RCom in pact with Brookfield to sell tower assets

Reliance Communications will continue as an anchor tenant on the tower business

A man opens the shutter of a shop painted with an advertisement of Reliance Communications in Mumbai
A man opens the shutter of a shop painted with an advertisement of Reliance Communications in Mumbai
Reuters Mumbai
Last Updated : Oct 14 2016 | 12:56 PM IST

Reliance Communications Ltd , India's fourth-biggest cellular carrier by customer base, said on Friday it signed a non-binding term sheet with Brookfield Infrastructure Group to sell its tower assets in a deal that could fetch it an upfront Rs 11,000 crore rupees ($1.65 billion).

It would also get "49 percent future economic upside" from the tower business, based on certain conditions, the company, controlled by billionaire Anil Ambani, said in a statement. It did not divulge much details.

Reliance Communications will continue as an anchor tenant on the tower business, the statement said.

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First Published: Oct 14 2016 | 12:45 PM IST

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