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Bharti Airtel dials to 60 million customers

Indiantelevision.com Team

(13 February 2008 8:00 pm)

MUMBAI: Teelcom company Bharti Airtel has achieved the 60 million customer mark, across the mobile, fixed line and broadband spaces. This landmark has catapulted Bharti Airtel into the club of top mobile operators in the world in terms of subscriber base.

Bharti Airtel chairman and MD Sunil Bharti Mittal said, “To be amongst the top global telcos is a significant achievement not only for us but also for the Indian telecom industry. This landmark once again underlines the strength of India’s telecom story and Bharti Airtel is proud to have played a pioneering
role in providing affordable telecom services to millions of people across every corner of the country.”

Bharti Airtel president and CEO Manoj Kohli says, "This is a major milestone in our journey towards the 100 million customers mark and gives the company a truly global scale. Over the last few months, we have recorded phenomenal customer growth and this is a testimony to the depth and width of our network as well as our focus on providing affordable services to all. We are fully committed to taking our network deeper into rural India."

Bharti Airtel had crossed the 50 million customer mark in October 2007. The company added the next 10 million customers across mobile, fixed line and broadband in just over four months. The company had crossed the 10 million customer mark in January 2005 and in July 2006 it crossed the 25 million customer mark.