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Bharti Airtel

Bharti Airtel formerly known as Bharti Tele-Ventures LTD (BTVL) is the largest cellular service provider in India, with more than 135 million subscribtions as of May 2010.

With this, Bharti is now the world's third-largest, single-country mobile operator and sixth-largest integrated telecom operator. It also offers fixed line services and broadband services. It offers its TELECOM services under the Airtel brand and is headed by Sunil Bharti Mittal.

Globally, Bharti Airtel is the 3rd largest in-country mobile operator by subscriber base, behind China Mobile and China Unicom. In India, the company has a 24.6% share of the wireless services market, followed by 17.7% for Reliance Communications and 17.4% for Vodafone Essar.

In January 2010, company anonced that Manoj Kohli, Joint Managing Director and current Chief Executive Officer of Indian and South Asian operations, will become the Chief Executive Officer of the International Business Group from 1 April 2010. He will be overseeing Bharti's overseas business. Current Dy. CEO, Sanjay Kapoor, will replace Manoj Kohli and will be the CEO with effective from 1 April, 2010.

Headlines Around the Web

Bharti hives off data centres, may sell stake

10:11 am - The Times of India

No option but to hike tariffs: Bharti Airtel

Aug 04 - The Times of India

Telecom user base touches 965.5m in June

Aug 04 - The Times of India

Now, Vodafone cuts 3G rates by 80%

Jun 20 - The Times of India

Articles About Bharti Airtel

Mukesh Ambani (L), chief of Reliance Industries, and Anil Ambani, chairman of Reliance Communications, are pictured in this combination image of file photos.
Ambani Brothers Sign $2.1 Billion Telecom Tower Sharing Pact

By Reuters

India's once-feuding billionaire Ambani brothers signed a long-expected pact for their rival telecoms firms to share mobile masts in a contract valued at more than $2 billion over several years, in the biggest deal between them since a reconciliation. (Jun 07)

MORE TOPICS: RETAIL, TELECOMS, INDIA, MANAGEMENT, INVESTMENT

A boy closes the shutter of a shop painted with an advertisement for Bharti Airtel in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad.
Bharti Airtel Faces ₹6.5 Billion Fine over Breach in Licensing Rules

By Reuters

Shares in Bharti Airtel fall nearly 2 percent after reports that the company could be asked to pay 6.5 billion rupees for alleged breach of telecoms licensing rules nearly a decade ago. (May 30)

MORE TOPICS: TELECOMS

Reliance Communications
Reliance Communications Raises Some Call Prices, More Expected

By Reuters

Reliance Communications, India's third-biggest mobile phone carrier by customers, has raised some voice call prices and further cut discounts, extending price increases in the world's second-biggest mobile phone market. (May 06)

MORE TOPICS: COURT, TELECOMS

A boy closes the shutter of a shop painted with an advertisement for Bharti Airtel in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad.
Bharti Airtel Q4 Profit Halves, Misses Estimates

By Reuters

Bharti Airtel Ltd reported a 50 percent fall in quarterly profit that capped the third straight year of declining earnings at India's top telecommunications carrier. (May 02)

MORE TOPICS: COURT, INDIA

Reliance Industries Joins Consortium to Build Undersea Cable System

By Reuters

Reliance Industries said on Tuesday it has joined a consortium of telecom companies building an 8,000 kilometre submarine cable system to link Malaysia and Singapore with the Middle East. (Apr 30)

MORE TOPICS: TELECOMS, INDIA

A boy closes the shutter of a shop painted with an advertisement for Bharti Airtel in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad.
SC Bars Bharti from Adding New 3G Clients in 7 Zones

By Reuters

Bharti Airtel(BRTI.NS) cannot add new 3G customers in seven zones where it does not own the airwaves and offers the services through pacts with other carriers, the Supreme Court said on Thursday, pending a final ruling in the dispute. (Apr 12)

MORE TOPICS: COURT, INDIA, SUPREME COURT

Bharti Enterprises chairman Sunil Mittal speaks during a news conference in Mumbai December 13, 2006.
SC to Hear Sunil Mittal's Plea Next Week

By Reuters

The Supreme Court of India has deferred a decision on whether Bharti Airtel's (BRTI.NS) chairman can be summoned in a case over alleged corruption in allocating mobile phone bandwidth, lawyers said on Monday. (Apr 09)

MORE TOPICS: COURT, INDIA, SUPREME COURT

A boy closes the shutter of a shop painted with an advertisement for Bharti Airtel in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad.
SC Allows Bharti, Vodafone, Idea 3G Pacts Until 11 April

By Reuters

Telecom firms Bharti Airtel(BRTI.NS), Vodafone Group Plc's (VOD.L) local unit and Idea Cellular (IDEA.NS) can maintain until April 11 pacts allowing them to offer 3G services outside their licensed zones, the Supreme Court ruled on Monday. (Apr 08)

MORE TOPICS: COURT, SUPREME COURT

Idea Cellular
After Airtel, Idea and Vodafone to Stop 3G Services in Unlicensed Areas: Report

By IBTimes IN

Telecom operators Idea and Vodafone have been asked to stop 3G services in regions where they do not have license. (Apr 07)

MORE TOPICS: COURT, INDIA, SUPREME COURT

A Bharti Airtel advertisement board is installed against the backdrop of company's telecommunication tower in Kochi November 30, 2012.
Court Lifts Stay Order on Bharti Airtel 3G Pact Ban

By Reuters

A panel of judges at the Delhi High Court set aside on Thursday the court's earlier order that had halted the execution of a government ban on top mobile phone carrier Bharti Airtel's(BRTI.NS) 3G service pacts with rival carriers, a lawyer on the case said. (Apr 04)

MORE TOPICS: COURT, LAWYER