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Indian operator Reliance Communications (RCom) has closed the sale of its Media Convergence Nodes and related infrastructure to Reliance Jio.

In January, [Jio won its bid to acquire RCom’s spectrum, fibre and towers for a total sum of INR250 billion](https://developingtelecoms.com/business/operator-news/7520-jio-set-to-obtain-rcom-s-assets-for-3-75b.html). The operator has obtained the media nodes for INR20 billion ($285 million). The timeframe for future sales has not been published.

RCom is selling off most of its telecom assets to cut its debt following [the collapse of a proposed merger with Aircel last year](https://developingtelecoms.com/business/operator-news/7341-rcom-abandons-aircel-merger.html). Having reached an agreement for its core assets, it looked set to focus on the enterprise market, but a dispute with Ericsson prevented a further sale.

[Now that this has been resolved](https://developingtelecoms.com/business/operator-news/7966-rcom-cleared-to-sell-assets-after-80m-payment-to-ericsson.html), RCom has reportedly attracted buyers for its remaining infrastructure, which [could bring its 15-year involvement in India’s telecoms sector to a close.](https://developingtelecoms.com/business/operator-news/7987-rcom-on-track-to-pull-out-of-indian-telecoms-sector.html)

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