Group Structure

Bharti Enterprises

Bharti Teletech Telecom Bharti Fieldfresh Jersy Airtel

Ltd. Seychelles Ltd. Telecom LTD Foods Pvt. Ltd Ltd

Bharti AXA
Life Insurance
Co.

Teletech Bharti Airtel Bharti Telesoft

Services Ltd. Ltd
(India) Ltd.

Bharti Retail
Pvt. Ltd.
 Airtel in J & K
Airtel – A world-class network

Airtel is operating on the 900 MHz spectrum band and is launching its
services with over 90 cell sites, which is expected to be scaled up to 118
sites shortly. This will bring to J&K, unmatched network quality, superior
coverage and connectivity. The state-of-the-art mobile infrastructure has
been deployed and will be managed by Ericsson, world leaders in mobile
technology. The network has superior processors to handle calls, reduce
network congestion, enable better call completion rate and increase
efficiency. The Airtel network is already a 2.5G, and GPRS ready network.

Airtel – Phase I Rollout

In phase I, Airtel is launching its services in 46 towns of the region

including the key towns of Jammu, Srinagar, Samba, Akhnoor, Vijaypur,
Kathua, Udhampur, Sopore, Brijbehara, Pampore, Anantnag, Badgam and
Baramulla, besides taking in its fold the picturesque Patnitop, Awantipora,
Kud and holy town of Katra. Nearly 80% of the current mobile population
resides in these 46 towns in J&K. In phase II, by March ‘05 Airtel plans to
launch its services in 54 additional towns in the state.

Airtel became the first private sector mobile service to launch its operations in
J&K the state. To expand its mobile services in the state, Airtel has earmarked an
investment of Rs. 125 crores during the current fiscal. The company is also
responsible for generating direct employment for over 1500 people and further
provided indirect employment to another 3000. Airtel is the sub-continent’s best*
and the largest GSM mobile service in the country, with close to 9 million
customers. With the launch in the J&K circle, Airtel’s national footprint now
extends to 19 telecom circles.

While receiving the first Airtel call from the crown state, Thiru Dayanidhi
Maran, Honorable Minister for Communications & IT, said “I am very
pleased to know that Airtel is the first private sector mobile operator to
launch its services in the State of Jammu & Kashmir. Greater levels of
choice and connectivity now made available, is bound to bring people closer
together. Increasing levels of interaction, is bound to serve as the engine
which would drive trade and commerce in the State.”
According to Mr. Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman and Group Managing
Director, Bharti Enterprises said, “We are happy to bring to a culturally rich
region like J&K a world-class telecom network backed by a range of first
time benefits. The launch of the Airtel mobile service, a first by a private
telecom operator is bound to have a profound impact on the economic
growth of the entire region, as it would bridge distances, provide
employment and also encourage tourism.”

Company History
Bharti Tele-Ventures was incorporated on July 7 1995 as a company withlimited liability
under the Companies Act for promotingtelecommunications services. Bharti Tele-
Ventures received certificatefor commencement of business on January 18 1996. The
Company wasinitially formed as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bharti TelecomLimited.
The chronology of events since Bharti Tele-Ventures wasincorporated in 1995 is as
follows:

Calendar year & Events

1995

• Bharti Cellular launched cellular services'AirTel'in Delhi

1996

• STET International Netherlands NV or STET a company promoted byTelecom Italia

Italy acquired a 20% equity interest in BhartiTele-Ventures
• Bharti Telenet launched cellular services in Himachal Pradesh

1997

• British Telecom acquired a 21.05% equity interest in Bharti Cellular

• Bharti Telenet obtained a license for providing fixed-line servicesin Madhya Pradesh
circle
• Bharti Telecom and British Telecom formed a 51% : 49% joint venture Bharti BT for
providing VSAT services

1998

• Bharti Telecom and British Telecom formed a 51% : 49% joint venture Bharti BT
Internet for providing Internet services
• First Indian private fixed-line services launched in Indore in theMadhya Pradesh
circle on June 4 1998 by Bharti Telenet thereby endingfixed-line services monopoly
of DoT (now BSNL)

1999

• Warburg Pincus (through its investment company Brentwood InvestmentHoldings

Limited) acquired a 19.05% equity interest in BhartiTele-Ventures
• Bharti Tele-Ventures (by acquiring a 63.45% equity interest in SCCellular Holdings)
acquired an effective 32.36% equity interest inBharti Mobile (formerly JT Mobiles)
the cellular services provider inKarnataka and Andhra Pradesh circles
• New York Life Insurance Fund or NYLIF acquired a 3% equity interestin Bharti
Cellular

