Reliance Communications disconnects Etisalat DB's network over non-payment of dues

Anil Ambani group company Reliance Communications (RCom) today said that it has disconnected telecom operator Etisalat DB's network because of non-payment of charges.

"Despite repeated reminders, payments have been inordinately delayed by EDB (Etisalat DB) without any reasonable cause, leading to the disconnection of services." RCom Spokesperson told PTI.

EDB, whose network remained disrupted for the fourth day, said the problem has been due to technical issue beyond its control.

"Etisalat DB apologises to its customers for a temporary mobile service disruption on Friday due to a technical issue beyond our control. Our team has been working round-the-clock to resolve the issue and restore the mobile services at the earliest," said official statement of EDB.

"Our team has been working round-the-clock to resolve the issue and restore the mobile services at the earliest," it added.

EDB, the joint venture between Etisalat and Dynamix Balwas Group, has telecom services license to operate in 15 circles. The company has tower sharing agreement with Reliance Telecom Infrastructure - a subsidiary of RCom.

These circles include Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Mumbai, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu (including Chennai), Uttar Pradesh (East and West), Madhya Pradesh and Bihar.

According to Cellular Operators Association of India, it had over 1.67 million subscriber as on December 31.