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Bharti Airtel buys Telenor's India operations

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 Indian telecom giant Bharti Airtel will buy the local operations of Norway’s Telenor, it said Thursday, as the ultra-competitive mobile market is shaken up by the country’s richest man.

Tycoon Mukesh Ambani launched Reliance Jio’s 4G network in September with an audacious free service for the rest of 2016, followed by vastly cheaper data plans and free voice calls for life.

The move forced rivals — desperate to maintain market share — to slash their tariffs and scrambling to match the deep pockets of Jio, which is backed by Ambani’s vast energy-to-chemicals conglomerate Reliance Industries.

Bharti’s acquisition, which still needs to be approved by regulators, will enhance its coverage, the company said in a statement to the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), and see Telenor exit India.

“The proposed acquisition will include transfer of all of Telenor India’s assets and customers, further augmenting Airtel’s overall base and network,” the Indian firm said in the statement.

Last month British mobile phone behemoth Vodafone announced that it was in talks to merge its Indian unit with Mumbai-based Idea Cellular in a move that would create India’s largest telecoms company.

Global brokerage firm CLSA estimated that the pair would command a combined 43 percent share of market revenue, ahead of Airtel, which is currently the market leader, on 33 percent.

Airtel shares surged more than five percent in Mumbai morning trade following the Telenor deal announcement.

“The decision to exit India has not been taken lightly,” Sigve Brekke, Telenor Group CEO, said in the statement.

“After thorough consideration, it is our view that the significant investments needed to secure Telenor India’s future business on a standalone basis will not give an acceptable level of return,” he added.

source: AFP

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