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Last Updated: 2009-11-07T12:20:15+05:30
Bharti Airtel on Friday launched a centre where functions relating to human resource, supply chain, finance and tax would be undertaken for the entire company.
Central Board of Excise and Customs chairman V. Sridhar inaugurated the unit, Centre for Shared Services for ... |
Last Updated: 2009-10-31T09:02:18+05:30
Bharti Airtel, one of the leading telecom operators, has joined the race of per second billing, after it launched the service yesterday.
This new plan called the Freedom Plan will enable the customers to pay 1 paisa per second for all calls across Airtel networks where as for calls across ... |
Last Updated: 2009-10-30T11:18:45+05:30
India’s leading telecom operator Bharti Airtel has registered a net profit of Rs.2,297 crore for the second quarter of the 2009-10 fiscal which ended on Sep 30, logging a 43.1% increase from the Rs.1,605 crore registered during the last fiscal’s Q2.
The net income stood at ... |
Last Updated: 2009-10-19T09:45:24+05:30
Airtel has launched a mobile comic portal over Airtel Live, which is the entertainment portal of the telecom operator. This is the first mobile comic portal of India. Customers using Airtel network over GPRS-enabled handset can access the service.
"More than a third of Airtel ... |
Last Updated: 2009-10-07T11:50:46+05:30
Bharti Airtel, one of the major telecom service providers of India, has joined hands with US-based Cisco Systems, which is into the manufacturing of network equipments. This partnership will be providing services to small, medium as well as large organizations.
The partnership will enable ... |
Last Updated: 2009-10-06T11:06:58+05:30
Union Commerce Minister Anand Sharma on Monday mentioned that India definitely lends a supporting hand to the Indian-based companies while they opt for international mergers and acquisitions, but added that the rules cannot be changed according to the requirements of the firm. He was pointing out ... |
Last Updated: 2009-09-29T14:42:01+05:30
With the $23-billion Bharti-MTN telecom equity swap cum strategic alliance deadline set to Sep 30, it is expected that South African government might adopt a decision regarding the same today.
Bharti Airtel and South Africa's MTN had resumed the talks regarding the deal since 25 May, after ... |
Last Updated: 2009-09-28T13:29:00+05:30
Bharti Airtel, a major Indian private telecom operator, has launched two schemes on Sunday, which will enable the US callers to call India at a cheaper rate. These schemes are part of Bharti’s festive season plans.
This scheme provides the US callers with 1,353 minutes calls with ... |
Last Updated: 2009-09-03T09:31:52+05:30
Bharti Airtel, the Indian telecom operator with the largest subscriber base, has announced the rolling out of its 3G mobile telephony by October 2010.
"If everything goes well on time with regard to spectrum auction, by February or March we should receive spectrum allocation," ... |
Last Updated: 2009-08-27T18:00:33+05:30
The government on Thursday has given its approval to the state-owned Telecommunications Consultants to exit from its joint venture with the Bharti group, Bharti Hexacom that operates in the Rajasthan and northeast circles.
The approval was given by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs ... |
Last Updated: 2009-08-27T11:21:05+05:30
Indian telecommunication major, Bharti Airtel, has launched its m-Commerce service, ‘mChek On Airtel’, on Wednesday. This service will provide the Airtel subscribers to make the payment of their Airtel mobile as well as fixed-line bills on the voice platform.
The m-Commerce ... |
Last Updated: 2009-08-17T17:23:40+05:30
A global wholesale service portfolio has been launched by Bharti Airtel, which will enable telecom companies of 50 countries to access its services.
About $500 million have been invested by Airtel for expanding its connectivity by building cable capacity, network infrastructure and ... |
Last Updated: 2009-08-10T12:00:52+05:30
Bharti Airtel on Sunday launched its wireless data card for prepaid users in Delhi and the national capital region (NCR) .This will enable Internet connectivity for laptops and other computing devices while on the move.
The company stated in its statement that the data card can work on all ... |
Last Updated: 2009-08-03T12:16:57+05:30
According to Bharti Airtel and South Africa's MTN their talks for a proposed $23-billion financial alliance have been extended till Aug 31. This decision has been made by both the companies after they were unable to reach a pact within the earlier deadline that had expired on ... |
Last Updated: 2009-08-01T11:52:21+05:30
Bharti Airtel and South African telecom giant MTN are yet to finalise their much-awaited merger deal.
"There is nothing as of now," a Bharti spokesperson said adding that the company would update markets only Monday. Earlier the companies had said the talks on the deal would be ... |
Last Updated: 2009-07-29T09:52:54+05:30

