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Communication
Airtel
Zambia Limited
Peter Correia
Managing 'irector
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3.2. %o[ 2 , /usaNa
Tel: +260 977 915 000
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%harti $irtel /imited is a leading global telecommu
nications compan\ with operations in countries
across $sia and $frica. The compan\ offers mo
bile voice and data services, fixed line, high speed
broadband, ,3T9, 'T+, turnNe\ telecom solutions
for enterprises, and national amd international long
distance services to carriers. As of November 2010,
Z$,1 Zambia /imited was bought out b\ %harti
$irtel. %harti $irtel simultaneousl\ purchased the
operations of si[teen Zain networNs throughout the
African continent, Zambia included. Airtel has be
come the single unified brand for all the group’s 19
operations in Asia and Africa covering over 250 mil
lion customers.
As one of India’s leading telecom service providers
(the fifth largest networN in terms of the number of
subscribers), the carrier will be investing over 150
million 8S' in Zambia to improve the networN infra
structure in the countr\.
%harti $irtel is now the largest carrier in the Zambian
marNet and is e[pected to consolidate this position
b\ investing further in the countr\’s infrastructure.
The compan\ has close to million subscribers in
Zambia.
The compan\ also launched a new ultra low cost
handset pacNage, which effectivel\ provides a mo
bile phone free of charge to all new subscribers.
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