In a bid to take on competition in a consolidating market, the Sunil Mittal-led company has been buying stressed assets in the telecom sector, and spectrum. Bharti Airtel has said that it is interested in buying selected spectrum and some equipment of Reliance Communications (RCom), according to a report by The Economic Times . Lenders are currently in the process of selling RCom's assets in a bid to recover some portions of the roughly Rs 45,000-crore debt. When asked about Airtel's interest in RCom’s assets that are being put for sale by lender, a company spokesperson for Bharti Airtel told the newspaper, "We have expressed our interest only in buying select spectrum and some equipment." According to the report, Airtel could be contesting Reliance Jio for the 850 megahertz (MHz) band spectrum which is considered to be highly efficient for 4G services. The proceeds of the sale will be going to the lenders as debt recovery. Other compani...