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2 SERVICE SECTOR
MARKETING
Project on
“Study of Telecom
Sector in India”
AN SYBMS Project
ROYAL COLLEGE OF ARTS, SCIENCE & COMMERCE
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
It has been truly said that “Success is not
the result of individual efforts” hence it
would be a pleasure to take this opportunity
to express my gratitude to all those who
contributed directly or indirectly in the
process of devolping this project
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Finally we would like to express our
gratitude towards my parents and god for
their support and blessings.
DECLARATION
Team Members:
Eugine Carneiro 3
Shruti Kotian 16
Shirley Pereira 22
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Pooja Rammanoj 23
index
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8. Micro analysis – reliance sector 31-42
a. History
c. Business
d. Corporate governance
e. Milestones in 2008
f. Swot analysis
g. P’s of marketing
h. Future plans
i. Recent events
9. Suggestions and conclusion 43-44
10. bibliography 45
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EXCECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Indian telecommunications industry boasts as being one among the most
rapidly growing chunks on the globe. Experts around the world estimate that
India holds the promise of emerging as the second largest telecom market of the
world.Figures published by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI),
reveal that the number of telecom connection subscribers in India reached
562.21 million in December 2009, marking a 3.5 percent increase over the
number 543.20 million reported in November 2009. This figure indicates that
the average teledensity (number of telephones per 100 persons) has gone up to
47.89.
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INTRODUCTION
Indian Telecom industry is one of the fastest growing telecom markets in the
world. In telecom industry, service providers are the main drivers; whereas
equipment manufacturers are witnessing growth and decline in successive
quarters as sales is dependent on order undertaken by the companies. Airtel,
Reliance, Tata and Sterlite are some of the companies that are expected to spur
the growth in 08, as compared to 07. According to Cygnus estimates, telecom
industry is expected to grow by 25% in 08 as compared to 07, in terms of sales.
EBDITA and PAT are expected to grow by 32% and 34% respectively in 08 as
cost expenses are being control by major companies like Airtel and Reliance.
The major booster is the wireless mobile subscriber base; crossing over 261m in
March 2008. Other services like Internet subscriber base has also provided
significant impetus with its subscriber base reaching over 11m in March 2008.
Year
1932 Merger of ETC and IRT into the Indian Radio and Cable Communication
Company (IRCC)
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Private Sector allowed
DoT, MTNL and VSNL formed
Foreign Telecom Companies nationalized to form PTT
Late 90’s
Birth of a regulator: TRAI
NTP 1999
(New Telecom Policy)
2000+
CAGR of around 85% since 1999
FDI: 74% (2005)
2007-2009
having the world's lowest call rates the fastest growth in
the number of subscribers (45 million in 4 months),
the fastest sale of million mobile phones (in a week),
the world's cheapest mobile handset
the world's most affordable colour phone
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Nature of telecom Sector in India:
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FDI Investments in the Telecom Sector in India:
The Indian telecom industry has always allured foreign investors. In fact, the
cumulative FDI inflow, from August 1991 to March 2007, in the
telecommunication sector amounted to US$ 7,513.22 million. This makes
telecommunication the third-largest sector to attract FDI in India in the post
liberalization era. The investment was majorly in handset manufacturing and
telecom service provider.
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Sl No Year (Apr-Mar) FDI(Rs in Crore) FDI(US$ in million)
According to a Frost & Sullivan industry analyst, by 2012, fixed line revenues
are expected to touch US$ 12.2 billion while mobile revenues will reach US$
39.8 billion in India. India has become the second country in the world to have
more than 100 million CDMA-based (code division multiple access) mobile
phone subscribers after the US, which has 157 million CDMA users. The Indian
telecommunications industry is on a growth trajectory with the GSM operators
adding nearly 9 million new subscribers in April 2009, taking the total user base
to 297 million, a growth of 3.11 per cent over the additions made the previous
month. The figures, however, do not include the GSM subscriber additions
made by Reliance Telecom.
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P’s in Telecom Sector
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•It is a device to develop a new perception of services by offering innovative,
competitive and profit-oriented services
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organizations. The application of modern marketing principles make possible
cost effectiveness since the marketing professionals bear the responsibility of
optimizing the cost of offering the services. There is no doubt that by
conceptualizing marketing, the telecommunication organizations would be
successful in regulating the unproductive costs & expenses in a better way thus
making the process cost effective.
