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RailTel's Rs 820-cr IPO subscribed 2.6 times on Day-1; Nureca by 15x

The retail portion of RailTel's issue has already garnered 5x subscription. On Monday, the state-owned firm allotted shares worth Rs 244 crore to anchor investors

SoftBank's Masayoshi Son to step down as chairman of telecom unit

Junichi Miyakawa takes the helm as the industry faces unprecedented political pressure to cut fees, potentially eating into fat margins in its core business.

Telecom industry's active subscriber tally up by 2.5 mn in October: Report

The telecom industry's 'active' subscriber base rose by nearly 2.5 million in October 2020 to touch about 961 million

TEC providing free access to technical documents, industry lauds move

Domestic telecom gear maker body TEMA appreciated the development, saying this was a long-pending demand of the players

Delay in price hike, weak Q2 results may play spoilsport for Bharti Airtel

There could be earnings cuts and lower target prices if the hikes don't materialise this year

Huawei launches advertisement campaign showing its commitment for India

The company launched the campaign on the eve of completing 20 years of presence in the country

Gains ahead for Jio, Bharti as telco market heads towards a duopoly

Experts see the telecom sector heading towards duopoly

Jio may capture nearly half the Indian telecom market by FY25: Bernstein

Jio's market share is expected to rise from 36 per cent in FY20 to 40 per cent in the current fiscal and to 48 per cent in FY25, it said

Telecom sector may remain three-player market, Vodafone Idea seen surviving

ARPU gains, hopes of government intervention and upgrades for Vodafone Idea strengthen Street's view

Telecom gear makers hoping for govt to clear dues pending with BSNL, MTNL

TEMA Chairman Emeritus NK Goyal said that it is beyond doubt that the Covid-19 crisis has shown that the telecom sector has been at forefront of providing connectivity to all citizens in India

Telecom stocks remain a safe bet amid coronavirus disruption: Expert

Analysts at Emkay Research believe that telecom remains one of the safest spots in the current scenario

Top business headlines: YES Bank case, China like model for MCX, and more

From AGR dues to dull growth for Indian IT companies, Business standard brings to you the top headlines of the day

Reliance Jio may gain 10% telecom market share to reach 44% by FY22: Report

Regarding the company's growth in the retail segment, it said that the "greatest growth opportunity" lies in the organised retail segment.

Indian IT, telecom safe-haven bets amid coronavirus scare: BNP Paribas

Among the Asian economies, the ensuing decline in trade and tourism could impact Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and Korea the most - in that order, and Indonesia and India the least

AGR dues: Three rating agencies downgrade Vodafone Idea in two days

According to official sources, VIL paid Rs 1,000 crore to the Department of Telecom on Thursday

Let the telecom sector bloom

A bold policy intervention by the government to bring the sector back to profitability and attract capital investments holds the key to unlock India's $1 trillion digital opportunity

Trai extends six paise per min IUC charge to other networks till Dec 2020

The charges were reduced to 6 paise with effect from October 1, 2017 from 14 paise charged earlier and it was to become nil from January 1, 2020.

How the telecom mess got messier

Is there a way out? First and foremost, recognise that we are dealing with issues of solvency

Best of BS Opinion: Maharashtra govt formation, tax buoyancy, and more

Opinion and analysis on telecom companies' decision to raise tariffs and the way the government is responding to slowdown.

Reliance likely to make bid for RCom and its related companies today

Bharti Airtel also likely to reconsider its decision and bid