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The website package includes a domain name of user’s choice, a user-friendly website builder with
hosting and 10 business email accounts at the chosen domain name. SMEs, SEPs and individuals
can now have their own website and attract newer customers even though they might not have the
technical know-how or resources to create and host one.
India is among the most underpenetrated and underserved countries in terms of websites per person
online. The total number of websites in the world today stands at 8 Crore and in comparison websites
owned by Indians are just 8 lakh. Broadly speaking merely 1% websites are owned by Indians. As per
industry reports, the number of internet users in India stands at 8.1 Crore and by 2013 India will be the
third largest country behind only to the US and China. Today roughly 1 in 25 internet users worldwide
own a website, while in India only 1 in 100 internet users own a website. This disparity has significantly
affected Indian entrepreneurs, and has become a bottleneck to their growth.
In its endeavour to promote the internet usage and website ownership among Indians, the company
has entered into an exclusive partnership with BigRock. BigRock will enable Reliance Netconnect
users to establish and grow their online presence; build their own websites from scratch using a very
intuitive- but powerful- feature rich, and user friendly website builder package. A complete suite of
products allow businesses to run a professional website without the hassles of having to deal with
multiple vendors. These feature rich & social media ready websites will help them reach out to newer
segments of customers and compete at a global level. It also provides easy control to modify and update
the website as and when required. Furthermore, user is assisted by a strong customer service setup,
available through phone or chat.
This offer will empower SMEs and SOHOs promote their business at no cost. Their clients can visit the
website, surf the products and services, get the contact details, place orders and also leave feedback –
all online. The number of websites owned by Indians is expected to increase manifold after the launch of
this offer, thus enhancing the trade and economy of the country.
Announcing the launch, Mr. Prashant Gokarn, Reliance Communications said, “This opportunity willsignificantly boost web presence for our Netconnect subscribers. We are targeting the SMEs, SEPs and
entrepreneurs, as well as individuals who wish to stay connected & interact for personal or business
needs. Our strategy is to focus on the integration of the two worlds. Consequently, we anticipate
providing free website will increase the number of Indians owning the websites significantly.”
According to Mr Tarun Davda Business Head of BigRock.com, “We are very happy to partner with
Reliance Communications in its new venture, we look forward to assist Reliance users boast their web
presence. At BigRock, we are passionate about providing world-class customer service. Using our quick &
user-friendly website design options and reliable hosting services, Netconnect users will be able to reach
customers around the world and compete on global scale.”
To avail the offer, Reliance Netconnect Users need to register their email address while subscribing
for the Netconnect service. This can also be done by calling the Reliance Netconnect customer care at
1800 3000 5555, or by registering at the Netconnect website www.reliancenetconnect.co.in. The users
will be sent a coupon code on their registered email address. The process for availing the offer will also
be explained in the email. The users can redeem this coupon code and get the website package free of
cost. The service is free for the first year of registration. After the first year, the customers will pay the
prevailing fee to BigRock if they wish to continue the service.
About Reliance Communications:
Reliance Communications Limited founded by the late Shri Dhirubhai H Ambani (1932-2002) is the
flagship company of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group. The Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani
Group currently has a net worth in excess of Rs. 64,000 crore (US$ 13.6 billion), cash flows of Rs. 13,000
crore (US$ 2.8 billion), net profit of Rs. 8,400 crore (US$ 1.8 billion).
Reliance Communications is India's foremost and truly integrated telecommunications service provider.
The Company, with a customer base of over 132.2 million including over 2.5 million individual overseas
retail customers, ranks among the Top 4 Telecom companies in the world by number of customers in
a single country. Reliance Communications corporate clientele includes 2,100 Indian and multinational
corporations, and over 800 global, regional and domestic carriers.
Reliance Communications has established a pan-India, next generation, integrated (wireless and
wireline), convergent (voice, data and video) digital network that is capable of supporting best-of-class
services spanning the entire communications value chain, covering over 24,000 towns and 600,000
villages. Reliance Communications owns and operates the world's largest next generation IP enabled
connectivity infrastructure, comprising over 277,000 kilometers of fibre optic cable systems in India,
USA, Europe, Middle East and the Asia Pacific region.
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