1.Place mix
It is not only sufficient that you promise world class services and
generate a gap in processing. You are supposed to be careful that the gap
between the services-promised and services-offered is bridged over. You
promise less, offer more. You promise high but offer low. The second condition
results into a large scale of dissatisfaction among the users and damages the
image. It is here where place mix comes in telecommunication services.
In the place mix, we need to focus our attention on two important issues, first
the promised services reach to the ultimate users in a decent way and second the
location points for the telecommunication services is not instrumental in
generating complications to the users vis-a-vis to the personnel working there.
The first problem is related to the processing of services in which the marketing
professionals are supposed to be sure that whatever the services have been
promised are delivered to the ultimate users in a decent way. This makes it
essential that they are one hundred percent sure that the employees engaged at
the different points and to be more specific at the sensitive points where users
assemble in a good number, such as the counters for the collection of bills,
complaints and enquiries are efficient, submissive, value based and prompt. It is
essential that they have a high behavioural profile. Besides, the supporting
technologies engaged in processing of services are working satisfactorily.
There must be correlation between the technologies evolved and the employees
placed. Overcrowded counters, indecent behaviour of the staff and abnormal
delays in the processing of services leads to dissatisfaction. The marketing
professional should ensure that the processing of services is integrated.
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Any decisions taken should benefit the ultimate users at the earliest possible. If
we go through the processing of services by the Department of
Telecommunications, it is clear that both the aspects are mismanaged. The
technologies are either faulty or the employees don’t know how to manage the
same. Sometimes the computer develops a fault, sometimes the employees are
not found at the counters and sometimes there is a big crowd.
Almost all the organizations either producing goods or generating services find
pricing decisions significant to the development process. The existence of an
organization is in doubt if the mistakes are committed while making the pricing
decisions. It is on this background that we talk about this component of the
marketing mix. In the context of telecommunication organizations, we find
tariff charged for the services offered. It is well known that the different
categories of users buy the services and therefore the telecommunication
organization is required to be more careful in setting the tariff structure.
The main thing is the designing of a rational tariff structure which on one hand
makes way for profit generation while on the other hand also makes the services
affordable for the users. There are two categories of users, first-users using the
services for domestic and personal purposes and the second categories of
institutional users using the services for commercial purposes. WE also find the
third category of users known as Pay Phone Services who buy the services from
the telecommunication organization and sell them to different categories of user
in which a nominal fee is found to be included.
The telecommunication organization also charges licensing fee from the pay
phone centers which is a big source of revenue to the telecommunication
organization. While making pricing decision organization has to be careful so
that the profits are also generated.
We are well aware of the fact of the discriminating pricing policy adopted by
the telecommunication organization. The special categories of users are given
subsidized and concessional services, such as rural users, new or budding
entrepreneurs, new institutions promoting welfare and so. The
telecommunication organization charges different slab and tariffs on different
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operational hours. They also provide provisions for selective days and festivals.
Thus we find diversified pricing strategy adopted by the telecommunication
organization to generate revenue. The Telecom Regulatory Authority plays a
significant role on deciding the price in the Indian context.
The pricing decisions and the tariff structure also depends upon the nature and
types of services offered by the telecommunication organization. For the data /
fax services, internet services etc there are different slab and base. The pricing
decisions are found of sensitive nature, but when a seller’s market is found the
organization responsibility is considerably simplified. The complication comes
when they start bear the social cost. It makes them financially sound. Such a
Stage of financial soundness depends upon the pricing decisions of an
organization. This makes it essential that the Department of Telecommunication
takes into consideration various factors for making a tariff decision. The
governmental interference in the making of the pricing decisions is to be
checked. The revision in tariff structure licensing fee has a close relation with
the costs of services. If the organization invest substantially on inputs and gets
less from the outputs then in the long run the organization will become
financially insolvent. Thus the telecommunication organization needs freedom
while setting the tariff-structure.
If the inflationary pressure is mounting high and the spending power of the
prospects move upwards then the high pricing strategy would be preferred.
Contrary to it, if the cost of inputs used in the process comes down and the
income of the prospects also goes down then the marketing professionals needs
to avoid a hike in the tariff. Thus the main thing in setting of tariff structure is
the prevailing business conditions.
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fact cannot be denied that the Department of Telecommunication has a big
market potentials. This makes it essential that they charge low tariff, expand the
business and tap the market potentials.
