TCIL's 30% Hexacom stake to cost Bharti over Rs 1.8K crore

18 Oct 2010 Evaluate

Bharti Airtel, India’s largest telco by both revenues and customers, may have to fork out more than Rs 1,800 crore to buy out Telecom Consultants of India’s (TCIL) 30% stake in its subsidiary Bharti Hexacom, which offers mobile services in six northeastern states (excluding Assam) and Rajasthan. At present, state-owned TCIL owns 30% in Hexacom. The consultants appointed by TCIL to oversee its exit from Bharti Hexacom have said the reserve price for its stake be set a shade over Rs 1,800 crore. This values Hexcaom, which has a customer base of around 13 million, at about Rs 6,000 crore. Bharti has the right of first refusal to TCIL’s stake in Hexacom. TCIL had earlier tried to exit Hexacom in 2005-06, but decided against it, saying the price offered by Bharti Airtel was too low. Bharti Airtel had offered Rs 262.5 crore for TCIL’s stake in Hexacom. 

Last year, DoT decided that TCIL must exit from Bharti Hexacom on account of two factors. First, TCIL had been seeking dividend payouts every year, a request that Bharti group has constantly turned down on account of the ‘fact that it (Bharti Airtel) was using all its internal generation for expansion of network to keep up with the intense competition in the market.

crackcrack

Bharti Airtel Share Price

2107.70 4.20 (0.20%)
05-Dec-2025 16:59 View Price Chart
Peers
Company Name CMP
Bharti Airtel 2107.70
Vodafone Idea 10.80
Indus Towers 415.70
Tata Communications 1832.55
Bharti Hexacom Ltd. 1756.75
View more..
Register Now to get our Free Newsletter & much more!

© 2025 The Alchemists Ark Pvt. Ltd. All rights reserved. MoneyWorks4Me ® is a registered trademark of The Alchemists Ark Pvt. Ltd.

×