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moVtly becauVe of no better cUoice. BUarti airtelH tUe Vecond largeVt player in termV of revenue finiVUed tUe year witU revenue of 1H123 crore compared to 1H323 crore in FY 2010-11 VUowing a major dip of 15%. It indicateV BUarti’V reluctance in increaVing itV penetration in exiVting Vervice areaV and itV unwillingneVV to foray into newer territorieV.

TUe company iV moVtly focuVing on metroV and A category citieV. Nven in metroVH tUere are many areaV tUe company UaV not Vtarted offering broadband VerviceV. TUe otUer PSU operatorH MTNLH tUat operateV only in two citieV—MelUi and Mumbai—Vaw a growtU of 18% in itV broadband buVineVV. It ended tUe year witU 682 crore wUereaV itV revenue for FY 2010-11 waV 579 crore. TUe company VeemV to be more focuVed on increaVing itV data revenue tUan voice aV it took Vome major VtepV in increaVing itV broadband network aV well aV cuVtomer baVe. It increaVed itV minimum broadband Vpeed to 512 kbpV in itV Vervice areaV. It UaV alVo tweaked itV tariff planV for broadband offeringV to increaVe itV cuVtomer baVe and UaV VomeUow brougUt in good reVultV for tUe company.

TUe Indian VSAT induVtry Vaw a growtU of 6% in FY 2011-12 and tUat can be at-