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Airtel to hike mobile services rates in December to make business viable

The company also said that it understands that telecom regulator Trai is likely to initiate a consultation for bringing rationality in pricing in the Indian mobile sector

AGR impact: Banks nervous as losses mount for Vodafone Idea, Airtel

Bankers said that at present, both operators are current in their repayments. However, the concern is over the future debt repayment capacity

Delay in bringing zero call-connect charges to hurt telecom sector: Jio

Traffic symmetry indicates that a telecom operator will not have any outstanding balance of interconnect usage charges (IUC) against other networks

India joins China, Russia, Japan to oppose use of 26GHz band for 5G

Industry bodies have expressed their reservations about the decision

Why Vodafone-Idea is in trouble despite being India's No. 2 telecom firm

Vodafone Idea yesterday reported a massive net loss of Rs 50,922 crore for the July-September quarter, the highest-ever quarterly loss by an Indian company

Voda CEO Nick Read spoke out about telecom mess: Why he said what he said

Read has retracted his criticism, but he was pointing out the obvious - the current pricing regime is unsustainable

Voda Idea posts Rs 50,900-cr loss in Q2, the biggest in India Inc history

Saddled with $14 billion of net debt, Vodafone Idea is fighting for survival after India's top court last month ordered it to pay additional fees the government said were due from prior years

If Vodafone actually quits, India will be the bigger loser

The govt must take a call at the highest level at the earliest, treating Vodafone's exit call with all the seriousness that it deserves

Airtel submit bids for RCom spectrum; Reliance Jio seeks deadline extension

Airtel has placed a conditional bid to buy RCom's spectrum, and Bharti Infratel has submitted bids for the Anil Ambani company's mobile towers

Price war in India's telecom market: Vodafone may suffer $1.1-bn writedown

Vodafone Chief Executive Officer Nick Read is trying to keep shareholders onside following a dividend cut by focusing on Europe and Africa, where he sees the best chance of defending profits

5G gambit: Cisco focuses on telecom segment, sees big opportunity in India

By some estimates, setting up 5G networks would require $70 billion worth of investments in India.

Telcos can step up their agile game by deploying tech enablers: BCG report

So far, agile methodologies are largely limited to telco R&D departments

Telcos' AGR dues: CoS meets over bailout; DoT working on demand notices

The demand notices will be issued in next two weeks after an assessment in light of the court order is done

Essential goods may soon come under IBC regulations: Details here

Electricity, water, telecommunications, and information technology are currently covered under essential goods

No end to telecom sector's woes

The new AGR demands will add to private players' burden

Lenders fret on ways to recover dues from ghost telecom companies

Continued losses put a question mark on nearly Rs 7 trn worth of equity investment, including reinvested earnings of operators

Voda Idea stock jumps 10% as Vodafone clears air on exiting Indian market

On the National Stock Exchange, the shares closed at Rs 4.20 apiece, up 7.69 per cent

Trai fixes mobile call ring time at 30 seconds; 60 seconds for landline

Till now there was no such limit for calls within India

The telecom turmoil

Govt should address some fundamental issues

Fitch places Bharti on rating watch negative after top court's ARG ruling

RWN resolution may take over six months as it requires clarity on exact amount and timing of payment of dues and whether govt will provide financial relief to telecom sector