Bharti Airtel has achieved this milestone within six months of the launch of its services in Sri Lanka.
"We are delighted to have crossed this milestone within such a short span of time. This achievement further underlines our commitment to delivering a technologically superior ... |
Last Updated: 2009-07-24T09:32:45+05:30

Bharti Airtel, India’s largest private telecom player, is still holding talks with South African telecom giant MTN for a possible merger.
"Talks are going on between Bharti Enterprises, the parent of Bharti Airtel, and South Africa's MTN Group to form a global business ... |
Last Updated: 2009-07-23T16:15:45+05:30

Private telecom major, Bharti Airtel, has posted a 22.2% increase in its net profit for the first quarter of 2009-10 at Rs.2,647.95 crore.
The company's total income during the period under review rose 22% to Rs.10,448.69 crore from Rs.8,567.8 crore in the same period a year ago, it said ... |
Last Updated: 2009-07-17T09:43:38+05:30
The government has ordered the five leading players in telecom sector to undergo a special audit as the government suspects the misreporting of the revenues by these companies.
The telecom operators that are under the Department of Telecommunication (DoT) scanner are Bharti Airtel, ... |
Last Updated: 2009-07-14T10:48:37+05:30
The GSM-based mobile subscriber base in India grew by 8.89 million in June, when compared to the 8.3 million added in May, an industry body said in New Delhi on Monday in a statement.
According to the Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), the apex body of GSM mobile operators, ... |
Last Updated: 2009-07-03T14:36:49+05:30
The SBI has offered Bharti Airtel a whopping $1 billion as loan for the partial funding for the buying of stakes in South Africa’s MTN.
SBI has plans for joining hands with foreign lenders who are interested in funding the deal. The aim is to create the world's third-biggest wireless ... |
Last Updated: 2009-05-23T14:41:12+05:30
Leading telecom operator and Internet service provider, Bharti Airtel launched a low-cost online computer called Airtel Net PC for its broadband consumers. The new cloud-based computer comes with a 15-inch LCD monitor, keyboard and mouse. The storage facility of new Airtel Net PC will be offered on ... |
Last Updated: 2009-05-15T17:59:51+05:30
India's leading private telecom company, Bharti Airtel on Friday (May 15) crossed the 100 million subscriber mark. While confirming the news, Airtel's chairman, Sunil Bharti Mittal said that the achievement has reaffirmed the emergence of India as the world’s top telecom markets. A large ... |
Last Updated: 2009-05-12T11:59:35+05:30
Bharti Airtel on Monday (May 11) introduced two entry packages for its direct-to-home (DTH) service, Digital TV. Both the packages offer a three-month free subscription to various bouquets of channels and interactive services. Of the two packages, the one that is priced at Rs 1,850 will provide ... |
Last Updated: 2009-05-09T11:07:26+05:30
India's largest telecom company, Bharti Airtel has struck a five-year telecom partnership deal with premium English soccer club Manchester United. The announcement of the deal was made by the chief executive of Manchester United, David Gill and Airtel's deputy chief executive Sanjay Kapoor in the ... |
Last Updated: 2009-05-02T12:35:10+05:30
Very soon in the future, Bharti Airtel is expected to become the first ever cellular network operator in India to have a base of 100 million subscribers, nationwide. By the end of March 2009, the operator boasted of an overall subscriber base of 96.6 million. After a month i.e. as April has come to ... |
Last Updated: 2009-04-30T17:35:42+05:30
India's leading private telecom company Bharti Airtel has entered into a five-year network management deal with Alcatel Lucent. Both the companies have signed the $500 million-deal on Thursday (April 30). As per the agreement, the two companies will form a joint venture, which will manage Airtel's ... |
Last Updated: 2009-04-18T11:24:29+05:30
Bharti Airtel is likely to introduce its direct-to-home (DTH) service in cars. The company's mobile DTH unit is all set to make its debut. Bharti Airtel’s DTH service was launched in October 2008. At present, the company is negotiating with several automobile companies for installing its ... |
Last Updated: 2009-04-09T16:54:38+05:30
Leading telecom service provider Bharti Airtel on Wednesday (8th April) launched a new offer for its US customers to enable them to make calls to India at 1 cent per minute using online calling cards. The new offer is called as IndiaOne Offer. Airtel subscribers can buy this calling card for $10 by ... |
Last Updated: 2009-04-07T11:19:39+05:30
India's leading private broadband service provider, Bharti Airtel has launched 16 Mbps broadband service in the country. This broadband service is powered by Airtel's Carrier Ethernet Network. It will be initially available in Delhi NCR, Chennai and Bangalore, but soon be rolled out in Hyderabad, ... |