2000

• Bharti Tele-Ventures acquired an effective equity interest of 40.5%in Bharti Mobinet

(formerly Skycell Communications) the cellularservices provider in Chennai
• Bharti Tele-Ventures acquired a 30.2% equity interest of TelecomItalia in Bharti
Telenet and 18.8% from Bharti Telecom thereby makingBharti Telenet a 100%
subsidiary of Bharti Tele-Ventures
• SingTel (through its investment company Pastel Limited) acquiredSTET's 15.3%
equity interest in Bharti Tele-Ventures
• Bharti Tele-Ventures acquired an additional effective 41.64% equityinterest in Bharti
Mobile (by acquiring the remaining 36.55% equityinterest in SC Cellular) resulting in
Bharti Tele-Ventures holding aneffective 74% equity interest in Bharti Mobile.

2001
• Bharti Tele-Ventures acquired NYLIF's 3% equity interest in BhartiCellular
• Bharti Telesonic entered into a joint venture Bharti Aquanet withSingTel for
establishing a submarine cable landing station at Chennai

• Bharti Tele-Ventures issued additional equity for approximately US$481.30 million

to SingTel Warburg Pincus AIF group IFC NYLIF andSeejay Cellular and Bharti
Telecom
• Bharti Cellular acquired a 100% equity interest in Bharti Mobitel(formerly Spice Cell
) the cellular services provider in Kolkata
• Bharti Tele-Ventures acquired 85% and 15% in Bharti Telespatial fromBharti
Telecom and Intel respectively
• Bharti Tele-Ventures acquired a 44% equity interest in BhartiCellular from British
Telecom thereby making Bharti Cellular its 100%subsidiary
• Bharti Tele-Ventures acquired an additional 49% equity interest inBharti Mobinet
from Millicom International and BellSouth International thereby owning 89.5%
equity interest in Bharti Mobinet which wasfurther increased to 95.3% following an
issuance of additional equityshares by way of rights issue
• Punjab license restored to Bharti Mobile by the DoT and migration toNTP - 1999
accepted
• Bharti Cellular entered into license agreements to provide cellularservices in eight
new circles following the fourth operator cellularlicense bidding process
• Bharti Telenet entered into license agreements to provide fixed-lineservices in the
Haryana Delhi Tamil Nadu and Karnataka circles
• Bharti Telesonic entered into a license agreement with the DoT toprovide national
long distance services across India
• Bharti Aquanet Bharti Telesonic and Bharti Cellular entered intolicense agreements
with the DoT to provide ISP services in India
• Bharti Telesonic launched national long distance services under thebrand name of
"IndiaOne"
• Bharti Telenet launched fixed line services in Haryana under thebrand name of
"TouchTel".

2002

• Comes out with issue of 18.53 crore equity shares through book building route with a
floor price of Rs 45 per share received bid for 18.55 crore shares. Through the issue it
becomes the first company in India to come out with 100% book building issue

• Issue price fixed at Rs 45 per share floor price fixed by the company. Raises Rs 834
crore
• Shares listed on BSE NSE and DSE opens at 11% premium to its issue price of Rs 45
• Enters into a 5-year agreement with Escotel and ETL of the Escorts group to contract
leased line connectivity for its cellular operations
• Mr. Ravi Akhoury ceases to be Director of Bharti Tele
• DoT grants ILD Telephony License to Bharti Telesonic subsidiary of the company
• Signs MoU with Telia AB to buy out their 26% stake in Bharti Mobile
• Ties up with SSC (Secondary School Certification) Board Hyderabad where Bharti
will announce SSC results to its customers on their mobile phones
• ICICI Bank ties up with Bharti for pre-paid mobile cards via ATMs
• Bharti forays into Mumbai with offers
• Alpine International Ltd. and ELM International Ltd. acquire shares of Bharti Tele-
Ventures
• Sunil Mittal Chairman & Managing Director of the company bags Businessman of
the year award by Business India

2003

• Airtel breaks interconnectivity with Tata Teleservices in Andhra Pradesh Circle

