Reliance Communications (RCom) is shutting down its
DTH (direct-to-home) operations effective from November 18, reports the
Economic Times.
Reliance Communications (RCom) is shutting down its DTH (direct-to-home) operations effective from November 18, reports the Economic Times.
The company confirmed to the newspaper that since their licence is expiring they will not be able to continue with their DTH operations - Reliance Digital TV.
Mint accessed a TRAI report which said that RCom has the smallest market share of 2 percent among the other DTH players. Dish TV is at the top with a 24 percent market share and Tata Sky is catching up with a 23 percent market share.
A company spokesperson told the papers that DTH is a "non-core area for RCom." He said that the firm has asked its customers to shift to alternative providers and is working with three other providers for migrating their customers where they will be offered new schemes without additional costs.
In 2013, RCom planned to merge with Sun Group to strengthen its DTH business. However, that also didn't work out due to differences over valuation.
But the hurdles did not stop here. In April 2017, RCom believed to have retrenched nearly 800 employees as the firm was battling with its falling revenue numbers.
The company confirmed to the newspaper that since their licence is expiring they will not be able to continue with their DTH operations - Reliance Digital TV.
Mint accessed a TRAI report which said that RCom has the smallest market share of 2 percent among the other DTH players. Dish TV is at the top with a 24 percent market share and Tata Sky is catching up with a 23 percent market share.
A company spokesperson told the papers that DTH is a "non-core area for RCom." He said that the firm has asked its customers to shift to alternative providers and is working with three other providers for migrating their customers where they will be offered new schemes without additional costs.
In 2013, RCom planned to merge with Sun Group to strengthen its DTH business. However, that also didn't work out due to differences over valuation.
But the hurdles did not stop here. In April 2017, RCom believed to have retrenched nearly 800 employees as the firm was battling with its falling revenue numbers.
Recently, the firm called off their merger with Aircel. Even though this merger would have helped RCom strengthen its telecom presence, the deal was called off due to "legal and regulatory uncertainties, and various interventions by vested interests."
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