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Thursday, July 23, 2009

Bharti Tops 100 Million Subs

Bharti Airtel, India's largest mobile operator, said that its consolidated revenues for the quarter ended June 30 grew 17% year-on-year to 99.4 billion Indian rupees (2.06 billion US dollars) as its customer base grew 48% to 105 million.

The growth would have been even higher if not for a reduction in regulated termination charges effective from 1st April 2009. Net of access and interconnect charges, Bharti said its revenues grew by 22% year-on-year. In the previous quarter, revenue growth was 26% source: Bharti Airtel statement

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