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Nov 5, 2007

Reliance to launch IPTV in India in alliance with Microsoft

Reliance Communications Ltd has entered into an alliance with Microsoft Corp to launch Internet Protocol Television software (IPTV) in India. Reliance will have to pay Microsoft $500 million as license fee for using Microosoft's Mediaroom IPTV software.

RCom plans to target mass market in India and launch the service by March next year. Initially it is planning to launch it in Mumbai and Delhi only.

India has about 110 million household who own a television set and their number is growing at a rapid rate of about 20%.

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