Airtel and Jio have alleged that Vi used misleading calls, restricted porting-code SMSes and discounted plans to acquire customers through mobile number portability
Airtel and Jio have accused Vi of making it harder for customers to port out. The dispute recalls a 2021 row that led Trai to order telcos to enable port-out SMS on all plans
The offer-for-sale, which does not include any fresh capital being raised, will value NSE at close to $46 billion, which would make it the country's third-largest IPO
The average revenue per user (ARPU) of major telcom companies have been on the rise over the last one year without any major headline tariff changes as customers moved to more premium data plans.
The Jio Financial Services Limited subsidiary said the launch follows authorisation from the RBI to operate as a Payment Aggregator for Cross-Border transactions
Jio Platforms filed draft documents for the offering on June 19 and received approval from the Securities and Exchange Board of India on Aug. 28
Reliance Jio has completed 10 years of operations, with chairman Akash Ambani thanking employees for their role in building the telecom company and its digital services
JioPC lets users access up to 16GB RAM and 1TB storage through the cloud on an existing computer, with subscriptions starting at Rs 1,000 for two months
Jio Platforms' IPO will comprise a fresh issue of up to 270 million shares with a face value of ₹10 each, with the price to be set through book-building
Bharti Airtel led the industry's July mobile subscriber growth with 26.8 lakh net additions, while India's largest telecom operator Reliance Jio, gained 24.4 lakh new users, sector regulator TRAI's monthly subscription data showed on Friday. Vodafone Idea, too, added mobile users -- its net adds stood at 2.4 lakh for July. State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) posted an increase of 1.68 lakh wireless subscribers during the month. During July 2026, the Indian wireless market expanded by 55.38 lakh mobile subscribers -- its base surged to 128.79 crore by the end of July, up from 128.23 crore from the previous month. "As per the information received from 1,562 operators for the month of July 2026, the total number of broadband subscribers increased from 1087.50 million (108.75 crore) at the end of June 2026 to 1094.48 million (109.44 crore) at the end of July 2026 with a monthly growth rate of 0.64 per cent," the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India said in its latest report on
The dispute centred on ₹11,003 crore in expenses that Jio had capitalised in its books in AY 2019-20 but claimed as revenue expenditure while calculating its taxable income.
Jio Prime offers protection against tariff revisions until September 2027, while analysts say the membership structure could indicate an impending headline tariff hike
Within a week of Bharti Airtel removing lower-priced unlimited plans, rival Reliance Jio plans to relaunch its 10-year-old Prime membership plan, which will assure customers of no tariff or plan change for the next year, company sources said on Monday. Jio is also set to enhance benefits under a Rs 299 plan, offering 1.5 GB of data per day, in an attempt to capitalise on the recent discontinuation of unlimited plans offering 1.5 GB of data per day by rival Bharti Airtel. "Jio Prime Membership Programme was originally created as an act of gratitude to Jio's first 100 million customers. It is reintroducing the programme to provide assurance of price guarantee and a range of additional benefits, for Jio's family of over 500 million users," a source said. A query sent to Jio in this regard elicited no reply. The source said Jio Prime will be available to all existing Jio prepaid and postpaid customers for a joining fee of just Rs 300. "Customers on other networks can enrol by porting
Earlier this month Jio Financial Services and BlackRock launched the JioBlackRock Nifty 50 ETF, marking the joint venture's entry into India's fast-growing exchange-traded fund market.
The telecom operator has removed several 56- and 60-day prepaid plans as it seeks to move high-data users towards costlier packs and encourage migration to postpaid services
JioTag 2 with support for both Apple Find My and Google Find Hub allows Android and iPhone users to track belongings using their devices' native networks
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked JioStar India Pvt Ltd to approach the Delhi High Court with its plea that it did not want to amend its pending petitions there challenging parts of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's regulatory framework on television channel pricing. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana asked senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi to move the high court with its plea and disposed of the transfer petition filed by JioStar India Pvt Ltd. The broadcaster had moved the top court through law firm Karanjawala and Co. The bench was hearing two pleas concerning the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's (TRAI) regulatory regime, including tariff orders, maximum retail price (MRP) caps and discount structures governing cable and DTH distribution. Rohatgi, appearing for JioStar, argued that the TRAI's regulations and tariff orders were "intrinsically linked and interconnected" even though they stem from different sources of
Reliance Jio is planning India’s first home-grown LEO satellite broadband constellation with around 1,600 satellites.
Digital Services is likely to remain the biggest growth driver, contributing ~85 per cent to RIL's incremental consolidated EBITDA over FY26-28, wrote analysts at Motilal Oswal in a post results note.
Banks have largely agreed on Vodafone Idea's financial projections but want stronger promoter guarantees before approving ₹35,000 crore in fresh funding