New Delhi: Reliance Communication Inc (USA), owned by Reliance Group, has acquired licence for setting up telecom network in US and UK, a move which will bring down the cost of international long distance (ISD) calls substantially.

"Reliance Communications Inc (RCI) has obtained authorisation from United States of America to operate as a facility-based carrier for providing telecommunications services between USA and foreign countries including India," Manoj Modi, executive director of Reliance Infocomm, said.

RCI has already established two Points of Presence (PoPs) in USA at New York and Los Angles, he said, adding that in the United Kingdom too the company would be setting up these points shortly.

These two countries account for a major portion of the traffic from India, Reliance officials said, adding, "From there, we can distribute traffic to other neighbouring countries, like from UK to other European nations."

Asked what kind of benefit the ISD callers would be getting from this, the officials said this would bring down ISD cost substantially.

By setting up these facilities in foreign countries, the company is making interconnection very simple for the carrier partners like Indian ISD operators and others from different countries, they added.

PTI