New Delhi, Sept 21: Bharti global, the offshore
investment arm of Bharti, has been awarded comprehensive
licences to operate 3G as well as 2G mobile services in
Guernsey, an island located in the English channel in Europe.
Guernsey Airtel Ltd, a subsidiary of Bharti Global has
won the second telecom licence in channel islands where it
emerged as the highest ranking applicant for the licence
through a competitive selection process, a company release
said.
This is the third international telecom venture of
Bharti. In May 2006, Bharti was granted a license to run
comprehensive telecom services, including 2G and 3G mobile
services and international long distance services, in Jersey
through its subsidiary Jersey Airtel Ltd.
Bharti is offering mobile and basic telephone services in
Seychelles since 1998 under the Airtel brand through its
subsidiary telecom Seychelles. Airtel has continuously led the
market in Seychelles with new products and has played a
crucial role in making mobile and landline services more
affordable for its customers in Seychelles.
Sunil Bharti Mittal, Bharti chairman and group managing
director said, "We are extremely delighted at being given the
opportunity to provide telecom services in Guernsey. Bharti
has been at the forefront of the telecom growth story in
India, which is one of the fastest growing mobile markets in
the world with over 120 million customers. We are committed to
providing world-class telecom services to our customers in the
region.
Bharti Airtel, the mobile services firm of Bharti Group
has over 2.56 crore subscribers. Singapore telecom holds 30
per cent in the company while UK major Vodafone has 10 per
cent stake in it.
Bureau Report
