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After challenging 2019, will 2020 be jet, set and go for Indian aviation

From good times, India's airlines flew into hard times last year, with cut-throat competition ensuring cheap tickets but also pushing some companies in the red. Here is what 2020 might hold for them

Jobs to foreign investment: What happens if Voda Idea shuts shop

The closure would mean severe job losses - in a market where job creation is becoming an issue

Vodafone Idea on the edge after SC's AGR verdict; Jio may gain most

Jio is adding 8-9 million customers every month, so hitting the magic number could take 16-18 months

UVARCL, a Delhi-based company that's sweeping up bankrupt telcos

UVARCL's biggest bid so far, for Anil Ambani's firms, awaits CoC clearance

YES Bank audit committee chief quits, says Gill misled on capital raising

The CEO initially did not want to disclose to the board the name of the investor who had given binding offers, Uttam Prakash Agarwal's letter alleged

RCom CoC to seek 24-day extension for asset sale as deadline ends on Jan 10

The other bidders include Bharti Airtel, Värde Partners and UV Asset Reconstruction Company (UVARCL)

Bharti Airtel's fundraise garners $10 billion, three times its target

The issue opened Wednesday and has already been oversubscribed and according to banking sources the allocation of the shares will be made next week

The decade that was best for customers, but worst for telecom firms

As the decade ends, the bloodbath in the market has forced consolidation and closures

Trai's IUC extension might benefit Jio; limited gains for Voda Idea, Airtel

Incumbent operators fought a public battle against Reliance Jio for the extension of the regime

Explained: Why Bharti Airtel's DTH merger with Dish TV makes sense

The merger with Dish TV provides Airtel substantial access to new homes.

Bharti Airtel poised to be biggest gainer if Voda Idea decides to shut shop

Focus on postpaid, 2G network, and vibrant enterprise business make Airtel attractive

SBI Caps to give report on four bidders for Anil Ambani's RCom to CoC

The report will be presented to the committee of creditors (CoC) on Friday to take a final call on the potential best offers

When telecom stood for pass to windfall gains, and not financial stress

Looking back to a time when the biggest telcos and funds from across the world queued up with top dollars, many in the Indian telecom business rose up the rich list, and how

Reliance, Bharti Airtel, 2 others bid for 3 Anil Ambani group companies

11 offers submitted for RCom, Reliance Telecom and Reliance Infratel

Telcos' AGR dues to outweigh two-year breather for spectrum payment

Incumbent telcos Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea have said they would go for a review petition of the SC order, but they have limited time to move court

Brookfield now one of the biggest PE players in India, thanks to RIL deals

The PE fund's exposure is primarily focused on infra projects (where it invested $10 billion) and real estate (around $4 billion)

Telecom tariff: Jio to follow Airtel, Voda Idea, raise rates in a few weeks

In anticipation of the tariff hike, Reliance Industries' market cap crossed the Rs 9.5-trillion mark on Tuesday

Voda CEO Nick Read spoke out about telecom mess: Why he said what he said

Read has retracted his criticism, but he was pointing out the obvious - the current pricing regime is unsustainable

Govt wants telcos to clear AGR dues in 3 months; relief package in works

The relief package may include a cut in licence fee, a two-year moratorium on payment

Big adversities and some mistakes: The story of Vodafone's fall in India

What adds to Nick Read's worries is the Supreme Court judgment, which has directed the telcos to pay their outstanding amount within three months