Airtel & Alcatel likely to ink a JV to manage fixed line operations (India)

www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Bharti Airtel is considered to form a Joint Venture with Alcatel-Lucent which will result in the latter managing Airtel’s network for the entire fixed line operations including broadband and value added services. The value of deal is estimated to be in the range of $ 200-300 million spread over two years. The operator has reportedly taken in-principle decision on the issue.