Bharti Airtel has deployed additional sites in Nanded district of Maharashtra, Palakkad district of Kerala, Purba and Paschim Medinipur districts of West Bengal, and Shajapur district of Madhya Pradesh to expand its network footprint under its Rural Enhancement Project (REP).
Airtel has undertaken network enhancement project across 1,150 villages covering 1.85 million population base in Nanded district of Maharashtra. Customers in tehsils of Hadgaon, Mukhed, Kandhar, Loha, Naigaon (Khairgaon), Ardhapur, Biloli, Dharmabad, and Deglurand under the Nanded district will directly benefit from this network enhancement. The REP covers nine districts of Maharashtra including Ahmednagar, Sambhaji Nagar, Bid, Jalgaon, Nashik, Solapur, Nanded, Jalna, and Buldana.
The company has also undertaken network enhancement project across 14 towns and 129 villages covering a 0.7 million population base in Palakkad district of Kerala. Customers in tehsils of Alathur, Attappady, Chittur, Mannarkad, Ottappalam, Palakkad, and Pattambi under Palakkad district will directly benefit from this network enhancement. The company aims to augment its network coverage across 1,600 villages and 355 towns covering the entire state.
In addition, Airtel has undertaken network enhancement project across 7,497 villages covering 9.12 million rural population in Purba and Paschim Medinipur districts of West Bengal. Customers in tehsils of Kharagpur – I, Midnapore, Haldia, Debra, Panskura Tamluk, Narayangarh, Keshpur, and Contai – I under Purba and Paschim Medinipur districts will directly benefit from this network enhancement. The company has already augmented its network coverage across 37,661 villages covering the entire state.
Further, the company has undertaken network enhancement project across 596 villages covering 0.86 million rural population in Shajapur district of Madhya Pradesh. Customers in tehsils of Shujalpur, Kalapipal, Shajapur, and Mohan Badodiya under Shajapur districts will directly benefit from this network enhancement. The company has already augmented its network coverage across 5,000 villages covering the entire state.
Airtel has been running this REP nationally and will augment network connectivity across 60,000 villages in the country by 2024. The company has also enhanced its fibre footprint to enhance network capacity and take services deeper into rural and unconnected areas.
Airtel’s network in the region now covers all key urban, semi-urban, and rural areas including highways, tourist destinations, and trade centres.
