EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: BHARTI AIRTEL LTD.,@%` USDOC 07247

UNCLAS NEW DELHI 003842 SIPDIS SIPDIS USDOC FOR 532/OEA/M. NICKSON-D/JAY HATFIELD USDOC FOR 3131/USFCS/OIO/ANESA/Ks3 ICE HQ FOR STRATEGIC INVESTIGATIONS STATE FOR EB/ESP E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETTC ETRD BEXP IN SUBJECT: EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: BHARTI AIRTEL LTD.,@%` USDOC 07247 ¶1. Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. ¶2. Export Contr\B*]"*~SN Prem Narayan conducted a Pre-license Check (PLC) at Bharti Airtel Ltd. (BAL),New Delhi, on August 13, 2007. ¶3. BIS requested a PLC at BAL, a private sector ].]5l Estate III, New Delhi 110020, Tel: 91-11-4161-5050, Fax: 91-11-4171-1050, Email: jp.singh@bharti.com, website: www.airtelworld.com. BAL was listed as the ultimaQlR3)|Qclock controlled under ECCN 3A002. The license applicant was Symmetricom, Inc. (Symmetricom), San Jose, CA. ¶3. ECO and FSN Narayan met with J.P. Singh (Singh),@ uined that BAL had previously purchased a DCD Cesium Clock from Symmetricom which was installed at its Chennai facility. The cesium tube in the unit malfunctioned 4Q|0 ynit was sent to Symmetricom for repair. The cesium tube malfunctioned a third time and was again sent to Symmetricom. On this occasion, it was determined the devc1dQ< ed that the cesium tubes are generally considered rugged and come with a 10-year warranty. As the cesium clock was still under warranty, Symmetricom agreed to re0i|6HQ]ufacture this particular cesium clock. So, BAL agreed to accept Symmetricom's newest model and cover the difference in cost between the original and the replacem%j__Xzaction, BAL provided copies of correspondence between BAL and Symmetricom, BAL purchase order for the cost difference, BAL End User Statement, and Form BXA-711. T(QQUPD-0Q}^ated the part and serial number of the older cesium clock as 9904310004 and 53536 respectively. Singh stated that Symmetricom would destroy the original clock.=::QX5 would be used to synchronize all of BAL's telecom networking equipment. BAL's brand name is Airtel which is the largest cellular network in India. The clock:ZQQQO.QFgnal for distribution to the network. He stated that using a reference clock with a high degree of accuracy minimizes the jitter and increases the efficiency oJxHQi{AL Chennai facility is piggybacking on the cesium clock operating at its Mumbai facility. ¶7. All BAL purchases are processed through the BAL Delhi office. Sin''1{V@Zx8apped to the BAL Delhi office and then forwarded to its Chennai facility. ¶8. BAL, established in 2001, is an associate company of Bharti Enterprises, a leading Q9V,UQQ1is the only operator to provide mobile services in all 23 geographic circles in India with an aggregate of 14.42 million clients. BAL also provides fixed-line teKQQ1NQQr DSL in 14 out of 23 circles. BAL complements its mobile, broadband and telephone services with national and international long distance services. BALtqQ2\oddion at Chennai, which connects to Singapore. BAL provides end-to-end data and enterprise services to corporate clients by leveraging its nation-wide fiber 4kQPQNQin 3EIfixed-line and mobile circles, VSATs, ISP and international bandwidth access through gateways aQ$