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| Mittal awarded global telecom honour | | Airtel crosses 60 Mn customer mark | | New Delhi | Feb 13
Sunil Bharti Mittal, Group Chairman and CEO, Bharti Enterprises has been awarded the GSM Association Chairman’s 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 India’s 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 India’s telecom growth story, Bharti’s 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.”
GSM Association Chairman Craig Ehrlich said “Sunil has built an incredibly successful business from scratch, one which has had a truly transformational impact on our industry, on the customers he serves and on India’s economy. His brave and ambitious strategies will continue to resonate across the country, our industry and the business community globally, becoming a benchmark for emerging markets worldwide.
Meanwhile, Bharti Airtel Limited, telecommunication services provider, today said 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.
Commenting on this major global landmark, Mittal, said, “To be amongst the top global telcos is a significant achievement not only for us but also for the Indian telecom industry. This landmark once again underlines the strength of India’s telecom story and Bharti Airtel is proud to have played a pioneering role in providing affordable telecom services to millions of people across every corner of the country.” |
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