Released on = October 4, 2006, 2:04 am

Press Release Author = Reliance FLAG TELECOM

Industry = Telecommunications

Press Release Summary = Jarrett Appleby, Head - Strategy, MCI (Verizon) joins Flag
Telecom
To head - Marketing and Strategy at Reliance Communications' FLAG Telecom
London, October 4, 2006: Moving a step further on the growth plans to enhance its
bouquet of offerings to emerging Next Generation Services, FLAG Telecom - a
subsidiary of India's largest integrated telecom service provider Reliance
Communications, has appointed former Head - Strategy of MCI (Verizon), Jarrett
Appleby, as Senior Vice President, Marketing and Strategy and a member of the
company's Executive Team.

Press Release Body = Jarrett Appleby, Head - Strategy, MCI (Verizon) joins Flag
Telecom
To head - Marketing and Strategy at Reliance Communications' FLAG Telecom
London, October 4, 2006: Moving a step further on the growth plans to enhance its
bouquet of offerings to emerging Next Generation Services, FLAG Telecom - a
subsidiary of India's largest integrated telecom service provider Reliance
Communications, has appointed former Head - Strategy of MCI (Verizon), Jarrett
Appleby, as Senior Vice President, Marketing and Strategy and a member of the
company's Executive Team.

With over 22-years of leadership experience in Sales & Marketing, Business
Development, Finance and Operations, Jarrett was responsible for Strategy and
Corporate Development for MCI's Next Generation Services (NGS), designated as Senior
Vice President. Jarrett played a key role in MCI's strategic initiatives, including
the merger of MCI with Verizon and acquisition of NetSec.

Prior to joining FLAG Telecom, Jarrett has had stints at Qwest Solutions Business as
General Manager, where he built the company's solutions sales approach by
integrating professional services and managed services across all sales channels.
Another key assignment handled by him was with ILV Group LLC where he was the CEO
and Founder for an executive business advisory services firm that provided strategic
channel distribution for emerging technology companies. Jarrett holds a Bachelor of
Science degree in Mathematics and Economics from Lehigh University, where he also
earned his MBA.

Punit Garg, President FLAG Telecom, said: "I am delighted to welcome Jarrett to
FLAG. He would play a significant role in next stage of FLAG's growth that would
focus on Service Creation on FLAG assets. I look forward to him taking a leading
role in delivering our strategic vision for creating a new face for FLAG Telecom."

FLAG Telecom has strengthened its Executive Team by appointing leading Industry
professionals in line with the geographical and service expansion focus of the
company. Some of the key names that have joined FLAG are Bhaskar Thyagarajan,
previously with Sprint, who has joined as Vice President-Marketing and Mark
Herragaty, former CEO of Cable & Wire Europe who has joined as Senior Vice
President, Europe, Middle East and Africa.

About FLAG Telecom: Worlds largest private undersea cable system spanning 65000
route kms, has an established customer base of more than 180 leading operators,
including all of the top ten international carriers. FLAG owns and manages an
extensive optical fibre network spanning four continents, connecting key business
markets in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the USA. FLAG also owns and operates a
low-latency, global MPLS-based IP network, which connects most of the world\'s
principal international Internet exchanges. FLAG offers a focused range of global
products, including global bandwidth, IP, Internet, Ethernet and Co-location
services. Recent news releases and further information are on FLAG Telecom\'s website
at: www.flagtelecom.com.
About Reliance Communications: Reliance Communications is India\'s foremost
integrated Telecommunications Company with over 25.7 million Indian and 700,000
global individual consumers. Reliance Communications corporate clientele includes
600 Indian and 250 multinational corporations, and - through subsidiary FLAG Telecom
- over 200 global carriers.
The company has 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 Infocomm value chain. Recent news
releases and further information are on Reliance Communications website at:
www.reliancecommunications.co.in
About Reliance ADA Group: Among India's top three private sector business houses,
with a market capitalization of Rs 100,000 crore (US$ 22 billion), net assets in
excess of Rs 31,500 crore (US$ 7 billion), and net worth to the tune of Rs 27,500
crore (US$ 6 billion).

The group has a customer base of over 50 million, the largest in India, and a
shareholder base of over 8 million, among the largest in the world. Through its
products and services, the Reliance - ADA Group touches the life of 1 in 10 Indians
every single day. The business presence of the Group extends to over 4,500 towns and
300,000 villages in India, and 5 continents across the world. The interests of the
Group range from communications (Reliance Communications) and financial services
(Reliance Capital Ltd), to generation, transmission and distribution of power
(Reliance Energy), infrastructure and entertainment. Recent news releases and
further information are on Reliance ADA Group website at: www.relianceada.com

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Contact Details = Reliance Communications,
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Navi Mumbai - 400 710