Airtel Digital TV adds 183,000 subscribers in 4Q 2016

NEW DELHI, India — Bharti Airtel Limited (“Bharti Airtel” or “the Company”) today announced its audited consolidated Ind-AS results for the third quarter ended December 31, 2016.

Digital TV Services

As on December 31, 2016, the Company had its Digital TV operations in 639 districts. DTH had 12.6 Mn customers at the end of the quarter, which represents an increase of 13.3%, as compare to the corresponding quarter last year. Net customer additions for Digital TV during the quarter were 183 K. ARPU increased to Rs 232 as compared to Rs 229 in the corresponding quarter last year.

Operational Performance – India – Digital TV

                                        Dec 31,  Sep 30,  Jun 30,  Mar 31,  Dec 31,
                                  Unit     2016     2016     2016     2016     2015
                                 -----  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------
Digital TV Customers             000's   12,588   12,405   12,149   11,725   11,106
Net additions                    000's      183      256      424      619      530
Average Revenue Per User (ARPU)     Rs      232      232      233      229      229
Average Revenue Per User (ARPU)    US$      3.4      3.5      3.5      3.4      3.5
Monthly Churn                        %     1.3%     1.2%     0.8%     0.8%     0.7%