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Govt unlikely to waive off Rs 1.33 trillion tax payout by telcos

The industry has been seeking relief on penalty and interest on the AGR dues while asking for a staggered payment format

Hotstar to YouTube, how Sanjay Gupta stayed in the OTT game and aced it

After 10 years as country manager of Star & Disney India, Gupta stepped down today to join Google as its country head

Indian skies have fewer jumbo jets, 80 more needed to touch global average

The collapse of Jet Airways has everything to do with the falling number of wide-bodied aircraft.

AGR verdict: COAI seeks 10 years to pay dues with 2-year moratorium

In a blow to telecom operators, the Supreme Court on October 24 rejected their plea to revise the government's definition of adjusted gross revenue

AGR payments: Reliance Jio slams peers, questions telecom sector stress

Says incumbents have enough resources, monetisation opportunities pay up

Govt sets up panel of secretaries to help ease stress in telecom sector

The committee, led by Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba, will have secretaries from finance, law, telecom ministries

Car ownership is a trap that can be prevented: Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi

He says the younger generation doesn't dream of owning a car, but instead wants the freedom of having any service on demand

We are open to partnerships with state bus services: Uber's Manik Gupta

India is one of our most important markets. 12 % of all our global trips are done in India. India is already a big market for us in terms of transactions, he said

Television viewing survives the onslaught of OTT, digital content services

Broadcasters expect more moderate pricing to push up paid OTT subscribers 10 times from 10 million to 100 million in five years

Good news for Jio users: No need to buy top-ups to cover increased tariff

The telco has announced three new plans that come bundled with the 6-paise-per-minute charge imposed on voice calls to other networks, so subscribers will not have pay anything additionally

As cellphone manufacturing industry consolidates, small players shut shop

Almost 70 units have closed as part of a large-scale shutdown

Reliance Jio has been subsidising Airtel, Vodafone Idea: Mathew Oomen

Around 30 per cent of the missed calls used to come from rival networks and our customers called back as it was free, he said

Rana Kapoor's family stake in YES Bank slumps to 1.6%; stock falls 23%

According to the rating note, these NCDs are Zero Coupon Bonds set for maturity on April 19, 2021.

Trai's plan to extend IUC regime will disincentivise 4G upgrade, says Jio

Telco also contests incumbents' claim that move will help them financially

Why tax incentive may not be enough to turn India into a mobile export hub

In India, Samsung is likely to remain focused on the domestic market but it is also expanding exports.

Explained: Why Jio is battling incumbents over interconnect user charges

Why are missed calls such a big deal for leading telcos?

Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel shun Chinese companies for 5G trials

Telecom operators await clarity from govt on partnering firms like Huawei

Walt Disney plans aggressive subscription revenue push for Hotstar

Targets 50% of live-streaming platform's revenues from subscriptions in the next three to four years

Reliance Jio seeks edge over Bharti Airtel with OTT bundled plans

Airtel has already announced such offers for its fibre broadband

Max Healthcare plans to spin off diagnostic laboratory, home care biz

Radiant is in the process of demerging its health care business into Max Healthcare