Airtel Digital TV adds 619,000 subscribers in 1Q 2016

NEW DELHI, India — Bharti Airtel Limited (“Bharti Airtel” or “the Company”) today announced its audited consolidated IFRS results for the fourth quarter and the full year ended March 31, 2016.

Digital TV Services

As on March 31, 2016, the Company had its Digital TV operations in 639 districts. DTH had 11.7 Mn customers at the end of the quarter, which represents an increase of 16.4% as compared to the corresponding quarter last year. Net customer additions for Digital TV during the quarter were 619 K which is the highest in last 20 quarters. ARPU increased to Rs 229 as compared to Rs 214 in the corresponding quarter last year.

Customer Base (‘000)

                                           Q-o-Q             Y-o-Y
                      Mar 2016  Dec 2015  Growth  Mar 2015  Growth
                      --------  --------  ------  --------  ------
Digital TV Services     11,725    11,106    5.6%    10,073   16.4%

Operational Performance – India – Digital TV

                                       Mar 31,  Dec 31,  Sep 30,  Jun 30,  Mar 31,
Parameter                        Unit     2016     2015     2015     2015     2015
-------------------------------  ----  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------
Customers                        000s   11,725   11,106   10,576   10,412   10,073
Net additions                    000s      619      530      164      339      263
Average Revenue Per User (ARPU)    Rs      229      229      224      222      214
Average Revenue Per User (ARPU)    US      3.4      3.5      3.5      3.5      3.4

Monthly Churn                       %     0.8%     0.7%     1.3%     0.8%     1.0%