Bharti leads the chart of STD & ISD traffic (India)
Bharti Airtel is leading its rivals in carrying both national and international long distance calls. According to TRAI data, Bharti earns more revenues than the PSU for carrying STD traffic.
Statistics:
Telcos STD calls (Revenue) ISD calls (Revenue)
Bharti Airtel Rs 1189.6 crore Rs 624.1 crore
RCOM Rs 591.4 crore Rs 426.5 crore
BSNL Rs 721.5 crore Rs 179.4 crore
Market analyst states reasons for Bharti’s leading a market:
- Bharti has nearly a 20 million lead over its rivals in customer numbers.
- Many of the regional operators route their STD traffic on Bharti’s domestic network.