Launching 5G in October 2022, Vi's two main competitors-Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel-have already launched 5G services in 7,764 and more than 5,000 cities, respectively
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Average revenue per user (ARPU) for the quarter rose to Rs 145, up from Rs. 142 and Rs. 139 in the preceding two quarters respectively
Vi's results for the third quarter are set to be announced on Monday
Telecom operator Vodafone Idea on Sunday said it has enhanced network infrastructure and capacity across all major areas of Ayodhya city, ahead of consecration of the Ram temple. Vodafone Idea users can expect elevated and consistent connectivity experience like high-speed data transfer, clear voice calls and seamless video streaming, the company said in a release. Covering all major points across the city, Vodafone Idea has added new sites and upgraded and reframed L2100 spectrum capacity across the nooks and corners of the city including Ayodhya Railway Station, Ram Mandir Campus, the airport, railway station and the connecting highways to Lucknow and Varanasi. This has been done with the support of DoT, the Government and local authorities such as Ayodhya Development Authority, Department of Public Work Department, Airport Authority, Police, the company said. Department of Telecom and other departments ensured speedy approvals in providing space for towers, movement of material
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GST additional commissioner's office in Chandigarh has imposed a Rs 13.16 crore penalty on Vodafone Idea, the company said in a regulatory filing on Thursday. According to the filing, the order was passed on January 10 against the debt-ridden telecom firm for alleged "wrongful transition of CENVAT credit to Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime". "Order passed u/s 74 of Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, inter-alia, levying a penalty of Rs 13,16,53,661," Vodafone Idea (VIL) said in the filing. The company said the maximum financial impact is to the extent of the tax demand, interest and penalty levied. "The Company does not agree with the Order and will take appropriate legal action(s) for rectification/ reversal of the same," VIL said. The order was issued by the Office of the Additional Commissioner, Central Goods & Service Tax in Chandigarh.
Bharti Airtel, the second-largest player in the market, saw its subscriber count increase by 0.35 million, much lower than the 1.32 million users the company added in September
Vodafone Idea on Thursday said that it has received an order under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, entailing a penalty of Rs 10.76 crore. The troubled telco further said it will seek rectification and reversal of the order, as it does not agree with it. In a BSE filing, VIL said the contravention related to the "alleged wrong transition of CENVAT credit into GST regime". Citing details it said the order was received by the company under the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, entailing a levy of a penalty of Rs 10,76,56,733. The order was received on January 3, 2024. "The company does not agree with the order and will take appropriate action(s) for rectification/ reversal of the same," Vodafone Idea said in the filing.
India's largest telecom operator Reliance Jio added 31.59 lakh mobile users while rival Bharti Airtel's subscriber gain came in at 3.52 lakh in October 2023, as per monthly subscriber data by TRAI. There was no relief for the troubled telco Vodafone Idea on subscriber front, as it lost 20.44 lakh wireless subscribers in October. With the addition of 31.59 lakh users, Jio's total wireless subscriber count climbed to 45.23 crore in October from 44.92 crore in September. Sunil Mittal-led Airtel's wireless subscriber gain of 3.52 lakh pushed up the telco's user tally to 37.81 crore in October. The subscriber losses of Vodafone Idea Ltd (VIL) dragged its wireless user base to 22.54 crore in October, the data by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) showed. Cash-strapped VIL has been battling fundraising woes and subscriber losses.
P Balaji resigned from telecom operator Vodafone Idea on Tuesday after a decade-long stint. He is set to assume his role at Air India on January 11
On Monday, the Bombay Stock Exchange, where Vodafone Idea's stock is listed, had asked the company for a clarification, citing the BusinessWorld report
Railtel, YES Bank, Vodafone Idea, and BHEL rose 2-6 per cent
The stock zoomed 15% to Rs 18.42 on the BSE in Monday's intra-day trade and surpassed its previous high of Rs 18.30 touched on April 1, 2019.
The company has said multiple times that any new funding by banks will be used for the deployment of capital expenditure, and not to roll over existing dues
A combined 1,321 million equity shares, representing 2.7 per cent of total equity of Vi, changed hands on the NSE and BSE till 01:55 PM
Last month, the Bombay High Court also issued an order in Vi's favour asking the Income Tax department to refund Rs 1,128 crore paid by the telco in taxes for AY2016-17
The government is not considering any proposal to take over Vodafone Idea (VIL), Parliament was informed on Wednesday. This was stated by Minister of State for Communications Devusinh Chauhan in a written reply in Lok Sabha. To a question on whether the government has any plan to take over Vodafone Idea, Chauhan said, "No such proposal is under consideration in the Department".
Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio have both clarified that unlimited does not equate to infinity as data usage is restricted by speed and network
The delay in plans to raise fresh funds is crippling the telco's plan to launch its 5G services