Airtel launches Data Card services for its prepaid customers in Delhi & NCR

· Extends data card services for its prepaid user base across Delhi & NCR circle
· Anytime, Anywhere instant wireless internet connectivity
· Airtel Data Card is compatible with EDGE & GPRS Networks – Customers will stay connected all across the country and also when roaming internationally
· Three attractive tariff plans to choose from

New Delhi, August 09, 2009: Bharti Airtel, Asia’s leading integrated telecom services provider, today announced the launch of the Airtel wireless data card for its prepaid users in Delhi & NCR circle. The Airtel Data Card will enable anytime, anywhere instant wireless Internet connectivity for laptops and other computing devices, thereby significantly benefiting the business users, roamers and travelers. The data card is GPRS & EDGE compatible, works on Airtel networks all across the country and also when roaming internationally on GSM networks. The introduction of the high-speed data card adds to Airtel’s suite of m-business solutions for its customers.

Mr. Shashi Arora, CEO – Bharti Airtel Limited, (Mobile Services), Delhi & NCR said., “We are very pleased to extend our data card services for our prepaid user base in Delhi & NCR circle after the huge success of these services on the postpaid platform. The launch of the Airtel Data Card for our prepaid user base in Delhi & NCR adds to our suite of m-business solutions. As market leaders, we have always ensured that Airtel customers get the best value, enjoy the finest services and benefit from cutting edge products. Prepaid Customers can now use Data Card at a monthly rental of Rs.348/- only and enjoy 500 MB free data every month.”

Customers will have the flexibility to choose from three very attractive monthly tariff plans.

About Bharti Airtel:
Bharti Airtel Limited, a group company of Bharti Enterprises, is Asia’s leading integrated telecom services provider with operations in India and Sri Lanka and an aggregate of over 105.20 million customers as of end of June 2009, consisting of 102.37 million mobile customers. Bharti Airtel Limited has been voted as India’s most innovative company, in a survey conducted by The Wall Street Journal.

Bharti Airtel is structured into three strategic business units – Mobile services, Telemedia services and Enterprise services. The mobile business offers services in India and Sri Lanka. The Telemedia business provides broadband and telephone services in 95 cities, DTH services and has recently forayed into the IPTV services. The Enterprise business provides end-to-end telecom solutions to corporate customers and national and 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 104,540 Rkms 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, visit: www.airtel.in

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