Adcom To Sue Ringing Bells
Domestic feature phone brand Advantage Computers' (Adcom) has said it may consider a legal action against Ringing Bells, the Noida-based start-up, which claimed to manufacture the world's cheapest smartphone.
Adcom founder and chairman Sanjeev Bhatia said the manufacturer of Rs. 251 (less than USD 4) smartphone, distributed the Adcom handsets to the media during the launch last month.
"We are deeply grieved by this incident where our mobile phone has been presented to masses for Rs.251, and therefore, would not hesitate from taking any legal actions against the company, in case the entire fiasco impacts Adcom's brand name or subsequently we face any other kind of losses," Bhatia said in a statement.
"Yes, it is true that although we sold the handsets to Ringing Bells earlier, like we ...