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Mobile phone user base rises in Jan after four months of decline: Trai data

Vodafone Idea user base shrinks by 1.35 million; Jio cements lead with the addition of 1.65 million subscribers

RIL up 4%; Lenders, shareholders to meet May 2 for financial arm's demerger

The move is expected to create a big player in segments including the NBFC (non-banking financial company) space with net worth of Rs 25,851 crore as of March 2022.

Jio launches new JioFiber Backup plan with unlimited data ahead of IPL 2023

According to Jio, the JioFiber Backup plan will provide a 24x7, always-on backup connection for homes with unreliable broadband connections

IPL 2023 starts today: Watch in 4k, 12 languages on JioCinema; details here

IPL 2023: At 7:30 PM today, defending champions Gujarat Titans will clash with four-time champions Chennai Super Kings at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad

RIL shareholders to meet on May 2 on demerger of financial services biz

Groundwork to create financial behemoth

Telcos recorded Rs 4.17 trillion debt in 2021-22, says MoS Telecom

Six telecom companies -- including Airtel, Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea -- had a total debt of Rs 4.17 lakh crore in fiscal 2021-22, Parliament was informed on Wednesday. Data submitted by Minister of State for Telecom Devusinh Chauhan in the Lok Sabha shows Vodafone Idea had a debt of Rs 1,91,073.9 crore, Airtel (Rs 1,03,408.1 crore), Reliance Jio (Rs 42,486 crore), BSNL (Rs 40,400.13 crore), Tata Teleservices (Rs 20,162.04 crore) and Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Limited (Rs 19,703.84 crore) in the financial year 2021-22. "The Government has approved various structural and procedural reforms in the telecom sector to promote healthy competition, protect interests of consumers, infuse liquidity, encourage investment and reduce the regulatory burden on Telecom Service Providers (TSPs)," Chauhan said.

Top headlines: Haldiram family to invest Rs 2,500 cr, Jio wages price war

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Signal strength: Reliance Jio wages price war in fixed-line broadband

The growth of the home broadband market in India has been constrained by the fact that only 10 per cent of the households are connected by fibre

Jio launches plan at Rs 198 per month for fixed broadband services

Stepping up the fight in fixed broadband segment, Jio on Monday introduced its entry level broadband plan at a price as low as Rs 198 per month. The plan, named Broadband Back-up plan, will come with top internet speed of 10 megabit per second. Earlier, the minimum price for availing Jio Fiber connection was Rs 399 per month. The company has also provided an option to upgrade the internet speed to 30 mbps or 100 for 1 to 7 days by paying in the range of Rs 21 to Rs 152. "...we at Jio understand the customer's need to remain connected round the clock with dependable broadband connectivity at home. With JioFiber Backup, we want to offer alternate reliable broadband connectivity for homes. This new concept of a back-up connection allows homes to have an alternate broadband connectivity with an assured supply of data at an affordable price," Jio spokesperson said. Jio now leads the fixed line connection segment with 84 lakh customers accounting for 30.6 per cent market share. A new .

C-DOT, Reliance Jio set to power India's global telecom gear ambition

C-DOT, which has tied up with TCS, is expected to export telecom equipment by 2024

Airtel India adds 235 cities to 5G network, service available in 500

The mode of user expansion is also different for both telecom operators

Leading media house, Viacom 18 secures exclusive MotoGP rights for India

India's historic debut on the MotoGP calendar in September this year will be exclusively live-streamed on JioCinema and Sports18 after Viacom 18 secured the telecast rights for the country. Viacom18's coverage will tip off with the Grand Premio de Portugal. The network will offer an exhaustive live presentation that will include practice sessions on Friday and Saturday, qualifying and the sprint on Saturday and the main race on Sunday. The MotoGP World Championship is the highest level of motorcycle racing in the world, in which the most skilled riders compete on world-class, high performance, fastest prototype motorcycles on the planet, made by leading manufacturers. The 2023 season, the biggest series to date, will witness 21 races across 18 countries, including the milestone 14th round in India as MotoGP is set to make its debut in the country. MotoGP fans in India will be able to catch all the action from the pinnacle of two-wheeled racing through this new partnership as the 11

Jio's new 5G plans may impact Bharti Airtel's key metrics: JP Morgan

The launch of cheaper postpaid plans with unlimited 5G by Reliance's Jio has put rival Bharti Airtel on the back foot in the Indian market and may delay recovery in its key profit metric

Reliance Jio launches 3GB per day cricket plans ahead of IPL 2023

Priced at Rs. 219, Rs. 399, and Rs. 999, the three special cricket plans will have validities of 14 days, 28 days and 84 days respectively

Reliance Jio launches cricket plans for Indian Premier League 2023

The cricket plan offer will be available for consumers from 24 March 2023

Jio launches 5G service in J&K's Rajouri district, free SIM cards provided

Deputy Commissioner of Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri, Vikas Kundal launched the 5G Jio network service in the district on Wednesday

Reliance Jio's 5G expanding fast, services now available in 406 cities

Reliance Jio on Tuesday said that its True 5G services have gone live in 406 cities, thus becoming the first and only telecom operator to reach such a wide network in a short span of time

In a bid to counter rival Jio, Airtel introduces new 'postpaid family plan'

Airtel is offering its "exclusive" Airtel Black postpaid service, which brings DTH, broadband, landline, and cellular services under one umbrella

Apple to open US-style flagship retail outlet in Mumbai next month

This store would be a part of Reliance Industries' premium Jio World Drive mall, while the store in Delhi will be a part of the Select Citywalk mall in Saket

5G adoption to take time, only a third of users may switch by March 2025

High cost of 5G devices and readily available 4G network shaping users' behaviour