This mix mainly focuses on creative promotional measures helping the telecom
organizations in informing, sensing and persuading the users. It goes through
different constituents of promotion, such as advertising, publicity, sales
promotion, personal selling, word- of-mouth promotion and telemarketing. The
intensity of competition is almost dismal therefore the Department of
Telecommunication has not been assigning due weightage to the promotion
measures. IT is necessary to promote since there are a number of services where
the telecommunication organization has yet not been successful in capitalizing
on the opportunities optimally. It also needs to inculcate mass awareness as it
makes the task easier. It is against this background we go through the different
constituents of promotion mix.
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Advertising:-
Like others, the telecommunication organizations may also
advertise with the help of media that is print media, broadcasting media and
telecast media can be used for this purpose. The marketing professional and the
advertising professionals are supposed to make slogans, themes, and appeals
more creative so that the target prospects are sensitized in the right way. The
print media may be more effective as it provides adequate space to inform and
sense the users. Of late, sophisticated print technology are found very much
instrumental in adding attraction to the messages as well as the quality print
material which makes the process more and more attractive. The marketing
professionals need to seek the cooperation of the leading advertising
professionals who would help them in sensing and stimulating the users. The
economy in print media also balances the problem of financial constraints.
They can also advertise through the broadcast media. Of later, in almost all
areas of the country, there is air transmission which would help in sensitizing
the users. The information related to new services, such as fax services, e-
mailing, intermit and intranet are not known to the prospects. The broadcast
media would also be economics. The professional are required to take the
decision regarding the transmission time, frequency and duration.
Of late, telecast media has emerged as the most effective media. With the help
of the audio-visual exposure, it is possible to inform and sense the users and the
prospects in the right fashion. Keeping in view the size of the business vis-a-vis
the market potentials, telecom organizations are in a position to afford even the
telecast media. They need to advertise not with the motto of promoting the
business but also to keep in minds the messages and slogans related to misuse
of services.
Publicity:-
Another component of promotion focuses on publishing the business
with the support of media personnel and opinion leaders. The telecom
organization may use it with the motto of informing the prospects the salient
features of innovative services offered or to be included in the service mix. It
does not influence the promotion budget since publicity is a non paid-form of
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communication. The marketing professionals need to accept the responsibility
of developing rapport with the media people, to arrange for them lunch or
dinner or to offer to them some small gifts to write new items or articles related
to the services and to place them at the eye-catching locations. In this context, it
is necessary that the marketing professionals, sales people, public relation
officers are supposed to establish contact, specially with the large-sized
customers or trade representatives having high communication ability and rich
information bank so that they succeed in impressing the representatives or
prospects.
Sales Promotion:-
It is essential that the telecommunication organization makes use
of sales promotion measures for promoting the innovative services, specially
used by large sized customers. If the prospects are offered some small gifts, the
motivation process will be switched on. They also need to offer innovative tools
of sales promotion to some of the high performers in the group of employees
who instrumentalise the process of getting the profitable business. This would
help in tapping the potential markets which in turn would increase the profit.
The telecommunication organization should use sales promotion for both the
employees involved in the process and the prospects and the users.
Personal selling:-
It involves the essence of promoting the business with the support
and co-operation of sales people.This component of promotion mix is not found
so much significant in the telecom organizations. However it is required to
promote its business to tap sales potentials and market potentials which remain
untapped or partially tapped due to communication gap or insensitive
persuasion process.
Word–of-mouth promotion:-
This promotion mix is found mainly based on the quality of service
offered by the service generating organizations. IN telecommunication
organization this component is instrumental because the satisfied group of users
would narrate to their friends, relatives, well- wishers regarding the outstanding
services they experienced as a customer. Everyone trusts on their relatives and
friends and therefore they may use the services as and when the circumstances
necessitate so. The improvement in the quality of services and the support and
co-operation of opinion leaders or local persons would also affect the process.
Telemarketing:-
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Of late, a majority of the organization are promoting their business
with the support of telemarketing. In this component of promotion,
telemarketers are promoting the business with the support of telephones. The
telecommunication organizations for removing confusion and misunderstanding
of the prospects and further for bridging the over the communication gap may
use telemarketing. The queries of the users and the prospects are answered in
such a way that they are convinced. It is necessary that personnel with a highly
communicative ability have to be recruited and training facilities have to be
imparted to them for improving their efficiency and the behavioral profile. This
component of promotion may be effective in many ways and therefore the
marketing professionals need to assign due weightage to the credentials and
temperament of the personnel who are supposed to perform the responsibility of
telemarketers.
