STATEMENT BY AIRTEL NETWORKS LIMITED ON BLACKBERRY SERVICES SHUTDOWN RUMOURS

By Airtel Media

Lagos, Nigeria Tuesday, January 03, 2011: Airtel Networks Limited wishes to inform all its esteemed customers that it has no plan to shut down its Blackberry Services.


Also, we have not received any instruction from any quarter to shut down our Blackberry Services. We will continue to offer service to all our customers.


Indeed, we remain committed to offering innovative services and also empowering more Nigerians to connect with friends, family members and business associates. We encourage you to take advantage of our new Blackberry packages/offers. See our website for details.


Please, be assured that Airtel is very passionate about realizing its vision of being the most loved brand in the daily lives of Nigerians and will continue to enrich Nigerians with world-class telecommunications services including Blackberry services.



Signed:

Deepak Srivastava,

Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director

Airtel Networks Limited