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Jio in letter war with COAI over telecom stress

Based on current data, analysts said Bharti Airtel had enough opportunity to monetise and pay the AGR dues

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

Says incumbents have enough resources, monetisation opportunities pay up

Bharti Airtel subscriber base thinning as customers move to JioPhone

During the festive season of Dussehra and Diwali, Jio made its phone available at a special price of Rs 699, against the earlier price of Rs 1,500.

Vodafone Idea reaches out to lenders for debt revamp as losses mount

The distress at India's No. 2 phone operator deepened last week after the nation's top court ordered it to pay about $4 billion in past dues, dealing a fresh blow to the struggling business

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

Bharti Airtel delays Q2 results, sees 28% surge in ARPU to Rs 128

The company had posted an ARPU of Rs 100 in the corresponding period of the last financial year (2018-19).

COAI urges govt to prioritise AGR issue, suggest relief in 60 days

With the telecom sector staring at a massive payout following a Supreme Court order, the government has constituted a Committee of Secretaries to work out a financial bailout package

Govt likely to reject telcos' demand for 2-year spectrum fee moratorium

Recently, SC had upheld the government's definition of adjusted gross revenue (AGR) and directed telecom operators to pay up the pending dues that could add up to an estimated Rs 1.33 trillion

RIL debt reallocation a step towards Reliance Jio monetisation: Emkay

RIL has announced that it's setting up a wholly-owned subsidiary called 'Jio Platforms Limited' for its digital platform initiatives

RIL new digital biz to make platform apps attractive to investors: Analysts

RIL's restructuring of telecom/ digital business raises focus on asset monetisation and debt reduction, says Morgan Stanley

Jio's move to charge for off-network calls may help telcos raise tariff

Analysts largely see this as a positive for the sector, saying it will allow Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea to increase their rates as well

RIL to set up a wholly-owned subsidiary for digital platform initiatives

The subsidiary will also acquire RIL's equity investment of Rs 65,000 crore in Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd (RJIL)

JioPhone all-in-one plans offer free 500 offnet call minutes: Details here

Existing JioPhone plans will continue alongside the newly introduced plans

AGR verdict: Jio emerges winner as Airtel, Voda Idea face $7 billion bill

The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered phone operators in the country to pay the government a combined Rs 920 billion in past airwaves and license fees

AGR verdict: Clock ticking for a 2-horse race and a boost to Reliance Jio

The verdict will also provide a relief to the government, which is reeling under the problem of controlling its fiscal deficit with some extra revenue

Jio, Vodafone Idea, Airtel pay govt over Rs 4500 crore in spectrum dues

Reliance Jio has paid Rs 1,133 crore to the Department of Telecom, Vodafone Idea paid Rs 2,421 crore and Bharti Airtel paid Rs 977 crore

Reliance Jio unveils new plans with bundled in interconnect usage charges

The new plans come with 2GB free daily data, with free unlimited Jio-to-Jio voice calls

J&K impact: Active telecom user base falls in August, shows Trai data

Jio was the only operator to add 7.2 million active subscribers in August 2019

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

Reliance Jio questions legality of Trai's IUC paper, invokes Article 14

It also alleges that the move will impact the credibility of the regulator as well as investor confidence