The main thing in promotion is to inform, sense and persuade the users and the
prospects so that they are transformed into habitual users. The instrumentality
of a particular constituent depends upon the prevailing condition and other
factors such as financial provision and budgetary constraints. The
telecommunication departments have to sharpen the promotional tools so that
the users are aware of various services such as fax, intranet and internet
services. It is clear that the telecommunication organization is required to
promote its business by making possible creativity and sensitivity in the
promotional measures by taking the help of professional with world class
excellence
4.Product mix
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on offering world class services so that the level of efficiency is increased and
the task of the marketing professional become easier.
With the development of cordless and cellular phones, we find a change in the
nature of services. In this context, it is the prime responsibility of the
telecommunication organizations to make it sure that users get quality
services, such as services with a dismal breakdown, noise and interruption,
quality audio-delivery or so. The technical personnel are required to make it
sure that the users are made available quality instrument and the replacement
is made possible as and when the circumstances necessitate so.
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Almost all the public sector organization working in the Indian
perspective underestimate the instrumentality of employees in the increasing
level of efficiency. Even the traditional technologies may deliver goods to the
users if the employees working there are of quality. Contrary to it, even the
sophisticated technologies fail in satisfying the users if the employees are not
of quality. The main focus is on quality. It is right to mention that sky is the
limit of quality and perfection. Today we find one set of employees efficient
but just tomorrow they are found in efficient. They should be personally
committed and very much instrumental in projecting a positive image of the
organization. They should be aware of the points of soul-selling. It is in
context that we go through the problem of people mix in the
telecommunication organization.
The aforesaid facts make it clear that if we don’t find work culture in
Department of Telecommunications, an important reason for the same is job
security. The employees in general feel that even if they don’t work, the trade
unions would come ahead to protect them. The level of efficiency in the
private sector organization is found high; we also find value-orientation and
we find even personal commitment.
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overriding priority to the Total Quality Management that focuses our attention
on quality technologies, quality employees, and quality environmental
conditions at the workplace or so.
CURRENT ISSUES
3. DoT's decision was also opposed by the GSM operators saying the move
would give undue advantage to CDMA Operators. Department of Telecom
(DoT) may consider the auction route for allotment of spectrum in the 800
MHz band (spectrum for CDMA players) with the highest bid received from
GSM operators as the reserve price. This would ensure equity, level playing
field and optimal pricing in allotment of CDMA spectrum for 3G services. The
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subscriber base of CDMA network of the service provider in any service
area is a result of different environment and cannot muster the "test of
fairness if it was to become the basis of priority".The government has
allowed allotment of 1.25 MHz each to CDMA players based on subscriber
base of respective players.Besides, DoT will also relook into various other
issues relating to 3G policy.
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"Through long distance calling cards customer can make long distance
calls from telephone of any access provider. Consumer can subscribe to
any access provider and still not be dependent on the access provider for
long distance calls,"
Future prospects
With 300 million telephone subscribers today, India now boasts of having the
second largest telecom network in the world after China. The country is adding
some 8.5 million to 10 million new mobile subscribers to the network every
month to also emerge as one of the fastest growing telecom markets in the
world. The telecom industry also saw an estimated $8.5 bn in investment flow
in during 2006-07 alone, of which $550 million was in the form of foreign
direct investment.
The next phase of growth, experts believe, will be in the country’s vast rural
areas - a development that, they say, would be more important than the Green
Revolution in India’s farm sector in the 1970s, when the country emerged as a
self-sufficient economy in food production, driven by the introduction of hybrid
seed varieties and new irrigation techniques. Also, with a tele-density of just
eight percent in rural India, as opposed to 50 percent in urban centres, the
hinterland offers good scope for expansion.
While the tele-density in the urban areas is over 50 percent, in rural areas it is
around eight percent only. Clearly, the future lies in the rural areas.
Telecommunication access to rural India is going to be the most important
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development since the Green Revolution. Research analysts feel that mobile
voice is overwhelmingly the engine of growth followed by Next Generation
Network (NGN), broadband and data.
Challenges
The challenge of the day is to search for new cost-effective ways to roll out
telecom services in rural areas. It means one has to choose proper and effective
technology for deployment and leverage on the use of available infrastructure to
reduce cost and time of role out of services. Those service providers who create
the right business would emerge winners and the rest would remain spectators.
