TCIL kept out of Bharti Hexacom tower valuation; new deal in works

State-run Telecommunications Consultants India (TCIL) was not consulted in the valuation process for the sale of 3,400 mobile towers to Indus Towers for Rs 1,134 crore, and a fresh deal is being worked out, a government source said.

Bharti Airtel and Bharti Hexacom board approved sale of their firms’ telecom towers for Rs 2,147.6 crore and Rs 1,134 crore, respectively, to their group company Indus Towers in the first week of February.