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Reliance Jio pitches for spectrum auction; says delay will hurt exchequer

The company, in a letter to the Department of Telecommunications, said there was an an urgent need for immediate auction of all the available spectrum in all bands.

Jio seeks early spectrum auction, says delay to hurt national exchequer

Reliance Jio has questioned the telecom department's rationale to pause the policy of spectrum auction every year and demanded that the sale of airwaves should be held at the earliest

Telcos ask govt to auction E&V spectrum bands instead of de-licensing them

Spectrum in E&V bands can be utilised for both high-capacity access spectrum for voice and data services as well as backhaul link spectrum.

Jio's post-paid plans indicate shift towards higher ARPU regime: Ind-Ra

Reliance Jio recently-announced post-paid plans indicate the telco's continued steps towards improving the industry-level average revenue per user, according to India Ratings and Research

Jio's postpaid play poses no risk to Vodafone, Airtel: India Ratings Report

India Ratings said Jio's plans do not threaten the postpaid customer base of Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea due to sticky nature of customers and similar content offerings

Govt unlikely to revoke PUBG ban despite Tencent licence withdrawal: Report

PUBG, a popular online multiplayer battle game, was among 118 Chinese-origin mobile applications banned by New Delhi earlier this month

Jio says its in-flight services to operate at 20k feet at Rs 499 per day

Jio's partner airlines include Virgin Atlantic, Swiss, Emirates, Etihad Airways, Euro Wings, Lufthansa, Malindo Air, Biman Bangladesh Airlines and Alitalia, according to the statement

Netflix, Amazon Prime turn weapons in Indian telecom firms' freebie fight

Reliance Jio's new plan offers customers Netflix on a mobile device, one-year subscription to two over-the-top applications and access to Jio's movie and songs. library.

Reliance Jio adds 4.4 mn users, Vodafone Idea down by 4.8 mn in June

Vodafone Idea has lost more than 30% of user base since 2018 merger

VIL, Airtel lose over 5.9 mn subscribers in June; Jio adds 4.5 mn: Trai

Monthly decline rates of urban and rural mobile subscription were 0.18 per cent and 0.40 per cent, respectively, data showed

Reliance Jio starts in-flight mobile services in 22 international airlines

Reliance Jio has partnered with 22 international airlines for in-cabin mobile services, including voice, data and SMS

Jio postpaid plans: BofA, CLSA think its not a threat to Airtel; here's why

CLSA believes that new Jio postpaid plans are bundling three leading OTTs, but with no content exclusivity, can be matched by incumbents like Bharti Airtel

Jio's postpaid plans timed well, may wrest away VIL subscribers: Analysts

Matching Jio's OTT bundling can impact 1-6 per cent of fiscal 2021 earnings before interest tax depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) for peers, it added

Bharti Airtel, VIL shares plunge after Jio unleashes postpaid tariff war

With its competitive pricing in the prepaid segment, Jio has already eroded the subscriber base of both the incumbent players over the past four years

Factbox: Reliance raises $22.43 bn from stake sales at retail, digital arms

Reliance Industries has raised Rs 1.65 trillion over the past few months through stake sales at its digital unit Jio Platforms and its retail arm Reliance Retail Ventures

Telecom shares under pressure; Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea slip over 6%

Reliance Jio announced a range of postpaid plans, including many firsts such as in-flight mobile connectivity

Reliance Jio announces range of postpaid plans to take on rivals

In the June quarter, Airtel had the highest ARPU among telecom companies of Rs 157 followed by Jio (Rs 140).

Mukesh Ambani's next weapon to dominate telecom market is a Rs 4,000 phone

Ambani's company is in talks with domestic assemblers to make a version of its Jio phone that would run on Google's Android

Reliance Jio announces JioPostpaid Plus scheme, starting at Rs 399

Starting at the price of Rs 399, the JioPostpaid Plus promises a wide range of services, data rollover upto 500 GB and free international roaming in the USA and UAE

Jio announces JioPostpaid Plus plans with free OTT apps subscription & more

The Reliance Jio's JioPostpaid plans come bundled with free access to Jio apps suite. The plans start at Rs 399 and goes up to Rs 1,499