diff --git a/ril/libril/ril.cpp b/ril/libril/ril.cpp
index 44e6b868..5b600fde 100644
--- a/ril/libril/ril.cpp
+++ b/ril/libril/ril.cpp
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ static void dispatchRadioCapability(Parcel &p, RequestInfo *pRI);
 static int responseInts(Parcel &p, void *response, size_t responselen);
 static int responseIntsGetPreferredNetworkType(Parcel &p, void *response, size_t responselen);
 static int responseStrings(Parcel &p, void *response, size_t responselen);
+static int responseStringsNetworks(Parcel &p, void *response, size_t responselen);
 static int responseStrings(Parcel &p, void *response, size_t responselen, bool network_search);
 static int responseString(Parcel &p, void *response, size_t responselen);
 static int responseVoid(Parcel &p, void *response, size_t responselen);
@@ -2271,6 +2272,10 @@ static int responseStrings(Parcel &p, void *response, size_t responselen) {
     return responseStrings(p, response, responselen, false);
 }
 
+static int responseStringsNetworks(Parcel &p, void *response, size_t responselen) {
+    return responseStrings(p, response, responselen, true);
+}
+
 /** response is a char **, pointing to an array of char *'s */
 static int responseStrings(Parcel &p, void *response, size_t responselen, bool network_search) {
     int numStrings;
@@ -2291,11 +2296,17 @@ static int responseStrings(Parcel &p, void *response, size_t responselen, bool n
         char **p_cur = (char **) response;
 
         numStrings = responselen / sizeof(char *);
-        p.writeInt32 (numStrings);
+        if (network_search) {
+            p.writeInt32 ((numStrings / 5) * 4);
+        } else {
+            p.writeInt32 (numStrings);
+        }
 
         /* each string*/
         startResponse;
         for (int i = 0 ; i < numStrings ; i++) {
+            if (network_search && (i % 5 == 0))
+                continue;
             appendPrintBuf("%s%s,", printBuf, (char*)p_cur[i]);
             writeStringToParcel (p, p_cur[i]);
         }
diff --git a/ril/libril/ril_commands.h b/ril/libril/ril_commands.h
index 59b529ec..a4f84477 100644
--- a/ril/libril/ril_commands.h
+++ b/ril/libril/ril_commands.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     {RIL_REQUEST_QUERY_NETWORK_SELECTION_MODE, dispatchVoid, responseInts},
     {RIL_REQUEST_SET_NETWORK_SELECTION_AUTOMATIC, dispatchVoid, responseVoid},
     {RIL_REQUEST_SET_NETWORK_SELECTION_MANUAL, dispatchString, responseVoid},
-    {RIL_REQUEST_QUERY_AVAILABLE_NETWORKS , dispatchVoid, responseStrings},
+    {RIL_REQUEST_QUERY_AVAILABLE_NETWORKS , dispatchVoid, responseStringsNetworks},
     {RIL_REQUEST_DTMF_START, dispatchString, responseVoid},
     {RIL_REQUEST_DTMF_STOP, dispatchVoid, responseVoid},
     {RIL_REQUEST_BASEBAND_VERSION, dispatchVoid, responseString},