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BSNL to start telecom services in Mumbai and Delhi from January 1

The two metros will see the shift from MTNL as merger and VNO options are non-starters

Telcos flag E&V bands, floor price issues at meeting with new Trai chief

The industry maintained that spectrum in highly commercial and valuable E and V bands should not be delicensed, says report

Telecom firms to see business recovery, revenue growth in Q2: Analysts

However some of these gains will be offset by increased spends on commissions and marketing

Bharti Airtel gains 5% after falling 11% in 2 trading sessions

A lack of tariff hike visibility in the near term, success of Jio's renewed post-paid push, delayed reaction from Bharti to counter Jio will determine Airtel's stock performance, say analysts

Jio postpaid plans: BofA, CLSA think its not a threat to Airtel; here's why

CLSA believes that new Jio postpaid plans are bundling three leading OTTs, but with no content exclusivity, can be matched by incumbents like Bharti Airtel

Delhi and Mumbai slide in ARPU ranking, Kerala remains No. 1: Trai data

Reverse migration of labour led to a fall in ARPUs in the metros

Top headlines: SC verdict on AGR, moratorium on loan repayment and more

Business Standard brings to you a snapshot of stories which made it to the headlines today:

Voda Idea in danger of becoming a 'zombie' telco; may just about survive

The initial impression is that Vodafone Idea will struggle to manage this level of staggered payments, given that it owes over Rs 58,000 crore

TAIPA warns public about rising cases of tower installation frauds

Industry body TAIPA on Thursday warned the public about increasing cases of tower installation frauds, where scammers posing as agents of telecom firms dupe unsuspecting victims

Pending AGR verdict has been an overhang on telecom stocks.Should you exit?

The BSE Telecom index appears to be in a consolidation mode between 1,370 and 1,235 levels

COAI expects supportive policy framework to bring in new technologies

The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has requested for several policy interventions to address financial distress faced by the telecom sector.

Trai poses more questions to Airtel, Voda Idea on priority plans

Trai seeks explanation on August 4

South African telecom operator Telkom launches life insurance business

Telkom and other mobile operators in South Africa are looking to tap more than 11 million South Africans who do not have bank accounts to offer lending and other financial services

Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea: Here's how to trade telecom stocks

A bearish divergence on RSI indicates that price is holding the momentum upward.

ITI hits 52-wk high as govt bars BSNL, MTNL from using Chinese 4G equipment

Besides the state-owned telcos, government may ask private players to stay away from such Chinese firms.

BharatNet phase-II process starts; govt to finalise PPP model soon

The proposal, which is at an advanced stage, may go to cabinet; it will empower states to take their own decision on private participation

Sterlite tech says manufacturing capacities now close to pre-Covid levels

The company, which designs and deploys high-capacity converged fibre and wireless networks, said it is taking all precautions to ensure safety of workers at its sites

Tata Tele to sell residual businesses to repay banks, gets promoter support

Tata Sons infused about Rs 46,595 crore in Tata Teleservices between January 2014 and December 2019

Voda-Idea completes first phase of DSR deployment in partnership with Nokia

Dynamic Spectrum Refarming helps in enhancing user experience by making optimal use of network spectrum assets

Vodafone Idea stock jumps 35% on report of possible stake sale to Google

Analysts, however, say a 5 per cent sale will not help much given the cash burn and rising debt