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Mittal vows to bring telecom industry together; talks to Voda's Nick Read

'I will reach out to Mukesh Ambani and speak to him and ensure that industry truly becomes role model for many other infrastructure industries in the country,' says Bharti chairman

Top headlines: FM lays out bad bank framework; Airtel to opt for moratorium

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Will opt for moratorium to redirect cash flow to build network: Mittal

Tariffs need to go up; more needs to be done on GST, licence fee, high levies but that's a separate chapter, says Bharti chairman

Telecom sector reforms ensure industry is able to invest fearlessly: Mittal

Telecom operator Bharti Airtel Chairman Sunil Mittal on Wednesday said the telecom sector reforms approved by the Cabinet will ensure that the industry is able to invest fearlessly

Bharti-backed OneWeb's AT&T satellite deal challenges Musk in his backyard

OneWeb is racing against Elon Musk's rival Starlink system to offer internet to consumers and businesses in regions of the world where terrestrial fixed and wireless connections aren't profitable

Trai's order paves the way for tariff hike by telecom operators

Telcos offering segmented tariff offerings has been a bone of contention for a while

A telco's call to action

'In a do-or-die effort, Mr Mittal's target is an ARPU of at least Rs 200 by the end of this financial year', says the author

Airtel takes a leaf out of Reliance Jio as telecom battle intensifies

This is not the first time that Bharti Airtel has followed its arch rival's strategy. Over 4G, it followed a similar policy too which differentiated them both from their legacy telecom rivals

Tariff hike only way; we won't shy away: Bharti Airtel's Sunil Mittal

The company stock reacted positively on Monday, ending 4.44 per cent up at Rs 620.35 on BSE

Won't shy away from raising tariffs: Bharti Airtel's Sunil Mittal

'We hope that the spectrum pricing auction will be made attractive,' says Bharti chairman

Telecom needs 'long overdue' support for 3+1 structure: Sunil Mittal

Airtel to scale up investments in data centres, Cloud services, cyber security

Industry needs long overdue support to maintain 3+1 structure: Sunil Mittal

Bharti Airtel Chairman Sunil Mittal said the sector remains a viable place for continued investments

Telecom needs 'long overdue support' to keep 3+1 structure: Sunil Mittal

Bharti Airtel Chairman Sunil Mittal has expressed hope that the government and regulators will step in to ensure that the sector remains a viable place for continued investments

Airtel raises minimum prepaid plan to Rs 79, offers more usage time

Company is the first to raise tariffs and its rivals are likely to follow suit, say experts.

Rivals turn the heat on Sunil Mittal's stand on satellite spectrum

Mittal had said, with Airtel setting up only two ground stations for uplinking in rural areas, the requirement for spectrum was minimal and different from terrestrial mobile services

Won't hesitate to raise tariffs but can't be done unilaterally: Mittal

The latest tariff hike by the three operators happened in December 2019.

'Telecom industry in trouble' is an understatement: Airtel's Sunil Mittal

Mittal acknowledged that telecom tariffs need to go up and that Airtel would 'not hesitate' in this regard, but was quick to add that it cannot be done 'unilaterally'

Bharti Group to invest $500 million to be OneWeb's largest shareholder

This will make Bharti Group the largest shareholder in the satellite communications company

Bharti to invest Rs 3,700 cr into OneWeb; to become largest shareholder

The transaction is expected to be completed in the second half of 2021

Just 2 players in telecom mkt will be tragic: Bharti Airtel's Sunil Mittal

According to DoT estimates, Vodafone Idea owes Rs 58,400 crore as AGR dues