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Tata Teleservices committed as strategic partner to the growth of Andhra Pradesh
September 13, 2001

Hyderabad: Tata Teleservices, the private basic telephone service provider for Andhra Pradesh is committed to partnering the Government of Andhra Pradesh in increasing infrastructure, teledensity and creating employment (both direct and indirect) in the state of Andhra Pradesh.

The company will invest an additional Rs.500 crore in the state, over the next six months. This will raise the company’s total investment in Andhra Pradesh to Rs.1600 crore. The company will focus on increasing its geographical coverage and will introduce innovative technology to meet the changing needs of consumers.

The company will unveil a range of innovative customer centric products and services in the coming months powered by new technology, which would enable in bringing world-class telephony to the customers’ doorstep. The company plans to shortly introduce DSL ( Digital Subscriber Lines) – for quicker and faster downloads, High Speed Data Lines for Government and corporate for bulk data transfer and is designing a Fibre Optic network that enhances capability for better bandwidth.

Creating capacity for the future



Tata Teleservices currently has a customer base of over 75,000 customers. Tata Teleservices will also expand its coverage by installing more than 1,000 kilometers of optical fibre cables, linking Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Guntur, Vizag, Nellore and Tirupathi. The company plans to double the number of cell sites to expand its wireless coverage area in Hyderabad and Vijayawada. The company will also be rolling out its services in Rajamundhry, Kakinada, Yeluru, Tirupati and Nellore in next six months. Growth in product Line-New Products to be introduced

Creating Employment in AP



Background information: 
Tata Teleservices Limited is a part of the Tata Group, India's largest business house with 82 companies. Tata Group has over 260 thousand employees, with 2.7 million shareholders and has a turnover of US$ 8.8 billion.

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