7.4 million DTH subscribers for Airtel in India

Wednesday, August 8th, 2012 

NEW DELHI, India — Bharti Airtel Limited (“Bharti Airtel” or “the Company”)(Bombay:532454) today announced its audited consolidated IFRS results for the first quarter ended June 30, 2012.

Digital TV Services

Airtel digital TV has 7.4 million customers on its Direct-To-Home (DTH) platform in India. We also offer High Definition (HD) Set Top Boxes and Digital TV Recorders with 3D capabilities delivering superior customer experience.

We currently offer a total of 298 channels including 15 HD channels and 6 interactive services. We are the first company in India which provides real integration of all the three screens viz. television, mobile and computer enabling our customers to record their favorite TV programs through mobile and web.

Digital TV Customer Base (Figures in 000′s, except ratios)

                                         Q-o-Q             Y-o-Y
                    Jun 2012  Mar 2012  Growth  Jun 2011  Growth
                    --------  --------  ------  --------  ------
Customers              7,400     7,228    2.4%     6,262   18.2%
Net additions            172       159      8%       600    -71%
Monthly Churn           1.7%      1.2%              0.7%

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