New Delhi: Reliance on February 14 said their offer of roaming facility across 673 cities on WLL phones was "well within licence conditions" and the company has communicated this to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).

"We have replied to TRAI's clarification with regard to our advertisement of offering roaming on WLL (Wireless in Local Loop) phone. We have said that this is as per the licence condition," Mukesh Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Group, told reporters on the sidelines of a meeting between Communication Minister Arun Shourie and telecom service providers.

TRAI had sought clarification from Reliance Infocomm about their proposed WLL telephone services, especially with regard to Roaming facility. The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has already challenged this in the Telecom Tribunal saying offering roaming on WLL was "breach of licence conditions".

Asked TRAI's opinion to Reliance's reply, Ambani said, "We do not know that. We have recently written to them."

TRAI has also sought clarification from another WLL operator, Tatas, about their coverage beyond licensing area of Delhi.

Earlier this week, TRAI's counsel Meet Malhotra had told TDSAT that Tatas had given an assurance to TRAI that their services would not be available in cities of Gurgaon, Noida and Faridabad as part of Delhi licence.

PTI