I would like you to refer to the following links for additional information.
http://www.hutch.co.in/newkarnatakahome/roaming/returningtokarnataka.asp
http://www.vodafone.com.fj/roaming/networks.shtml
http://www.cellular-news.com/coverage/india.shtml
http://www.hutch.co.in/newkarnatakahome/roaming/coverageinkarnataka.asp
I also have the following quote from
http://ask.slashdot.org/askslashdot/04/03/09/0057221.shtml
"Here in India, GSM networks operate in 900MHz and 1800MHz bands.
900MHz is omnipresent, 1800 is available in Big cities because 900MHz
band can't fulfil the bandwidth requirement alone. Also, in India GSM
is 'unlocked'. That means you can have any compatible handset and you
only need to purchase a SIM card. The handsets are *not* tied to a
particular provider. There is no monopoly here and in general
(exclusing small cities) you'll find multiple GSM operators in a city.
FYI, Prepaid is more popular than postpaid here. CDMA is also
available as an option and through new unified licensing, CDMA
operators are entitled to provide *same* level of services as GSM
operators (like full roaming, additional frills like
WAP/Internet/multimedia etc etc). However, right now majority of CDMA
handsets are provided by operators themselves and are tied to the
operator (there are anyways only two major CDMA players - Reliance and
Tata Indicom). Reliance even offers Prepaid connections on their CDMA
network. Like GSM, in most (big) cities, you'll have choice of both
Reliance and Tata. Enjoy your stay :-) "
http://orange.co.in/aboutus/hutchisonaffiliates.asp
"Hutchison Essar won the bid to operate as the 4th cellular service
provider in Chennai, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh in 2001 on GSM 1800
network."
Of course ,900 is the most widely used band in India.
Thanks
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