow and they are

    well aware of all the areas of the city.

    Address

    Mega trend Advertising

    Opposite City Montessori College

    Gomti Nagar

    Lucknow

    Important Dates:

    Deinstallation started on 17 May 2006

    Reinstallation started on 22 May 2006

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    Brand Launch 27 May 2006

    Activities During Brand Change

    Mega trend has to do all the activities from making the signages to the

    installation of it on the respective sites, list of all the Reliance PCOs, Web Worlds,

    WWEs and other shops who sell Reliance products .Because Signages has to

    be installed at various places of MEERUT so the city was divided in to various

    segments according to the areas and many teams were accordingly made.

    Each team has to go to the assigned areas and in the first phase of operation has

    to deinstall all the advertising materials from the shops. We were working there

    as a supervisor and has to see that the work goes on smoothly, we were also

    taking record (Size & Condition) of signages from each shops and to get a form

    filled by them.

    Format of the form is given below

    Signage Installation Certificate

    Shop Name

    Shop address.

    Mobile No

    Flex Board Size

    This is to confirm that above-mentioned Flex Board has been installed

    in my presence on agreed location on the shop & in future I will be

    responsible for the same.

    This has been checked by me and is in working condition.

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    .I understand that the glow sign is the property of Reliance Communication and

    will remain with me at pleasure of Reliance Communication

    Signature & StampDate.

    Attach Photograph &Visiting Card

    It was not like we did not face any problem during all this, at many shops

    shopkeepers were reluctant to get the signages deinstalled, we also had to face

    all that there we had to take them in the confidence that they will get new one in

    place of old signages.

    In the second phase we took new signages to each of the shop from where we

    brought old ones

    And had to get it installed properly but all the new signages that we were

    installing, were covered with black clothes. It was covered so that no body could

    get to see the new signages.

    On 27 May 2006 the shopkeepers unveiled signages and the new brand

    was launched.

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    AREA OF THE PROJECT

    MEERUT CITY

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    MEANING OF PROJECT

    The word project has a great important in the development of new thing or idea ortechniques. The important of this word becomes specific for the academic

    purpose. When the study is about management then it becomes more specific.

    Even a single alphabet of this word represents the phase of management

    P This implies for Planning. Planning gives the framework of future. How will

    take steps in future. It is a predetermined procedure about the future work.

    R This implies for Resources or the available means through which we will goahead. Resources have their own role in the development of any organization.

    O It implies for Operation or the existing adopted sequential procedure.

    J It means Joint Efforts which directly indicate the co-ordination or teamwork,

    which is necessary for the successfully accomplishment of the project

    E It means Effectiveness. Every aspect of the project should be effective.

    C It means to Collect, that is to bring together all the relevant things, which are

    necessary to make any project effective.

    T It implies for Techniques. Without a new or development technique an

    organization cant complete in this highly changing environment.

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    Plans for postpaid

    My Plans

    My Local 299 My STD 375

    My Roaming

    475

    My Group

    995

    Pulse 60 sec 60 sec 60 sec 60 sec

    Rental 299 375 475 995

    CLIP(opt) 25 25 0 0

    Free TalktimeRs 180 Local

    Onnet andRs 180 Local Offnet

    Rs 375 Intra+Inter Onnet &

    offnet

    Rs 250 Intra +InterOnnet& offnet

    Rs 250 Roamingincoming+Outgoing

    free

    Rs 4000 IntraOnnet and Rs

    1000 STDOnnet

    Plan Charges IntraCircle

    On Net 0.60 0.50 0.50 1.00

    Cell 0.60 0.50 0.50 1.00

    Fixed 0.60 0.50 0.50 1.00

    InterCircle

    On Net 2.40 1.50 1.00 1.00

    Cell 2.40 1.50 1.00 1.00

    Fixed 2.40 1.50 1.00 1.00

    Roaming

    Local Outgoing 1.40 1.40 1.00 1.00

    STD Outgoing 2.40 2.40 1.00 1.00

    Incoming 1.75 1.75 1.00 1.00

    InternationalUS, Canada,Fixed Lines inEurope,Australia,Newzealand and SouthEast Asia

    6.4 6.4 6.4 6.4

    Mobile phones in Europe,SAARC,Gulf,Middle East,UAE, Africa and Rest of thewotld.

