
Freedom 251 phone maker looking to launch Bells SIM card: Report
FirstpostAfter a much talked about launch of the world’s cheapest smartphone at Rs 251 that led to its website crashing down, phone maker Ringing Bells continues to forge plans for the near future. The Telecom Ministry is believed to have sought clarification from Ringing Bells for marketing its ‘Freedom251’ mobile phone without BIS certification and have asked UP government to check its credentials, as per BJP MP Kirit Somaiya. Ringing Bells’ President Ashok Chaddha said manufacturing cost of the phone is about Rs 2,500, which will be recovered through a series of measures like economies of scale, innovative marketing, reduction in duties and creating an e-commerce marketplace. Somaiya as well as industry has not found the proposition convincing.”From the response I read of Shri Ashok Chadha of Ringing Bells that how much cost will be saved due to import/local assembling/ online marketing… far from convincing,” Somaiya said in a letter attached to his tweet.
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