The five-year AGR moratorium gives Vodafone Idea crucial breathing space, but raises questions on fair competition and a level playing field in India's telecom sector
On Wednesday, Vi's stock price had slipped 11 per cent, after hitting a 52-week high of ₹12.80 on December 31, 2025
A day after getting major AGR dues relief, Vodafone Idea was slapped with a ₹637.9-crore GST penalty for alleged tax short payment
Dues frozen as of December 31, 2025 will be reassessed under DoT's deduction verification process, with repayments proposed from FY32; Vi says it has received no communication
Debt-laden Vodafone Idea, however, has denied receiving any official communication from the Centre regarding the relief package
Voda Idea stock outlook: According to a CLSA note, the Centre is likely to consider a partial waiver of interest, penalties and interest on penalties for Vi, that make up a bulk of the AGR dues.
Vi shares were in demand after the company successfully raised ₹3,300 crore through the issuance of debentures
Brokerage says moratorium alone won't get No 3 telco out of the woods
Vodafone Idea stock in focus: Reports suggest that the government is likely to offer an interest-free moratorium of 4 to 5 years to Vi on over ₹83,000-crore pending AGR dues.
The average trading volumes on the Vodafone Idea counter nearly doubled with as many as a combined 1,083 million equity shares changing hands on the NSE and BSE till 03:04 PM on Thursday.
JM Financial values Jio at about $140 billion in equity ($153 billion enterprise value) and argues that the IPO will reinforce the "free cash flow growth story"
Vodafone Idea clarified that it has already addressed the AGR issue in earlier disclosures and will update exchanges only if further developments occur.
The unit of India's third-largest wireless carrier will now raise around ₹3,200 crore ($359 million) through bond sales, down from ₹5,000 crore
US-based IT firm Kyndryl on Thursday announced a three-year partnership renewal with Vodafone Idea (Vi) to transform the telecom operator's IT operations and provide a unified and integrated cyber resilience framework. Kyndryl will develop and implement a cyber resilience framework centred on security governance, zero-touch services, data protection, identity and access management, security operations, and incident recovery. The company will also revamp Vi's cybersecurity architecture to improve compliance with upcoming regulatory requirements, the company said in a statement. Further, Kyndryl will deploy a next-generation IT operations delivery model based on advanced automation and data-driven insights, alongside driving large transformation projects in backup, storage management and continuous data protection (CDP) to provide the telco with enhanced operational agility and reduce costs. Vodafone Idea will continue to use Kyndryl Bridge, an AI-driven integration platform, to boos
In the past three trading days, the stock price of Vodafone Idea has rallied 12 per cent after the company announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2025-26 (Q2FY26).
The price-to-moving averages action has turned favourable for Voda Idea stock for the first-time since July 2024; Key hurdles for the stock stand at ₹10.69 and ₹11.88 levels, show long-term charts.
Vodafone Idea CEO Abhijit Kishore said the telco is in talks with the DoT for next steps after the Supreme Court allowed reassessment of AGR dues up to FY17, paving the way for clarity on liabilities
Vodafone Idea's shares climbed 6.31 per cent to log an intraday high of ₹10.10 per share on the NSE
Telco in talks with DoT for next steps after top court's AGR decision
Q2FY26 company results: Firms including Bajaj Finance, Ather Energy, WeWork India, Jindal Stainless, and DOMS Industries are also to release their July-September earnings reports today