Anil Ambani-led RCom concludes sale of 'media convergence nodes' to Reliance Jio for Rs 2,000 cr

New Delhi: Reliance Communications on Thursday said it has completed the planned sale of its media convergence nodes (MCNs) and related infrastructure assets, worth Rs 2,000 crore, to Mukesh Ambani-backed Reliance Jio Infocomm (RJIO). The transaction entailed 248 nodes covering close to 5 million sq. ft. of area, used for hosting the telecom infrastructure, all of which now stands transferred to Jio, RCom said in a statement. [caption id=“attachment_4473553” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] RCom. File photo. Reuters.[/caption] “Reliance Communications Limited (RCOM) on Thursday announced the completion of the sale of its MCNs and related infrastructure assets, worth Rs 2,000 crore, to Reliance Jio Infocomm,” the RCom statement said. Earlier this month, Reliance Communications had reinstated bank guarantees worth Rs 774 crore with the telecom department ahead of the timeline set by the telecom tribunal, and had said that its Rs 25,000 crore asset sale plans are “on track”. Last year, Anil Ambani-owned Reliance Communications signed a pact with Reliance Jio for sale of wireless spectrum, tower, fiber and MCN assets - the proceeds of which were to be used to reduce debt. The deal announced in December 2017, packed in 122.4 MHz of 4G spectrum in the 800/900/1800/2100 MHz bands, over 43,000 towers, 1,78,000 kilometres of fiber and 248 media convergence nodes. The nodes’ sale concluded on Thursday represents the initial tranche of the planned, larger deal. (Disclosure - Reliance Industries Ltd. is the sole beneficiary of Independent Media Trust which controls Network18 Media & Investments Ltd)