Wireless technology is the future growth driver for which spectrum is the most
important input. The task of spectrum management in a multi user and multi
usage scenario is more daunting and crucial than ever before. In summary, if the
last few years in telecom were exciting, it will be even more exciting in the
coming years.
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the rest would remain spectators.”
Telecom sector today is one of the fastest growing sectors of all times.
Connections are increasing everyday and especially in the wireless sector the
growth is extremely fast. The Wireless subscribers have reached to 261.07
million as on 31stMarch 2008 as against 233.62 million subscribers in the
previous quarter. During this quarter 27.45 million subscribers were added.
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GSM and CDMA
The Indian wireless market is divided into GSM(Global Standards for Mobile
communication) and CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access). There are
192.70 million GSM subscribers (73.81%) and 68.3 million CDMA subscribers
(26.19%) at the end of March 2008.
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Difference between CDMA and GSM:
In cellular service there are two main competing network technologies: Global
System for Mobile Communications (GSM) and Code Division Multiple Access
(CDMA). Cellular carriers including Sprint PCS, Cingular Wireless, Verizon
and T-Mobile use one or the other.
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MICRO ANALYSIS - RELIANCE COMMUNICATIONS
The single most important factor in our ability to serve our clients' needs is
represented in our dedication to doing what is right for the client. While that
will not always result in a sale for our company today, it is our belief that it will
earn us the trust and integrity you require to do business with Reliance
tomorrow... and for many years to follow.
The Late Dhirubhai Ambani dreamt of a digital India — an India where the
common man would have access to affordable means of information and
communication. Dhirubhai, who single-handedly built India’s largest private
sector company virtually from scratch, had stated as early as 1999: “Make the
tools of information and communication available to people at an affordable
cost. They will overcome the handicaps of illiteracy and lack of mobility.”
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It was with this belief in mind that Reliance Communications i.e. formerly
Reliance Infocomm started laying 60,000 route kilometres of a pan-India fibre
optic backbone. This backbone was commissioned on 28 December 2002, the
auspicious occasion of Dhirubhai’s 70th birthday, though sadly after his
unexpected demise on 6 July 2002.
HISTORY
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FOUNDERS:
But the role Dhirubhai cherished most was perhaps that of India’s greatest
wealth creator. In one lifetime, he built, starting from the proverbial scratch,
India’s largest private sector enterprise.
VISION:
BUSINESS
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revolution in India. Today, they can proudly claim that they were instrumental
in harnessing the true power of information and communication, by bestowing
it in the hands of the common man at affordable rates. They endeavour to
further extend their efforts beyond the traditional value chain by developing and
deploying complete telecom solutions for the entire spectrum of society.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Corporate Governance
Reliance evaluate and assess each critical business decision or choice from the
point of view of diverse stakeholder interest, driven by the need to minimize
risk and to pro-actively address long-term social, economic and environmental
costs and concerns.
For reliance, being socially responsible is not an occasional act of charity or that
one-time token financial contribution to the local school, hospital or
environmental NGO. It is an ongoing year-round commitment, which is
integrated into the very core of our business objectives and strategy. Because
they believe that there is no contradiction between doing well and doing right.
Indeed, doing right is a necessary condition for doing well.
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Milestones in 2008: (current events)
February 19 HDFC Bank ties up with RCOM, turns every Reliance Mobile
into a credit card
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RCOM's Net Profit up by 70.8% to Rs 5,401 crore
After a month, RCom announced a uniform tariff plan called the 'Simply
Reliance Plan' which replaced all its previous offerings. This plan, launched on
October 5, 2009, was intended to provide a simple tariff option to avoid
confusion in the minds of consumers on the different tariff plans provided by
the company..
Strengths :
1. The Reputation Assessment shows that the Value Added Service (VAS)
offered by RCL,
Through its portal Reliance World, is rated the best amongst all such
services.
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2. Strongest network among CDMA service providers
6. It should be noted that the act of making a phone call cheaper than a
postcard as well as the ‘500’ scheme is viewed as a CSR Initiative by few.
However, it was strictly a Promotional activity, from the perspective of the
company, aimed at converting masses into customers, and obtain from them
a monthly remuneration.
7. More than 55 million customers (July 2008). 2nd Largest cellular provider
in India, supplies broadband and telephone services and other
telecommunications services to both domestic and corporate customers. The
strong subscriber base over 10million subscriber's in their kitty.