    9.19 9.19 9.19 9.19

    Cook Island,Cuba,DiegoGracia, Guinea Bissau,Nauru, Norflok island,SaoTome, Sakhalin, Solomomn

    Island,Tokelau,Tuvalu,Vanuatu

    40 40 40 40

    SMS

    Local SMS 1 1 1 1

    National SMS 2 2 2 2

    International SMS 5 5 5 5

    New Intracircle Onnet Pack(1000 Mins free, then 15p)

    150 150 125 NA

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    The Reliance Mobile service is available on a wide range of handsetsthat are compatible with our network.

    An exchange offer you cant refuse

    Walk into any mobile shop in your city with an old GSM handset andget the trendy Classic 231 colour phone or the Classic 202 B/Wphone for an unbelievably low exchange price.

    And thats not all, you also get

    Free talktime* Free incoming upto 1 year* Best tariffs on Reliance Mobile

    All this put together surely makes this An offer that you cant refuse.Rush to your retailer now to know more about the offer!!

    * Conditions apply. Free talktime & incoming depend on the GSKPurchased.

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    Black and White Handsets

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    Old handset models

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    Color Handset

    Current handset models

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    Old handset models

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    Color Handset with camera

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    old handset models

    Video Camera Phone

    Current handset models

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    PDA colour phone

    Current handset models

    old handsetmodels

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    Camera Watch Phone

    old handsetmodels

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    PROJECT BACKGROUND

    OTHER TELECOMM OPERATERS IN MEERUT CITY

    BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED

    Indias fastest growing cellular service Cell one along with excel (prepaid service)

    brings cellular telephony to the masses, through innovative technology and

    strategic pricing.

    This ambitious service uses state-of-the-art GSM technology to attain global

    excellence and leadership in business. Our entry into this sector has brought

    GSM cellular service at an affordable cost to the common man. All serving a

    single objective, to provide better communication to millions across India.

    Customers have reposed tremendous faith in BSNL and it has enrolled over 30

    lacs Cellular within ten months of launch of Cellular service, an unprecedented

    mark in Indian Cellular market.

    On October 1, 2000 the Department of Telecom Operations, Government of

    India became a corporation and was christened Bharat Sanchar Nigam

    Limited (BSNL). Today, BSNL is the No. 1 Telecommunications Companyand the largest Public Sector Undertaking of India with authorized share

    capital of $ 3977 million and net worth of $ 14.32 billion. It has a network of

    over 45 million lines covering 5000 towns with over 35 million telephone

    connections.

    BSNL has managed to shoulder these responsibilities remarkably and deftly.

    Today with over 45 million line capacity, 99.9% of its exchanges digital, nationwide Network management & surveillance system (NMSS) to control telecom

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    traffic and over 4, 00,000 route kms of OFC network, Bharat Sanchar Nigam

    Ltd is a name to reckon with in the world of connectivity. Along with its vast

    customer base, BSNL's financial and asset bases too are vast and strong.

    Consider the figures, as they speak volumes on BSNLs standing:

    The telephone infrastructure alone is worth about Rs. 1,00,000 crore

    (US $ 22.74 billion)

    Turnover of Rs. 31,400 crore (US $ 7.14 billion)

    Add to which, BSNL's nationwide coverage and reach, comprehensive

    range of telecom services and a penchant for excellence; and you have

    the ingredients for restructuring India for a bright future. Today, BSNL is

    most trusted Telecom Brand of India.

    Product provided to the retailers

    The Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd is not giving the new connection either pre paid or

    post paid for sale to the retailers .It provide only recharge coupon voucher of the

    Pre paid connection.

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    TATA INDICOM

    Tata Teleservices is part of the INR 76,930 Crore (US$17.10 billion) Tata

    Group, that has over 90 companies, over 220,000 employees and more than

    2 million shareholders. With an investment of over INR 9,000 Crore (US$ 2

    billion) in Telecom, the Group has a formidable presence across the telecomvalue chain. Tata Teleservices spearheads the Group's presence in the telecom

    sector. Incorporated in 1996, Tata Teleservices was the first to launch CDMA

    mobile services in India with the Andhra Pradesh circle.

    Starting with the major acquisition of Hughes Tele.com (India) Limited [now

    renamed Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Limited] in December 2002, the

    company has swung into expansion mode. The company, which heralded

    convergence technologies in the Indian telecom sector, is today the market

    leader in the fixed wireless telephony market with a customer base of over 2.8

    million for the period ended September 05.

