Airtel slashes India Roaming rates by 99% and India IDD by 60%
May 24, 2010 05:52 pm
* Becomes the most preferred solution provider of
international services in
* Benefits 100,000 annual outbound travelers to
* Voice Roaming and IDD to
* Presents significant savings for corporate by enhancing
economies of scale for business networking with
Bharti Airtel Lanka, a subsidiary of Bharti Airtel, one of
Asia’s leading integrated solution providers today announced the launch of its
most affordable Roaming, IDD and GPRS Solution to India against current market
rates. Leveraging on its global efficiencies of scale, Airtel offers
Announcing the launch, Amali Nanayakkara, CEO, Bharti Airtel
Lanka said, “With Bharti Airtel’s agility to optimise global synergies across
its international operations, we are uniquely poised to deliver significant
economies of scale for customer benefit and delight. Airtel’s introduction of
the most affordable Voice and GPRS Roaming and IDD rates to
Under the new offer, all Airtel postpaid and prepaid
outbound customers can retain their local numbers when roaming on Airtel
This establishes Airtel as the only service provider to
deliver the most affordable Voice and GPRS Roaming and IDD rates ever
experienced in
Intent on delivering tailor-made solutions by maximizing cross border efficiencies, Bharti Airtel has pioneered a new era of accessibility of international services. The initiative enhances business interests between the 2 countries, significantly contributing towards the development of the national economy while facilitating inter regional cooperation.
About Bharti Airtel Limited: Bharti Airtel Limited, a group
company of Bharti Enterprises, is among Asia’s leading integrated telecom
services providers with operations in
Bharti Airtel has been ranked among the six best performing
technology companies in the world by Business Week. Bharti Airtel is structured
as four strategic business units -
About Bharti Airtel Lanka (Pvt) Ltd: Bharti Airtel Lanka
(Pvt) Ltd commenced commercial operations of services on January 12, 2009, and
now has an aggregate of over 1 million customers. Granted a license in 2007, in
accordance with the Sri Lanka Telecommunications Act No. 25 of 1991, it is also
a registered company under the Board of Investment in