• Company accorded its approval for amalgamation of its subsidiary companies viz:
Bharti Telenet Ltd Bharti Telesonic Ltd Bharti Broadband Networks Ltd and Bharti
Comtel Ltd through scheme of Amalgamation. The merged entity would be renamed
as "Bharti Infotel Ltd"
• Air Tel launches Local direct dialling facility in Chennai circle
• Mobilises $315 m long term foreign currency borrowings for expansion of cellular
operations
• Bharti Cellular unveils CareTouch service
• Bharti Group's cellular brand Airtel has unveiled free multimedia messaging services
(MMS) for its customers. The company has also rolled out pan-India GPRS (General
Packet Radio Services) for its corporate subscribers
• Launches its `IndiaOne MeetXpress' audio-conferencing service
• Punjab Haryana get free incoming calls from Airtel
• AirTel provides SMS facilities to hearing impaired in Chennai
• Goa Maharashtra gets 'voice portal' services by Bharti Cellular
• Launches free additional connection to its new subscribers in New Delhi
• Mr Sin Hang Boon and Mr Wong Hung Khim have resigned from the Board of
Directors of Bharti Tele Ventures Ltd with effect from February 27 2003.
• Airtel provides SMS cricket updates
• Bharti Mobinet Ltd the Bharti group company that provides the AirTel mobile service
in Chennai today launched its GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) network and an
MMS (multi-media messaging) on the GPRS platform
• AirTel unveils new ring tones for karnataka cellular market
• AirTel Subscribers exceed 3 million mark
• AirTel unveils RAD system
• Mr P M Sinha resigns from the Board of Directors of the Company with effect from
March 31 2003.
• Bharti TeleVentures announces the completion of merger with Bharti Mobitel
• Bharti Mobitel Ltd. merged with Bharti Cellular Ltd.
• AirTel reintroduces 'Mobile 2 Mobile' offer for Karnataka customers
• AirTel Touchtel jointly offer freeTouchtel land line for post-paid Airtel connection
• AirTel rolls out voice mail service for pre-paid customers
• AirTel unveils new scheme for pre-paid customers giving away free talk time worth
Rs 10 crore
• Airtel surpasses 4 lakh subscriber base in Karnataka
• Bharti announces new tariff plan AirTel 012
• Offers 0-1-2 a new cellular package for the customers which means zero charges on
incoming calls Re 1 on mobile-to-mobile outgoing calls Rs 2 on mobile-to-mobile
STD calls
• Rolls out Airtel messenger service
• AirTel offers bundled handset connection package for Rs 5715
• Airtel slashes SMS rates to 60 paise; excludes Delhi and Mumbai
• Bharti cellular wholly owned subsidiary of Bharti Tele-Ventures increases its stake to
100% in Bharti Mobile
• Iinks distribution pact with Hathway Cable. With this alliance Bharti is said to be the
first telecom firm to step into television distribution services
• Six cell operators move over from Bharti to VSNL
• Airtel augments cellular coverage in TN by including Arcot & Walajapet in its
network
• Airtel ties up with Coke in Chennai to sell its Magic prepaid cards
• AirTel embarks on network expansion in Hyderabad
• Airtel unveils IndiaOne Long Distance Calling Card
• AirTel introduces unified tariff package in TN Chennai
• Airtel becomes front runner in Karnataka's mobile services market
• Bharti Tele launches 'Always on' service to its subscribers
• SBI AirTel announce EMI offer at Rs 299
• Bharti and MTV join hands to launch new SIM card
• AirTel unveils new post-paid scheme at zero rental
• AirTel launches `Happy Plan' in AP
• Airtel emerges as the highest selling pre-paid card
• Airtel join hands with Alcatel & Videocon to launch new scheme
• AirTel service provider touches 5 lakh customers in Punjab
• Airtel offers 5 new services for its customers in Mumbai
• Bharti launches first dual band network in Delhi
• Gets 14th place among top 25 Cos in India
• Bharti Mobile crosses 4 lakh mobile subscribers in AP
• Airtel holds top position in terms of dealer penetration
• Prof. V S Raju has been inducted on the Board of Directors of the Company.
• Touchtel launches SMS service in fixed line phones in Karnal Panipat
• AitTel unveils special offers in Kerala
• AirTel launches InnoWest for the western region
• Bharti Tele-Ventures enters into an agreement with Telesystem (Mauritius) Pvt. Ltd
• Airtel slashes out going sms price to 30ps
• AirTel on December 16 2003 announced the launch of expense tracker service which
provides customers the option of tracking their day-to-day expenses on a daily or
monthly basis. To avail of this service the customer should register himself by
sending EXP REG Your mail ID{gt} to 3020. This service will allow a user to track
expenses while on the move by sending an SMS. Each SMS sent to 3020 would cost
Rs 3.
• AirTel introduces MTV Club Card in Chennai