    Tata Teleservices' bouquet of telephony services includes Mobile services,

    Wireless Phones, Public Telephony Booth, and Wire line services. Other services

    include value added services like voice portal, roaming, 3-way conferencing,

    group calling and data services.

    Today, Tata Teleservices Limited along with Tata Teleservices

    (Maharashtra) Limited serve more than 7 million customers in 1700 towns and

    aims at 4000 towns by March'06. With an ambitious rollout plan both within

    existing circles and across new circles, Tata Teleservices is offering world-class

    technology and user-friendly services in 20 circles.

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    Tata indicomm find the perfect solution for your business communication

    needs through mobile, wireless phones, Internet and broadband, fixed phones,

    international, data, and wholesale.

    Tata indicomm offers the range of products and services at the most

    convenient location near you through true value hub, true value Shoppe, Wi-Fi

    zones, PTB.

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    Company Profile

    AirTel comes to you from Bharti Tele-Ventures Limited - a part of the biggest

    private integrated telecom conglomerate, Bharti Enterprises.

    Bharti Enterprises has been at the forefront of technology and has revolutionized

    telecommunications with its world class products and services. Established in

    1976, Bharti has been a pioneering force in the telecom sector with many firsts

    and innovations to its credit. Bharti has many joint ventures with world leaders

    like Singtel (Singapore Telecom); Warburg Pincus, USA; Telia, Sweden; Asian

    infrastructure find, Mauritius; International Finance Corporation, USA and New

    York Life International, USA.

    Bharti provides a range of telecom services, which include Cellular, Basic,

    Internet and recently introduced National Long Distance. Bharti also

    manufactures and exports telephone terminals and cordless phones. Apart from

    being the largest manufacturer of telephone instruments in India, it is also the first

    company to export its products to the USA.

    Bharti is the leading cellular service provider, with a footprint in 21 states covering

    all four metros. It has over ten million satisfied customers.

    Bharti Tele-Ventures is one of India's leading private sector providers of

    telecommunications services based on an aggregate of20,925,948 customers as

    of March 31, 2006, consisting of19,579,208 GSM mobile and 1,346,740

    broadband & telephone customers.

    VISION

    To be globally admired for telecom services that delight customers. By 2010, we

    want Airtel to be the most admired brand in India.

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    MISSION

    We will meet global standards for telecom services that delight customers

    through:

    Customer Service Focus

    Empowered Employees

    Innovative Services

    Cost Efficiency

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    HUTCH

    Hutch is the brand name of Hutchison Essar. It established its presence in India

    in 1994 and was one of the first cellular providers in the city of Mumbai. Over time

    it has expanded operations across the country and is one of the most respected

    cellular service providers known for providing world class and innovative

    services.

    Hutchison Essar in India

    Hutch established its presence in India in 1994 by acquiring the cellular license

    for Mumbai. It now has operations in 16 circles accounting for 70% of India's

    mobile subscriber base. Hutchison Essar Limited, with about 14.5 million*

    subscribers, is one of the most reputed telecom companies in India. Over the

    years, it has been named the 'Most Respected Telecom Company', the 'Best

    Mobile Service in the country', and the 'Most Creative and Most Effective

    Advertiser of the Year'.

    Hutchison Telecom is a part of the multinational conglomerate - Hutchison

    Whampoa that has its origins dating back to 1828 in Hong Kong. The Group

    operates five core businesses in 42 countries across the world, of which,

    Hutchison Telecom has been one of the pioneers in mobile multimediacommunication and spans five continents.

    HWL is a leading global telecommunications and data services provider operating

    with a high growth strategy in 17 countries. It is a dynamic and agile player with a

    strong track record as:

    The first to market with an international 3G video mobile network under the

    3 brand;

    One of the most agile and profitable 2G mobile voice and data networkoperators; and

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    As a major owner and operator of the fiber optic broadband and fixed-line

    networks in Hong Kong, serving as a telecom gateway to China

    HWL started mobile business in 1983 in our home market of Hong Kong and now

    serves over 20 million customers. Our array of telecommunications and data

    network offerings provides a depth of technological knowledge and insight into

    emerging consumer trends. Our telecommunications and data infrastructure

    support offerings in the areas of mobile telephony (voice and video based

    multimedia), fiber-optic broadband networks, fixed-line services and radio

    broadcasting.

    While other operators are just now rolling their third-generation mobile services in

    lat