Page 19 - Telecom

Street's contrasting reaction to AGR verdict hints at telecom duopoly

While Bharti Airtel stock price scaled a new high due to fresh buying by investors, Vodafone Idea stock was down 25 per cent as hordes of investors exited the counter

AGR verdict: Ball now in govt's court to salvage telcos, say banks

No scope for reworking repayment obligations unless there is a default, they say

UVARCL, a Delhi-based company that's sweeping up bankrupt telcos

UVARCL's biggest bid so far, for Anil Ambani's firms, awaits CoC clearance

Govt rules out more reliefs to telcos, feels sector out of financial stress

Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea will have to shell out Rs 35,000 crore and Rs 54,000 crore, respectively

Deposit unclaimed consumer money to telecom education fund: Trai to telcos

The income from the fund is utilised for programmes and activities relating to consumer education and protection.

Bharti Airtel's fundraise garners $10 billion, three times its target

The issue opened Wednesday and has already been oversubscribed and according to banking sources the allocation of the shares will be made next week

Telecom companies seek open court hearing in SC on AGR review pleas

The recovery of past dues by the government was based on adjusted gross revenue of about Rs 92,000 crore

Subscribers with two SIM cards: The next battlefield for telecom firms

Half of the 390 million users may look at having one mobile number

Telecom lobby meets Sitharaman, seeks help in meeting SC-ordered dues

Telecom companies owe the government Rs 92,642 crore in unpaid licence fee, and another Rs 55,054 crore in outstanding spectrum usage charges.

GoM formed to fast-track Rs 69,000 cr revival plan for BSNL, MTNL: Sources

The GoM includes Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, IT and Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, among others

No cut in spectrum price as govt okays airwave auction by April 2020

DCC has decided to offer a two-year moratorium on payment for the airwaves

Trai's IUC extension might benefit Jio; limited gains for Voda Idea, Airtel

Incumbent operators fought a public battle against Reliance Jio for the extension of the regime

Letter to BS: Telecom operators should settle their price war themselves

The Trai has all along maintained that floor prices are not desirable

Under NDCP, TRAI seeks industry's views on unbundled licensing regime

The move came after the Telecom Department sought the regulator's recommendation on the issue

Airtel fixes security flaw in mobile app after data breach scare

The flaw existed in the application programming interface (API) of the Airtel smartphone app

Vodafone Idea will have to shut shop if no govt relief comes: K M Birla

The comment comes within weeks of Vodafone Global CEO Nick Read making a similar point

After the tariff hike

Telecom sector is still far from the desired stability

Telecom tariff hike: Users will find more value in minimum recharge plans

Analysts have also revised ARPU estimates

Tariff hike will boost govt revenue, telcos' financial health, says COAI

The letter further said both domestic and international banks are unwilling to provide any form of liquidity to the TSPs given the poor financial prospects of the operators

After $13-bn AGR hit, future of India's tattered telecom hinges on govt aid

Vodafone Idea this month booked a $7 billion quarterly loss, the biggest in Indian corporate history, in large part due to provisions for payments owed