Thursday, February 14, 2008

Bharti Airtel - Sunil Bharti Mittal Awarded Global Telecom Sector''s Highest Honour

Bharti Airtel Ltd has announced that Mr. Sunil Bharti Mittal, Group Chairman and CEO, Bharti Enterprises has been awarded the GSM Association Chairmans Award 2008. This Award, which is the highest honour in the global telecom sector, has been conferred on Mr. Mittal for his tremendous contribution to the development of Indias telecom sector.

On the receiving the award Sunil Bharti Mittal said, This is a tremendous honour and I would like to thank the GSM Association for considering me worthy of this award. This award is a tribute to Indias telecom growth story, Bhartis vision and the emergence of Indian telcos on the global stage. It has been a privilege for me personally and Bharti Airtel to have been a part of this telecom revolution that has delivered affordable telecom services for all and has transformed the lives of millions across India.

Bharti Airtel is Indias leading private integrated telecom company. With an innovative outsourcing model, dedicating major resource to customer service and outsourcing the IT and the networks, the company has been able to reduce tariffs from more than 20 cents a minute to less than two cents, catalysing a real shift in the economic model for emerging markets.

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