8. The company has covered the entire Indian nation with its network. This
has underpinned its large and rising customer base
and Samsung, with whom they hold a strategic alliance. This means that the
business has access to knowledge and technology from other parts of the
telecommunications world.
Weaknesses:
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1. The Billing aspect, however, has been rated the lowest and needs to be
worked upon because it can be a strong influencer in the choice of a Telecom
Service.
2. In addition to this, since all the Service Providers rank extremely low on
CSR Initiative, RCL can tap this opportunity to raise its Reputation in the
Target Markets.
3. The study also reveals that they are perceived to be the most dishonest
amongst the employees of all the Telecom Service Providers. This is further
represented by the lowest rank assigned to Reliance Communications for its
Corporate Ethics & Transparency. The company, therefore, should seek to
muster more confidence and support for itself.
Opportunities:
4. The towers would have the capability to handle all technologies like GSM,
CDMA, WiMax and 3G,
Threats:
1. Internal problem of two brothers some time creating problem for Reliance
communication.
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2. In GSM service Airtel is big threat for Reliance communication as well as
TATA telecom is big threat in CDMA also new CDMA service of VIRGIN
introducing to market.
4P’s
1.PRODUCTS
RELIANCE PRODUCT
Data Reliance Base Phone
Reliance Mobile
Reliance Card
Reliance Voucher, E-Recharge
Reliance PCO
Reliance Broad Band
2.PRICE
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2.GLOBAL CALLING CARDS
Talktime Validity
MRP Benefits
(Rs.) (days)
125 113.33 45 US - Rs.4/min, Gulf - Rs.7.20/min
225 203.99 60 US - Rs.4/min, Gulf - Rs.7.20/min
Singapore, Malaysia & other South East Asian
449 407.07 60
countries @ just Rs.3.50
US - Rs.4/min, S.E Asia - Rs.4.5/min, Gulf -
575* 521.31 90
Rs.7.20/min
575** 521.31 60 US/Canada and S.E Asia Rs.3.25/min
699 633.73 60 Call Gulf at as low as Rs.4.99/min
799 724.39 30 Call US & Canada at as low as Rs.1.99/min
US - Rs.3.25/min, S.E Asia - Rs.4.5/min, Gulf -
1130 1024.48 90
Rs.7.20/min
US - Rs.1.99/min, S.E Asia - Rs.4.5/min, Gulf -
1900 1722.57 90
Rs.6.99/min
2250 2039.89 90 Call US & Canada at as low as Rs.1.75/min
*Customers who have recharged before (eRecharge / paper recharge) before 17-07-2010
00.00 hours would be charged according to the existing tariffs till the expiry of the validity
of the recharge voucher / exhaustion of the balance.
3.ROAMING CHARGES:
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Network with superior reliability. All this managed from our state-of-the-art
national network operations centre in Mumbai.
4.PROMOTION
Business Policies
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VII. Health safety environment
VIII. Quality
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network. The company has been talking to various GSM equipment vendors to
look at various options
Recent Events
05-FEB-08 Reliance Communications said on Tuesday that its arm has been
granted Unified Access Service Licenses (UASL) for providing CDMA services
in the Assam and North East regions.
The Indian telecom industry has experienced significan tgrowth in the recent
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Years and constitutes about 3 percent of the national GDP. The Indian telecom
market is vibrant, price-sensitive and with high-growth potential.
Indian market ripe for 3G spectrum India has a large potential 3G user base
in the almost 70-million wireless subscribers, who use their handsets to access
data services on the Web. With such a large captive audience for 3G data
applications, the scenario is different from that of other 3G markets like Europe,
where operators first rolled out high- bandwidth applications and then tried to
rope in subscribers to use them.
According to the TRAI, India had about 58 million subscribers who accessed
the internet on their handsets at the end of December 2007, compared with
about 46.4 million at the end of October. Industry estimates place the figure for
such wireless internet users at about 70 million by the end of March 2008,
considering the country added over 30 million mobile users during the first
three months of 2008.
The Indian Telecom Service provider industry is gearing for a revolution. The
customer is driving this revolution and will see more unique and sophisticated
offerings coming his way. The 3G which will pave the way for 3.5G, 3.75G and
the next big thing-4G and the VAS services will keep the customer asking for
more. The rural areas which have remained untapped will see an insurgence of
services. Also the easing of the regulations by TRAI ,the ease of spectrum
licensing, the FDI influx will make the telecom space in India a must watch in
the coming years.
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