2004

• Bharti unveils new card for Mecca piligrims

• AirTel enrolls 50 000 customers in its mobile service in 60 days
• Launches WAP enabled portal Service in Kerala
• Bharti Cellular's AirTel has extended its mobile connectivity to Karaikkal Nagur
Mannargudi and Kovilpalayam in Tamil Nadu circle.
• Airtel customer base touches new high of 5 lakh mark in Andhra Pradesh
• Mobile service provider AirTel is launching its first ever MMS (Multi Media service)
downloads in Tamil. The launch of this service has been timed to coincide with
Pongal.
• AirTel tie up with MAA TV
• Airtel launches Rs 50 pre-paids recharge
• AirTel launched a family pack for its post-paid customers in Chennai on January 29.
According to a press release the family pack may have a maximum of 10 members
spread across the country. The combined basic plan fixed charges/rental of all family
members in the pack will have to be equal to Rs 450 but less than Rs 1000 for the
family 450 pack and above Rs 1000 for the family 1000 pack. The offerings under
family pack 450 include 15 free mobile to mobile STD minutes within the family 50
free local calling minutes to each family member calls within the family in same
circle at 50 paise per minute 25 free local SMS and one subscription alert service free
for 3 months.
• Bharti Tele-Ventures enters into a three year service agreement with Ericsson
• Bharti Tele-Ventures (BTVL) has signed and received unified access service licence
to provide GSM services in five circles including Uttar Pradesh (East) West Bengal &
Andaman Nicobar Orissa Bihar and Jammu & Kashmir. The licence has been granted
to Bharti Cellular Ltd (BCL) the cellular arm and subsidiary of BTVL.
• Airtel announces the signing of the first-ever bilateral roaming agreement between an
Indian mobile service provider and its counterpart in Pakistan. This facility will be
available to pre-paid as well as post-paid customers. AirTel's roaming agreement is
with Mobilink the only GSM cellular service provider in Pakistan
• Acquires switching systems from Tekelec that will give a technological edge to the
company
• Bharti Tele-Ventures Ltd signed an information technology outsourcing deal with
infotech major IBM estimated to be in the range of $700-750 million for a ten-year
period.
• Jayant Khosla new chief executive officer Mumbai
• Signs MoU to join the South East Asia - Middle East - Western Europe 4 (SEA-ME-
WE-4) consortium along with 15 other global telecom operators.
• Bharti Tele-Ventures has struck a deal with Shyam Telecom to buy out the latter's
67.5 per cent stake in cellular services company Hexacom for Rs 430 crore.
• Bharti Tele garners $100 m via FCCBs
• Samsung India Electronics Limited has tied up with cellular operator Bharti for
bundling its mobile handsets with a connection.
• The Bharti group finalised a Rs 500-crore deal to share its national long-distance
(STD) network with VSNL in a first-of-its-kind accord between two top telecom
service providers in a bid to optimise capacities in the NLD segment.
• Internet gateway and services provider Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (VSNL) has
signed a Right to Use (RoU) agreement to deploy mobile telephony major Bharti
Tele-Ventures' existing National Long Distance (NLD) backbone.
• Airtel offers talktime transfer service
• Airtel has announced money-back guarantee offer in case of call drop or poor
network experience for its subscribers
• Bharti launches 2-in-1 card
• Airtel launched two-way international roaming and GPRS for prepaid customers in
the Maharshtra and Goa circles
• India's leading cellular company Bharti Tele-Ventures has bagged the "Asian
MobileNews operator of the year" award in India and the subcontinent
• Bharti Tele-Ventures Ltd has awarded a $15 million equipment contract to Swedish
telecoms company Ericsson
• Bharti Televentures announced formation of a new "strategic business unit" to offer
various telecom and IT services through a single contact
• Bharti Televentures unveiled a mobile portal featuring sports entertainment and news
among others
• Airtel ties up with Micro Tech to set up 'Mcops' vehicle security system
• Bharti Tele-Venture on July 19 launched ring back tone service which is a
personalized mobile music service where the caller hears songs and other sound clips
instead of the traditional switchboard "ring-ring" tone
• Airtel a private telecom services provider has commissioned its first 24x7 customer
service centre in Andhra Pradesh
• Airtel unveils Rs 199 pre paid card
• AirTel join hands with NMIMS to offer executive MBA programme
• AirTel introduces new scheme for hearing impaired in Maharashtra & Goa
• AirTel inks pact with JP Mobile
• Rolls out Enhanced Data Rate for Global Evolution (EDGE) network in Pune on
September 9 2004 Ties up with Nokia for sale of Nokia 6230 an EDGE-enabled
handset.
• AirTel unveils first virtual calling cards in India
• BTVL rolls out EDGE services in Bangalore
• Airtel rolls out Full Talktime Advantage card
• Airtel rolls out wi-fi services in Mumbai
• BTVL launches new 'Airtel Broadband Friendly Offer'
• Airtel launches GPRS services for pre-paid customers
• Airtel partners with ITPO to set up Wi-Fi network in Delhi
• Airtel launches EDGE services and a new pre-paid plan for Chennai
• Airtel introduces LAS in Karnataka

