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FY2009-2010

1 million Sri Lankans now say ‘hello’ with Airtel

Bharti Airtel crosses the 1 million revenue earning customers’ mark within 6 months of launch

Becomes the fastest growing wireless operator in Sri Lanka

July 28 2009, Colombo, Sri Lanka: Bharti Airtel Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, a subsidiary of Bharti Airtel, Asia’s leading integrated telecom services provider today announced that it had crossed the 1 million revenue earning customers mark in Sri Lanka.

Having achieved this remarkable milestone within six months of launch of its services in Sri Lanka, Bharti Airtel Lanka is now the fastest growing mobile services operator in the country.

“We are happy to have led the affordability drive in Sri Lanka and we would like to thank our customers for their tremendous response to our call for action. We express our gratitude to the people of Sri Lanka for accepting brand Airtel and we are indeed humbled by the overwhelming faith entrusted upon us" said, Sanjay Kapoor, Deputy CEO, Bharti Airtel. He further added, “We are delighted to have crossed this milestone within such a short span of time. This achievement further underlines our commitment and strategic intent to the people of Sri Lanka to deliver a technologically superior network and world class services at very affordable prices.”

"On this occasion, we would like to thank all our customers, partners and various stakeholders along with the Government of Sri Lanka for their constant support and encouragement. All this in turn, enabled us to become the fastest growing wireless operator in Sri Lanka”, stated Amali Nanayakkara, CEO, Bharti Airtel Lanka (Pvt) Ltd.

Achieving the 1 million revenue earning customers mark has largely been attributed to Bharti Airtel Lanka’s innovative offerings as well as the rapid expansion of its network coverage and distribution reach. The unprecedented acceptance of these services has renewed Bharti Airtel Lanka’s confidence to continue with rigor its efforts towards driving efficiencies and delighting its customers. Along with this, the company will continue to concentrate its efforts on extending its network coverage across the remainder of the island, making its services accessible to all Sri Lankans.

About Bharti Airtel

Bharti Airtel Lanka (Pvt) Ltd is a subsidiary of Bharti Airtel Limited, which is one of Asia's leading integrated telecom services provider with an aggregate of over 100 million customers. Bharti Airtel has been featured in Forbes Asia's Fab 50 list, rated amongst the best performing companies in the world in the BusinessWeek IT 100 list 2007, and voted as India's most innovative company in a survey by The Wall Street Journal.

Bharti Airtel Lanka (Pvt) Ltd commenced commercial operation of services on January 12, 2009, and now has an aggregate of 1 million customers. Granted a license in 2007, in accordance with the Sri Lanka Telecommunications Act No. 25 of 1991, it is also a registered company under the Board of Investment in Sri Lanka. Under the license, the company will provide digital mobile services to Sri Lanka inclusive of voice telephony, voice mail, data services and GSM based services. All of these services are provided under the Airtel brand.

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