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CCEA allows ATC to increase stake in tower business for Rs 2,480 cr

The acquisition follows the exercise of a 'put' option by Tata Teleservices (TTSL) and Tata Sons.

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ATC TIPL, which owns over 75,000 mobile towers, is the largest independent tower company in India

Aneesh Phadnis Mumbai
American Tower Corporation (ATC) has received Union Cabinet nod to acquire Tata Group's 12.32 per-cent stake in India's third-largest mobile tower company for Rs 2,480 crore.
 
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday cleared the US company's  stake purchase in ATC Telecom Infrastructure (ATC TIPL). The clearance allows the US company to increase its stake in its Indian entity to 91 per cent and marks the exit of Tata Group from the mobile tower business.
 
The acquisition follows the exercise of a 'put' option by Tata Teleservices (TTSL) and Tata Sons.
 
ATC TIPL, which owns

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