India telecom operators seek to bolster broadband offerings to fend off Jio threat

Bharti Airtel reportedly plans to acquire Dish TV

MUMBAI (NewsRise) -- India's top telecom operators are looking to fortify their broadband offerings to fend off competition from billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio Infocomm, spurring a consolidation in the cable television and internet service market.

On Thursday, local media reports said Bharti Airtel, backed by Singapore Telecommunications, is planning to make an offer to buy cable network operator Dish TV owned by India's Essel Group.

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