Bharti Airtel seeks extra $3 billion amid India telecom price war

Company plans to issue equities, bonds

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Unrelenting price competition from the Mukesh Ambani-backed Reliance Jio Infocomm has poses a threat to Bharti Airtel's financials. © Reuters

MUMBAI (NewsRise) -- Indian mobile phone carrier Bharti Airtel aims to raise $3 billion to pay the money owed to the government and bolster its balance sheet, even as competition from billionaire Mukesh Ambani-backed Reliance Jio Infocomm shows no signs of abating.

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