RCOM bags INR1.5bn in government contracts

Indian telco Reliance Communications (RCOM) has said that in the last few months it has been awarded contracts with both central and state governments to supply IT and connectivity services worth a total of INR1.5 billion (USD26.95 million). The Times of India reports that RCOM secured contracts from the Department of Posts, the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai and the Madhya Pradesh Border Checkpost Development Company Ltd, amongst others.