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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.

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