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Airtel and TATA get fined for violating ILD licence terms and conditions

The Telecom Ministry is said to have imposed a penalty of Rs 50 crore each on Bharti Airtel and Tata Communications for providing international private lease circuits to foreign company SingTel in violation of ILD licence terms and conditions.

Notices have been sent to both the companies for violating the terms and conditions of International Long Distance (ILD) licence, says the Department of Telecom (DoT).

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Exclusive: Airtel introduces Ask for talktime, Gift talktime and Call-Me-Back Services

What do you when you have to make this very urgent call but your mobile balance is almost zero and there is no mobile recharge shop nearby? To get you out of such a situation, some of the telecom operators already offer prepaid balance transfer facility.


If you are an Airtel user, you will now be able to ‘Ask for talktime’. The operator silently launched this service along with other services which includes ‘Gift talktime’ and ‘Call-Me-Back’ service.

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Airtel reduces charges on extra Broadband usage

Bharti Airtel has launched a new broadband scheme called 'Smartbyte' for its broadband customers that allows them to purchase an additional quota on a fixed price in case they exceed their data usage under their existing plan.

Airtel announces the GO! GO! GOAL Contest for its customers

Bharti Airtel has today announced the launch of its new ‘Football Day Alerts’ and ‘Hall of Fame’ packs for Airtel mobile customers. Airtel has also announced a new contest called GO! GO! GOAL. The contest is for Airtel prepaid and postpaid mobile customers who subscribe to the above packs and stand a chance to win a host of prizes including football jerseys, Samsung Galaxy Tabs, Sony Playstations and a 50” LED TV. The contest is now open for all Airtel mobile customers across Rajasthan and will close on October 31, 2011.

• ‘Football Match Day Alerts Pack’ (SMS ‘SUB GOAL’ to 54321 or dial USSD: *321*471# for Rs 3 per match day)
• ‘Football Hall of Fame Pack’ (SMS ‘SUB HOF’ to 54321 or dial USSD: *321*471# for Re 1 per day)

Airtel to offer 2G and 3G service in Rwanda [East Africa]

Bharti Airtel recently bagged the license to offer 2G and 3G services in Rwanda in Africa, expanding its global base to 20 countries. Bharti in a statement said that it would invest $100 million over three years in the country. Airtel now serves 17 countries in Africa and has a stronger presence in East Africa.

Airtel introduces new pack for the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi

Bharti Airtel has introduced the ‘Airtel Mangalmurti Pack’ for the auspicious occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi. The pack offers a host of products to all its Airtel customers in Maharashtra throughout the Ganpati festival. Customers can listen to LIVE Aarti at Siddhivinayak and Lalbaugcha Raja and also download Ganpati and Ganesh predictions. The offer is available to both pre-paid and post-paid customers.

For all the Siddhivinayak and Lalbaugcha Raja devotees, Airtel presents an exclusive opportunity to listen to LIVE Aarti on their mobile phone. All customers have to do is call on 55237 (Toll free) and the service will be activated at Rs. 2 per day with a onetime activation fee of Rs. 5. So, if one has missed an Aarti while at work or travel then one can dial 55237 and listen to the LIVE Aarti of choice. Aarti timings for the day will be sent via SMS to the customer. Airtel has also introduced a special recharge voucher- RC33 which gives the customer talk time worth Rs. 22 along with Free Live Aarti Service for 5 days, in which they can listen to the aarti conducted at Lalbaugcha Raja.

Through activating the pack, Airtel customers now stand a chance to also get the experience of Live Darshan and Aarti at Lalbaugcha Raja & meet top Bollywood stars. The lucky winner of “Meet & Greet” contest will get a chance to perform aarti and meet top Bollywood stars. The luck winner will be chosen from Airtel customers, who activate the Mangalmurti Pack, from August 30th to September 7th 2011. In addition to the existing offers, customers get 300 Airtel to Airtel night local minutes absolutely free. The pack also offers 5000 local / national SMSes valid for 30 days free of charge. Prepaid customers can also avail the ‘Zabardus 'Dugna Fayda'’, where recharging with any ‘Zabardus’ variant will result in double benefit.

Airtel 3G now in Dharamshala, Mandi and Manali (Himachal Pradesh)

Airtel subscribers in Dharamshala, Mandi and Manali can now experience the 3G as Airtel has announced the availability of its 3G services in these cities.

Commenting on the launch, Mr. Shishir Kumar, CEO - Upper North, Bharti Airtel said, “Having successfully launched Airtel 3G services in 4 cities in Himachal Pradesh, we are happy to extend this delightful experience to our customers in Dharamshala, Mandi and Manali. We today have over 3 million customers enjoying the Airtel 3G advantage and are delighted to bring this incredible experience to our customers across Himachal Pradesh. We believe that Airtel 3G will lead the data and internet revolution in Himachal Pradesh, bringing our customers in the state closer to an all new world of possibilities.”
 
To know more or join Airtel 3G services - customers can visit http://www.airtel.in/Airtel3G/ or call 12134 (toll free) or SMS ‘3G HELP’ to 121.

Now Recharge your Airtel mobile through airtel.in

Finally! Airtel, the largest telecom operartor in terms of number of subscriber in India has announced that its subscribers can now recharge their mobile numbers on airtel.in. Karnataka subscribers of Airtel are already using this service from sometime now, and now its available for entire country. Airtel also offers 5% cash back on transactions done with VISA Debit Card.

For online prepaid recharge, you need to follow three recharge steps mentioned below -

Recharge Process:
1. Enter your number and select recharge amount and payment option
2. Check the Details of your transaction
3. Make Payment using secured online payment gateway



To recharge your airtel mobile visit this page

Airtel comes up with F1 Contests for Indian Formula 1 fans

Airtel recently bagged Title Sponsorshiop of Formula 1 race to be hosted at Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh, India) on October 30, 2011. As a title sponsor of this grand racing extravaganza Bharti Airtel today flagged off a host of engagement initiatives for F1 fans on http://formula1.airtel.in/ and opened gates for entries for its reality show based hunt for India’s very own Formula 1 Grid Girls. Airtel also announced the availability of its coveted ‘The-A-Ticket’ – an ultimate F1 experience for two, which is now up for grabs for those playing Airtel’s online racing game.

Engagement initiatives by Airtel for 2011 FORMULA 1 AIRTEL GRAND PRIX OF INDIA

Participate in Airtel Grid Girls TV reality show and become one of India’s 48 lucky beauties to represent India in the country’s first F1 race

• Auditions for the Airtel Grid Girls reality show will take place in the coming weeks in cities near you
• 48 shortlisted Airtel Grid Girls will become India’s faces of the prestigious F1 circuit
• Top 3 of the 48 shortlisted Grid Girls will be selected by public voting on www.airtel.in/formula1 as India’s choice

Become the winner of ‘The-A-Ticket’

• Upon grabbing this exclusive ticket, you and your F1 friend get grandstand seats at the race, travel and hospitality
• ‘The-A-Ticket’ is an ultimate F1™ experience for two, which is now up for grabs for those playing Airtel’s ultimate online racing game on www.airtel.in/formula1, voting for Airtel Grid Girls on the website and through Airtel’s exciting simulator challenge