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Abhijit Kishore to replace Ambrish Jain as Vodafone Idea COO

Ambrish Jain superannuated after 20 years of service

Private 5G networks: The next big battle in India's telecom space

Telcos want enterprise service providers to come under the licensing and spectrum auctioning regime but the lobby for a light-touch regime is pushing back

5G tech, new equity investors to be Vodafone Idea's calling card

Valuation gets a leg-up after bailout package

Big breather for Voda Idea as govt clears relief package for telecom sector

The government also accepted taking equity as payment for dues

Telecom reforms usher in new era for India's digital ambitions: Telcos

The telecom reforms announced by government are beginning of a new era for sector as well as for boosting investment in the industry that is reeling under debt burden, leading sectoral players said

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

Telcos need three more bold decisions

Users and service providers are swimming against the tide even after the abolition of retro tax

Jio adds 5.5 mn users in June; Vodafone Idea sheds 4.3 mn customers

Overall telephone subscribers in India rose from 1,198.5 million at the end of May 2021 to 1,202.57 million the following month, up 0.34%

Security clearance delay for equipment hits telecom gear makers

Without such certification, telcos cannot give product orders to vendors

Tariff hike key to sector revival, says Vodafone Idea CEO Ravinder Takkar

Amid an existential struggle, Vodafone Idea on Monday said while its recent tariff tweaks are steps in the right direction, such changes are not enough to solve the industry's structural issues

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

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

DoT likely to set up a panel for telco financial relief package

It is learnt that the department is likely to consult an external agency for the revival package that is expected to provide relief to the sector besides being a lifeline for Vodafone Idea

State-owned BSNL, MTNL narrow losses, reduce liabilities in 2020-21

State-owned telecom firms BSNL and MTNL have narrowed their losses and reduced liabilities in 2020-21, Parliament was informed on Thursday

BSNL LoI given to 5 local telcos for participation in 4G tender

According to a BSNL notice issued in January, the company had proposed to test the quality of Indian telecom equipment before letting them participate in the 4G tender to be floated by the company.

Telcos' AGR dues can't be subject matter of any future litigation: SC

The Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) related dues payable by telecom majors, including Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel, cannot be a subject matter of any future litigation, the Supreme Court has said. A bench headed by Justice L Nageswara Rao stated this while dismissing the plea of telcos seeking rectification of alleged errors in the calculation of AGR. The top court said the dispute relating to AGR has been pending in courts for a very long period of time and the dues payable by TSPs (Telecom Service Providers) cannot be the subject matter of any future litigation. It said there is no room for any doubt from the perusal of the earlier judgement dated September 1, 2020 with respect to this court entertaining any application for altering the AGR dues of the TSPs. The court said that issues concerning the ambit of proceedings under Section 18 of the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 in relation to spectrum, the manner in which payment has to be made by and liabilities apportioned ..

Bharti Airtel tariffs hiked, family postpaid plan spiked for new customers

Postpaid business contributes 25 per cent to the company's overall business, of which a lion's share comes from corporate plans.

AGR dues cannot be recomputed: Supreme Court reserves order

But telcos Airtel, Vi, Tata Tele say arithmetical errors can be rectified and that there are duplication of entries

Analysts expect 'muted' June qtr for telcos amid lower subscriber additions

Analysts have predicted a muted June quarter for telecom companies due to slow smartphone sales amid lockdowns, free recharges and moderate subscriber additions

Top headlines: Jet Airways creditors take haircut; Sebi reins in promoters

Business Standard brings you the top headlines on Thursday

Telcos sustain growth but FY21 revenue still far from FY16 peak

Report combined net sales of Rs 1.87 trn as against Rs 2.24 trn posted 5 years ago