Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Bharti Airtel gets spectrum in 5 circles

Bharti Airtel today announced that the government had alloted additional spectrum to the company in 5 telecom circles in the country.

The 5 circles are West Bengal, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh (west), Assam and Haryana.

"We have received a formal communication from the Department of Telecom (DoT) for the allotment of additional spectrum to the company in 5 circles," Manoj Kohli, president and CEO, Bharti Airtel, said.

The company had applied for additional spectrum in 10 telecom circles across the country.

The other circles where the company is still awaiting the allotment of additional spectrum are Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Bihar and Tamil Nadu.

Kohli said they were expecting additional spectrum in the rest of 5 circles in a couple of months.

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