Airtel Digital TV adds 424,000 subscribers in 2Q 2016

NEW DELHI, India — Bharti Airtel Limited (“Bharti Airtel” or “the Company”) today announced its audited consolidated Ind-AS results for the first quarter ended June 30, 2016.

Digital TV Services

As on June 30, 2016, the Company had its Digital TV operations in 639 districts. DTH had 12.1 Mn customers at the end of the quarter, which represents an increase of 16.7%, highest in last 13 quarters, as compare to the corresponding quarter last year. Net customer additions for Digital TV during the quarter were 424 K. ARPU increased to Rs 233 as compared to Rs 222 in the corresponding quarter last year.

Operational Performance – India – Digital TV

                                       Jun 30,  Mar 31,  Dec 31,  Sep 30,  Jun 30,
Parameter                        Unit     2016     2016     2015     2015     2015
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Digital TV Customers             000s   12,149   11,725   11,106   10,576   10,412
Net additions                    000s      424      619      530      164      339
Average Revenue Per User (ARPU)    Rs      233      229      229      224      222
Average Revenue Per User (ARPU)    US      3.5      3.4      3.5      3.5      3.5
Monthly Churn                       %     0.8%     0.8%     0.7%     1.3%     0.8%