New Delhi: With questions being raised over the promised price of Rs 251 for a 3G smartphone by new entrant Ringing Bells, the telecom ministry has found that a device with such specifications would cost about Rs 2,300.
“The ministry has analysed the issue and it feels that such a device can be manufactured for about Rs 2,300,” sources said. However, they refused to say if any action will be taken against the company in the matter.
Earlier this week, Ringing Bells launched the world’s cheapest phone — Freedom 251 — priced at Rs 251, hogging limelight globally.
Indian Cellular Association, which represents the handset makers industry in India and has members like Apple, Samsung, Microsoft, Lava and Micromax, had also written to Union telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, seeking a probe into the company’s subsidised sale.