2005

• Airtel launches video services for its GPRS customers on February 22 2005
• Airtel unveils new TV ad featuring Sachin Sharukh
• Bharti Tele-Ventures launches telecom network in Andaman & Nicobar
• BTVL unveil fixed line broadband services
• Bharti inks $125-m deal with Nokia for rural network expansion
• Bharti Tele Ventures Ltd has announced that Airtel ICICI Bank & VISA have joined
hands to launch mChq - a revolutionary new service - a credit card on the mobile
phone
• Bharti Tele Ventures - Airtel introduces BlackBerry Connect in India
• Bharti Tele Ventures announces agreement with Vodafone
• Airtel unveils 'free flight' offer
• Airtel unveils starter pack
• Bharti Tele-Ventures launches under sea cable system

2006

• Airtel unveils Re 1 STD plans

• Airtel launches NetXpert.
• Airtel launches Post2Pre recharging service on April 04 2006.
• Airtel sets up customer centre
• Mobile service provider Airtel today announced the launch of `Save My Phone
Contact' service for its pre-paid and post-paid customers in Delhi
• Bharti Tele Ventures bags 'Wireless Service Provider of the Year' & 'Competitive
Service Provider of the Year' awards
• Sunil Mittal bags CEO of the Year award
• Cellebrum join hands with Airtel
• Airtel Mega unveiled in Coimbatore
• Airtel joins hand with Microsoft
• Bharti Airtel Ltd has informed that Microsoft and the Company announced a strategic
partnership that will offer a range of software and services for small and medium
businesses (SMBs) in India.
• Bharti Airtel Ltd on Nov 8 announced a first-of-its-kind alliance with the Adani
Group for establishing an end-to-end modern telecommunication network
infrastructure for the latter's multi-sector special economic zone (SEZ) located near
Mundra Port in Kutch district of Gujarat.
 2007

• Bharti Airtel telecom major has come out with a slew of initiatives including buying
out SingTel's 50 per cent stake in joint venture under sea cable company Network i2i
for $110 million.
• Bharti Airtel on Feb 11 has been awarded QCI-DL Shah National Award on
Economics of Quality.
• Bharti Airtel Ltd has announced the following changes in the operational leadership
structure and roles in the Company effective April 01 2007.
• Bharti Airtel Ltd on April 01 2007 has announced the reduction in International Long
Distance Tariffs (ISD) for all its mobile customers in India.
• Airtel signs agreement with HTC for touch screen mobile.

2008

• Nokia Siemens Networks on Jan 3 declared that it has been awarded a multi million
euro contract from Bharti Airtel Ltd for deployment of a single interactive voice
response (IVR) platform across 23 circles. The three-year turnkey contract comprises
designing planning systems integration and optimisation services to raise overall
customer experience. The new IVR solution will enable Airtel to deliver services
such as voice SMS televoting call management services caller ring back tone and
voice portal on a faster time-to-market basis and therefore reduce OPEX costs.
• Bharti Airtel Ltd on February 13 2008 has announced that it has achieved the 60
million customer mark. This landmark has catapulted Bharti Airtel into the club of
top mobile operators in the world in terms of subscriber base. The 60 million
customer base covers mobile as well as fixed line and broadband customers.
• Bharti Airtel tied up with US-based Apple Inc to bring the popular GSM-based
iPhone in the country.
• Bharti Airtel Ltd has forged a technology alliance with Infosys Technologies Ltd to
launch its Direct-to-Home (DTH) television services. Infosys through its digital
convergence platform will offer a suite of products including devices application
servers and interactive applications for Airtel's DTH services.

Speacial features of Airtel

 Bharti Airtel to Observe Silent period from June 30, 2009

 Bharti Airtel Introduces India’s First Android™ Phone, the HTC

Magic for Airtel Customers

 digital TV from Airtel launches 8 Annual Packages

 Bharti Airtel Signs Managed Services Deal with Comviva

 Bharti Airtel declared Service Provider of the Year at Frost &
Sullivan Asia Pacific ICT Awards

 Notice of Postal Ballot for seeking the approval of the shareholders

for Amendment in Memorandum of Association and Articles of
Association of the Company and payment of commission to
independent non-executive directors