The 'Idea' of investing $2bn

Idea Celluar, the Aditya Birla Group owned telecom company, currently operates in 11 circles out of 13 for which it has been issued license. It has applied for license in nine new circles. In the past six months the company has launched operations in Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and Eastern Uttar Pradesh. It will launch operations in Mumbai and Bihar this year.

As per a press release, Idea is planning tol invest $2 billion in the next two years to compete in the booming Indian telecom market. Aditya Birla Group and Idea Cellular Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla meanwhile ruled out any tie-up to compete with rivals like Vodafone.

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