Company Press Release:
 
Airtel Crosses 2.5 Million-Customer Landmark In Delhi
New Delhi, October 10, 2006: Airtel, India's leading mobile services provider, today announced its achievement of becoming the first mobile service operator in a metro circle to cross the 2.5-million customer mark in Delhi. The milestone is a testimony to its world-class infrastructure & service deliveries with a strong focus on quality, customer service and innovation.

Announcing the milestone, Mr. Christopher Tobit, CEO- Airtel Delhi circle, (Mobility) Bharti Airtel Limited said, "We at Airtel (Delhi) are delighted to reach the 2.5 million customer mark and would like to thank our valuable customers for helping us achieve this feat. The milestone speaks volumes of the faith and trust that the customers have reposed in our services. This phenomenal growth has further renewed our resolve to make mobile telephony all the more exciting, enjoyable, affordable and happening."

Airtel has consistently set the benchmarks for the Indian cellular industry and redefined the business through marketing innovations, introduction of new generation value-added services and the highest standard of customer delivery. Today, Airtel offers its customers choice and superior value for money with a range of innovative value-added services backed by excellent customer service.

Airtel will continue to focus and build on its network and customer service in Delhi. Currently, Airtel has over 1900 cell sites and over 300 customized in-building solutions to provide a seamless network experience for its customers in Delhi.
 



About Bharti Airtel Limited:
Bharti Airtel Limited is one of India's leading private sector providers of telecommunications services with an aggregate of 28.69 million customers as of end of September'06, consisting of 27.06 million mobile customers. Bharti Airtel has been rated among 10 best performing companies in the world in the BusinessWeek IT 100 list.

Bharti Airtel is structured into three strategic business units - Mobile services, Broadband & Telephone (B&T) services and Enterprise services. The mobile business provides mobile & fixed wireless services using GSM technology across 23 telecom circles. The B&T business provides broadband & telephone services in 92 cities. The Enterprise services provide end to end
telecom solutions to corporate customers and national & international long distance services to carriers. All these services are provided under the Airtel brand.

Airtel's high-speed optic fibre network currently spans over 35,000 kms covering all the major cities in the country. The company has two international landing stations in Chennai that connects two submarine cable systems - i2i to Singapore and SEA-ME-WE-4 to Europe. For more information, http://www.bhartiairtel.in