Bharti Airtel open to sharing active infrastructure: Mittal
The move would reduce expenditure for all telecom companies and may also lead to further lowering of tariffs. Phones for '08 | Pre-Budget Coverage
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NEW DELHI: Country's top mobile service provider Bharti Airtel on Thursday said it was open to sharing active infrastructure such as antennas, transmission systems and feeder cables with other mobile operators.
"We are open to sharing active infrastructure with other mobile operators, even with the new companies," Bharti Group Chairman and CEO Sunil Bharti Mittal told reporters on the sidelines of an AIMA event.
Telecom regulator TRAI had last year recommended sharing of active infrastructure among all operators. This recommendation, if accepted by Department of Telecom, would reduce expenditure for all the companies and may also lead to further lowering of tariffs.
"We are open to sharing active infrastructure with other mobile operators, even with the new companies," Bharti Group Chairman and CEO Sunil Bharti Mittal told reporters on the sidelines of an AIMA event.
Telecom regulator TRAI had last year recommended sharing of active infrastructure among all operators. This recommendation, if accepted by Department of Telecom, would reduce expenditure for all the companies and may also lead to further lowering of tariffs.
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It would also benefit new entrants in the mobile space by enabling them to share infrastructure of the existing operators.
The DoT has recently issued Letters of Intent to nine firms including Unitech, Datacom, Shyam Telelink.
Mobile service providers already share passive infrastructure such as towers, repeaters and shelters.
Bharti Airtel also aims to have 100-125-million subscriber base by 2010, Mittal said. The company currently has 60 million users and is among the top 10 mobile companies in the world.
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