Page 34 - Telecom Industry

Fix the basics: More than 5G, consumers need telecom infrastructure

India's telecom industry has been sliding towards financial insolvency over the past few years

No 'ease of doing business' in telecom sector: COAI on network roll out

Rajan S Mathews said problem of call drop is more in data based networks like voice over LTE than tech used for 2G, 3G

Policy booster likely for telecom companies

Operators to spend $20 billion for network upgrades: COAI

Opportunity for Airtel, Idea-Voda as 244 million mobile users up for grabs

With Aircel left with few options except shutting shop in most or all circles and RCom set to discontinue voice services for 2G and 3G users, 20% of Indian mobile users will migrate to other networks

Indian telcos to see revenue dip: Moody's

Markets in rest fo Asia to witness growth

Jio blues: In India's ugly telecom soap opera, the taxpayer gains only to lose again

India's taxpayer has won in a war on corruption, but may well be losing an equivalent money again as a consumer, or likely, as a taxpayer

Telecom industry to generate $38.25 bn by 2017: Manoj Sinha

Telecom industry generates 4 million direct and indirect employment

IMG may extend time given to telcos for spectrum payment from 10 to 16 yrs

Other proposals include shifting from PLR to MCLR for interest, penalty payments

Jio effect? Telecom industry is at its weakest, govt will have to step in

Indian telecom industry is at a critical juncture & improvement is crucial for its long-term health

Incumbent telcos' revenues may stabilise in June quarter

With volumes improving and pricing likely to be steady, ARPUs are likely to recover

No bailout package for telecom industry in season of reforms

Ahead of 2019 polls, govt focuses on several big-ticket reforms

Take the call on telecom

Govt must act fast to address the sector's woes

COAI asks govt to address issue of companies' fiscal health

With the telecom sector grappling with aggressive price strategy of new entrant Reliance Jio and government losing out on its revenues, industry body Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) seeks immediate steps to address the matter before banks stop lending.In an interaction with Business Standard, Rajan S. Mathews, Director General COAI said, of the Rs 4.6 lakh crore exposure in the telecom industry, 80% is held by domestic banks and with this situation the banks are getting nervous.Mathews said that the issue raised by Telecom Secretary J. S. Deepak should be viewed from the perspective of the Telecom Commission and not Department of Telecom (DoT)."He (J S Deepak, Telecom Secretary) did not write the letter, Telecom Commission Chairman did. The members include Secretary IT, Secretary level person from finance and other government representatives and unless he takes a majority view, Telecom Secretary suo moto cannot write a letter to TRAI complaining about the telecom ...

5 telcos ideal for market, says telecom secretary

Vodafone and Idea have already said they are considering merging their businesses in India

Telecom industry lost 20% revenue due to Reliance Jio giveaways: Ind-Ra

The report said free cash flows will be negative due to double whammy of weaker eanings and capex

Sharp ARPU fall makes consolidation look real in telecom

Talk of consolidation is partly due to Reliance Jio, which started a price war with its tariffs

Declining ARPU, shrinking profits may make survival hard for smaller telcos

Telenor, Tata Tele (Mah), Aircel likely to face price pressure, as industry heads for consolidation

Vodafone-Idea merger: Intensity of competition in telecom industry to fall

If the merger happens, Airtel will be relegated to a distant second

Indian telecom sector got $10 bn FDI in 8 months of 2016-17: Official

FDI which was $1.3 billion in 2014-15, $2.9 billion in 2015-16 has jumped up to more than $10 billion in the first eight months of 2016-17

Prepaid users go slow, telco revenues hit

Analysts indicated the telecom sector is likely to see greater pain in the coming weeks, as a fallout of demonetisation