Singtel associate Bharti Airtel to announce partnership with Verizon
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[MUMBAI] Bharti Airtel, India's second-largest wireless carrier, is set to announce a partnership with US telecommunications giant Verizon Communications as it seeks to expand offerings in the local market.
The New Delhi-based company is scheduled to hold a virtual press conference Tuesday to share details of the tie-up, according to a link to the invitation to the event.
Led by billionaire Sunil Mittal, Airtel has more than 320 million wireless phone subscriptions, compared with about 388 million for Jio. Vodafone Idea - a joint venture between UK's Vodafone Group and the Aditya Birla Group - had about 290 million as of March.
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