Bharti Infratel Limited was incorporated on November 30, 2006 with the object of, inter-alia, setting up, operating and maintaining wireless communication towers. The Company is publicly traded on National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) and BSE Limited. The company is a subsidiary of Bharti Airtel Limited.

 * Mid 90s & early-2000s: Infratel is a function within Airtel and is responsible for managing the tower infrastructure of Airtel's wireless business ('Tower Infrastructure' collectively refers to the Tower, the real-estate area in the tower site, the diesel generator sets, and the equipment shelter).
   
 * Early to mid-2000s: Airtel is at the forefront, of the Telecommunication revolution sweeping the country. More and more players enter the telecom business; reducing ARPUs increase pressure on operators to minimize capital investment and maximize reach in a short time.
   
 * July 2007: Bharti Infratel is created as an independent tower company to provide compelling capex saving opportunities to telecom service providers, while optimally utilising Airtel's large tower base.
   
 * November 2007: Indus Towers created as a Joint Venture between Bharti Infratel, Vodafone and Aditya Birla Telecom. Infratel has 42% stake in Indus.

Business area of the company

The company is a telecom tower infrastructure service provider that deploys, owns and manages telecom towers and communication structures, for various mobile operators.

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Company	Market Price	MCAP(Cr)	P/B	P/E	EPS	ROE
INDUSTOWER	193.8(4.0%)	52,214	2.2	15.7	16.6	9.4
TATACOMM	1706.65(2.3%)	48,622	33.5	36.8	27.9	144.5
IDEA	13.2(2.7%)	64,355	-0.7	0.0	-4.6	0.0
TTML	92.3(-0.6%)	18,058	-1.0	225.1	43.5	0.0
RAILTEL	285.35(-0.2%)	9,155	5.4	45.4	16.6	11.9
HATHWAY	19.95(0.3%)	3,535	0.8	62.5	2.2	1.6
MTNL	30.95(0.3%)	1,950	-0.1	0.0	-7.2	0.0
RCOM	1.95(2.6%)	572	-0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GTL	9(0.0%)	120	-0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0
BHARTIARTL	1000(-2.3%)	6,00,655	7.7	79.6	7.9	-0.1

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