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VSNL Named ‘Best Wholesale Carrier’ at the 2007 Telecoms World Awards, Middle East

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VSNL (NYSE:VSL), a leading communications solutions provider, was named the 'Best Wholesale Carrier' at the 2007 Telecoms World Awards, Middle East. The Awards, which were held in conjunction with the 2007 Telecoms World Middle East event in Dubai, honor excellence in the region’s telecoms industry.

Terrapinn created the Telecoms World Awards to identify and reward those companies and individuals who demonstrated an unparalleled ability to succeed, continually set standards of excellence, and who will be the future leaders of the industry. This year over 100 companies submitted their services for consideration for the nine awards distributed at the ceremony and was hosted in association with Promoseven.

VSNL was chosen as 'Best Wholesale Carrier' by a panel of respected, independent judges based on outstanding performance and uniqueness of offering in areas such as quality, connectivity, global reach, cost and customer care approach, as well as for the company’s IP presence in the region.

"It is an honor to be recognized as the 'Best Wholesale Carrier' at the Telecoms World Awards Middle East among such an impressive group of competitors,” commented Michel Guyot, President, Global Voice Solutions, VSNL. “This award demonstrates our commitment to delivering unparalleled customer service and innovative, technologically advanced solutions to a burgeoning region of the world, while continuing to execute on our vision internationally."

Radwan Moussalli, Managing Director - MENA, Teleglobe, a VSNL subsidiary, accepted the award for ‘Best Wholesale Carrier’ on behalf of VSNL at a dinner in the presence of more than 250 senior executives from leading telecommunications companies. Mr. Moussalli commented: “VSNL’s broad IP presence in the Middle East region allows the Company to offer our global customers top-quality, streamlined services, ensuring our position as a key player in the market.”

The award category was open to wholesale telecom providers in wireline, fixed wireless, mobile or converged markets, and finalists included Belgacom International Carrier Services, BT Global Services, France Telecom and Tiscali International.

"VSNL is one of the world’s largest providers of wholesale international voice services with more than 25 billion minutes carried in the last year,” said Matthew Wallhead, General Manager of Terrapinn. “VSNL's entry impressed with its range of high quality competitively priced selective termination and broad code coverage. The Company now represents a formidable force in the global telecommunications industry.”

About VSNL

Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited, along with its global subsidiaries (VSNL) is a leading global communications solutions company offering next-generation voice, data and value-added services to enterprises, carriers and retail consumers. A member of the $29 billion Tata Group, VSNL was voted the Best Wholesale Service Provider at the World Communications Awards, 2006. VSNL is one of the world's largest providers of wholesale international voice services and operates one of the largest global submarine cable networks. VSNL's customer base includes 1,500 carriers, 450 mobile operators, 10,000 enterprises, 500,000 broadband and Internet subscribers and 450 Wi-Fi public hotspots.

Rated amongst the Top 100 Emerging Global Challengers by the Boston Consulting Group, VSNL has offices in over 35 countries including the United States of America, Canada, the United Kingdom, South Africa, Singapore, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka and India. VSNL's global transmission network of over 200,000 route kilometers and its IP core with 200 points of presence, enable a range of services that include voice, private leased circuits, IP VPN, Internet access, global Ethernet, hosting, mobile signaling and other IP services.

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