Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Airtel provides employment to 1200 Naga families

B
harti Airtel, which is one of the leading mobile service provider in the country has been providing employment opportunities to around 1200 families in Nagaland.


Addressing a press conference at Hotel Japfu, Kohima today, Chief Operating Officer, Bharti Airtel for North East Region, Sudipto Chowdhury said the company launched mobile services three years and has been providing direct or indirectly employment opportunities to 1200 families in Nagaland.
He also claimed that with a market share of thirty per cent in Nagaland, Airtel has provided telecommunication network and accelerated the economic development of the region.


He said that Airtel is not only serving customers in Nagaland by providing a superior telecommunication network, but is closely associated with the Naga people in promoting their culture.


Airtel has been promoting local talent in the North Eastern Region and also supporting efforts to showcase the North East and its tourism potential through associating in events like the Hornbill Festival of Nagaland and Autumn Festival of Meghalaya, he said.


This time Airtel has sponsored the first prize of five lakh rupees for the winner of the Hornbill National Rock Contest with nine bands to perform in the final round tonight at local ground. He also maintained that the company has been promoting activities relating to arts, culture, literature, music and sports in the region in a big way ever since its entry in the North East in April 2005.

Further, he also assured that the Data Card providing Internet connection of the Airtel Company would launch before the New Year in Nagaland while it has an approximate 1,10,000 mobile subscribers in the State.

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