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Airtel acquires Econet's stake in Nigerian arm

Though financial details of the deal were not disclosed, Econet had valued the stake at $3 billion

Airtel Bank opens its doors as India grapples with demonetisation crisis

Anyone with an Aadhaar card can open a bank account at one of 10,000 Airtel retail outlets, reports Tech in Asia

Airtel launches 4G services nationally ahead of Jio

To offer 4G at 3G prices in 296 towns, says MD; data packs start from Rs 25

Will respond to Trai and DoT on interconnect penalty, says Sunil Mittal

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India last week suggested a penalty of about Rs 1,050 crore on Airtel

Bharti Airtel Q2 net slips 5% on higher costs

Total income increased by 3.4% to Rs 24,671.5 crore against Rs 23,851.9 crore earlier

Airtel to give 10 GB data for Rs 259 on new 4G handsets

1 GB data will be instantly credited to customer's account, additional 9 GB data can be claimed through MyAirtel app

Airtel cuts international roaming data charges by 99%

The company also plans to launch a $45 medium duration pack with 10 days validity by middle of October 2016

Airtel receives payment from Jio for PoIs

After testing, the PoIs will be opened for traffic

Airtel to offer 100 mbps data speed in Mumbai via advanced tech

Carrier Aggregation is a technology to combine two or more carriers into one data channel to enhance the data capacity

Airtel completes 4G spectrum trading with Aircel in 7 out of 8 circles

The deal makes Airtel second largest holder of 4G spectrum in 2300 Mhz band after Reliance Jio Infocomm

Airtel starts offering 5 GB extra broadband data per connection

Reliance Jio attracted 15 lakh users on its network by offering free unlimited calling and 4G data for 90 days on trial basis

Army files FIR against Airtel over unverified SIM cards in Manipur

Distributing pre-activated SIM cards without verification is considered a security threat, besides being in direct contradiction of official guidelines.

Bharti Airtel increases benefits on pre-paid data recharge packs

The Rs 655 4G/3G monthly recharge pack will now offer 5 GB data against 3 GB earlier, an increase of 67%

Airtel cuts pre-paid data tariffs giving up to 67% more data

Under the revised data benefits, the Rs 655 4G/3G monthly recharge pack will now offer 5GB data vs 3GB earlier

Airtel Open Network: Not much help for users yet

Airtel's recently launched Open Network free app can't be found on the Google Play Store if you look for apps from that company

Ashok Ganapathy appointed as the Director of Airtel Business

He will take over from Manish Prakash, who is moving into a new role as Director - Strategic Alliances

Airtel completes Rs 4,428 cr deal with Videocon Telecom

It will now acquire latter's spectrum in six circles-Bihar, Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, UP

Airtel drops data prices by 30% in Mumbai

The telecom company is slicing the market down into smaller segments to address needs of different consumers

Airtel strikes gold with 4G girl Sasha Chetri

The ad campaign has come to own the entire category with its high recall value; revenue marketshare hits six-year high of 31.4%

Airtel to sell more than 5% stake in telecom tower unit

The report did not give a timeline for the planned sale