Bharti Airtel one of the Asia’s leading integrated telecom service provider was recognised as the Best telecom company in Gujarat at the 3rd edition of GESIA Annual awards, given away in Ahmedabad recently. Airtel was chosen for this award from among the leading telecom companies that currently operate in the state of Gujarat. Airtel is the only service provider in Gujarat to offer Mobile, Broadband, DTH services and VSAT based solutions to their customers in Gujarat and some of the major competitive differentiators that contributed to Airtel’s recognition as the best Telecom Company award are:
· The company has built up an extensive cellular network for providing world-class mobile service to the people of Gujarat, by putting up more than 5600 towers, by serving all census towns and more than 12100 villages and 248 towns.· Airtel covers about 94% of Gujarat’s population with a customer base of 5.27mn in Gujarat.
· The Airtel e-Gram connectivity infrastructure project is the largest e-governance rural connectivity initiative at the village level. Under this project, Airtel partnered with the Government of Gujarat and set up telecom infrastructure which provides a comprehensive VSAT based solution, connecting panchayats and Common Service Centers (CSCs) across 13716 villages in the state.
· Airtel has a cumulative investment of Rs 2,490 crores in Gujarat as of January 2009.
· Airtel Telemedia provides all types of internet service, broadband service, fixed land line service, lease line service, bandwidth services and ISDN services at Ahmedabad and Surat. The total customer base at Ahmadabad and Surat is around 50 K with a turnover of 370 Mn. The company has employed around 80 employees to handle its telemedia affairs in Gujarat.
· The company offers Direct to Home (DTH) services covering all the districts and cities in the State. The company provides employments to 138 employees including indirect employees. In Gujarat, the company provides its DTH services to around 1.5 Lakh customers as on December, 2009.
Commenting on this achievement, Shivan Bhargava, COO, Bharti Airtel – Gujarat Circle said, “Airtel is dedicated to continually improving the service experience for our customers and receiving this award is a testament to our commitment and efforts. Our extensive services portfolio enables us to offer innovative and best-in-class propositions for our customers. We have a special focus on the youth and the rural segment and will continue to find newer ways to engage successfully with them.”
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