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Telecom majors' growth doubles in two years

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BG ShirsatLeslie D'Monte Mumbai
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Bharti Airtel11539.2618349.212054.604110.21 Reliance Comm*10766.3514468.29443.913163.17 M T N L5560.994923.40577.66643.13 Idea Cellular2965.494366.40211.77503.26 * Revenue and profit for 12-month period
** Hutchison Essar information not available
 BSNL, the largest telecom player in India, clocked revenue of over $10 billion (Rs 41,200 crore) in 2006-07 and net profit of over $2 billion (over Rs 8,240 crore). Bharti Airtel, the private sector telecom giant, reported revenues of $4.4 billion (Rs 18,349 crore) in 2006-07, and expects revenues to be around $7 billion (Rs 28,840 crore) during this financial year. Reliance Communications is the third largest player with revenues of $3.50 billion (Rs 14,420 crore) and net profit of $765 million (Rs 3.152 crore) for the 12 months ended March 2007. Analysts expect the company

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First Published: May 08 2007 | 12:00 AM IST

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