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IMC 2017: Sunil Mittal and Mukesh Ambani in sync to make India a digital society

Idea Cellular MD emphasised that about 900 million Indians use 2G networks for connectivity and spend Rs 80-100 a month

IMC 2017: Mittal & Ambani in sync to  make India a digital society
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Kiran RatheeShine Jacob New Delhi
The first edition of the India Mobile Congress, that kicked off on Wednesday in Delhi, turned out to be a showstopper as the two biggest rivals in the telecom industry — Reliance chairman Mukesh Ambani and Bharti chief Sunil Mittal — shared the same stage and spoke in similar language to make Digital India a success story. When Ambani and Mittal referred to each other as “good friend” and bonded on stage, the audience, including government and industry representatives, watched in surprise. Reliance Jio and its “predatory pricing” was kept on the side for a while.                    
 
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