Bharti to cosider launching 3G services

New Delhi, Apr 28 (UNI) Bharti Airtel Ltd CMD Sunil Mittal today said his company would consider launching the Third Generation (3G) services following the clearence of the spectrum policy by the Group of Ministers(GoM) and the Union government, expected by June this year.

"We are in discussion with the Centre to launch the 3G services", Mr Mittal told Reporters here on the sidelines of a Press Conference convened to announce Q4 results.

On a poser as to whether Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) was putting pressure on mobile service providers to improve quality, Mr Mittal quipped: "the issue of interconnect is between private operators and BSNL. The problem is not with us." He said BSNL and private operators need to ensure time bound connectivity across the country.

Bharati Airtel Ltd, which is the new name of Bharati Tele-Ventures Ltd, has a 21.8 per cent market share and more than 2.09 customers.

UNI RA GS BST1617