BHARTI AIRTEL LTD. - Clarifies on News Item

With reference to the news article in The Business Line dated August 13, 2015 captioned "Airtel eyes BSNL's spectrum", Bharti Airtel Ltd has Clarified to BSE as under:<BR><BR>"It is hereby submitted that Bharti Airtel Limited in ordinary course of business has written a letter to BSNL expressing its preliminary interest for entering into intra circle roaming arrangements with BSNL.<BR><BR>The related media reports are self-explanatory and the Company does not have any thing further to explain."