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5 hours ago | Companies
Bharti Infratel, Indus merger to create Rs 965 bn co, 2nd largest after ATC
The new entity will have 163,000 towers, but pressure on tenancy likely for 24 months
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19 hours ago | Companies
Bharti Infratel, Indus merge, create world's largest non-Chinese tower firm
Vodafone, Idea and Providence Equity Partners' holding in Indus Towers to be merged into Bharti Infratel's; combined entity to together control over 163,000 towers across India's 22 telecom circles
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April 22, 2018, Sunday | Companies
Ahead of merger with Vodafone, Idea's 100% FDI proposal under consideration
Present foreign direct investment policy allows an overseas firm to buy up to 49% stake in an Indian telecom company under automatic approval route but govt's approval is required for stake above 49%
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April 19, 2018, Thursday | Markets
Idea Cellular hits 52-week low; stock falls 35% in 2018
The stock was down 2% at Rs 70 on the BSE, trading at its lowest level since January 20, 2017
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April 18, 2018, Wednesday | Companies
Reliance Jio tops 4G availability, Airtel scores best speed: Report
Vodafone had the fastest mobile data connection response times and it got both 3G and 4G latency awards with the lowest ping scores
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April 18, 2018, Wednesday | Current Affairs
India's 4G coverage increasing but data speed lags behind: Report
For its latest report, OpenSignal has analysed data to compare the 4G services of Airtel, Idea, Jio and Vodafone as well as the 3G services of BSNL
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April 16, 2018, Monday | Companies
Ola plans to add 10,000 electric vehicles, mostly e-rickshaws in 12 months
The company said it will further expand its EV fleet to three other Indian cities but did not disclose the names
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April 15, 2018, Sunday | Economy & Policy
DoT awaits FDI clearance for Idea to approve merger with Vodafone: Sources
FDI clearance in telecom sector also requires approval from the Home Ministry which should be granted within six weeks
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April 12, 2018, Thursday | Companies
In performance appraisal season, telecom employees have nothing to cheer
About 40% may not get a raise: COAI
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April 11, 2018, Wednesday | Finance
RBI plans to collect information on loan to Videocon from ICICI Bank
A source at ICICI Bank said Videocon paid its dues to the bank till December 2017 and might even pay the dues for the March quarter
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April 06, 2018, Friday | Opinion
Long slog ahead for Vodafone-Idea
By consolidating the network and freeing up spectrum, the merger will help bring huge savings
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April 05, 2018, Thursday | Companies
Airtel reinstates Rs 649 plan; offers 50GB data, add-on SIM with free calls
The Airtel Rs 649 infinity plan comes bundled with free subscription to Airtel's music streaming service Wynk, Airtel TV, Amazon Prime Videos subscription and handset damage protection for a year
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April 04, 2018, Wednesday | Companies
Mukesh Ambani, Sunil Mittal plan Rs 365 bn war chest in telecom fight
Emails sent to Bharti and Jio spokesmen seeking details on use of funds went unanswered
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April 03, 2018, Tuesday | Companies
Vodafone-Idea merger: The making of a brand behemoth
Too big to fail or too big to succeed; the answer lies in how the newly merged company chisels out its new brand identity say marketers
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April 03, 2018, Tuesday | Companies
ATC completes Rs 38-billion mobile tower deal with Vodafone India
According to government sources, the merger of Idea and Vodafone will be cleared after the closure of Idea's pending deal with ATC
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April 03, 2018, Tuesday | Companies
Bharti Airtel headed for first loss in 60 quarters on falling revenue
Falling tariffs in its India business, brought on by Reliance Jio's January offering, is the single biggest reason for the dismal show
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April 03, 2018, Tuesday | Companies
With RJio extending Prime membership, incumbent operators to face heat
Pricing recovery in telecommunication sector unlikely in near term with pricing war continuing
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April 01, 2018, Sunday | Companies
Vodafone's initiative to shift customers from assisted-only care to digital
The new-age digital customer is a reality in the telecom domain as well
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March 28, 2018, Wednesday | International
SoftBank, Saudi announce $200-bn deal for massive solar power project
The initial phase of the project, for 7.2 GW of solar capacity, will cost $5 billion, with $1 billion coming from SoftBank's Vision Fund and the rest from project financing
