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From Sukh Ram to Mukesh Ambani, here're the men who changed telecom

With a charge of Rs 18/min for voice calls to free voice calls now, and a burgeoning subscriber base, India's telecom sector has come a long way. We look at the men who made all of this possible

25 years since the first mobile call: Roller-coaster ride for telecom

It's been through dizzying peaks, troughs, policy U-turns, court battles, brutal competition, and daily controversies

Missed call to free call: The 25-year journey of India's telecom industry

On July 31, 1995, mobile telephony began in India at Rs 16.80 a minute peak tariff. Now, most local voice calls are free, a market which has the largest subscriber base in the world after China

Sensex ends 269 pts up, Nifty tops 11,200; RIL m-cap crosses Rs 13.5 trn

All that happened in the markets today

Spectrum auction: DoT circulates Cabinet note for comments, keeps 5G out

Says industry may not have the appetite for it because of AGR issue

Voda-Idea to get Rs 833 cr refund as SC rejects govt plea against HC order

The refund was held back by I-T department citing possible future demands, Bomaby HC had ruled the power to do so did not exist in AY 2014-15, to which the case pertains

AGR case: SC turns down telecom companies' demand for re-assessment of dues

Order on staggered payment timeline reserved

Trai's wrong call

The telecom regulator must avoid taking arbitrary decisions

Vodafone Idea pays another Rs 1,000 crore to govt towards AGR dues

The company had earlier deposited Rs 6,854 crore in three tranches

Vodafone Idea gets TDSAT relief, allowed to offer premium tariff plans

Says Trai move to freeze schemes without reason, merit

TDSAT stays Trai's directions to Voda Idea, Airtel to stop priority service

Trai can proceed with the inquiry and pass final orders in accordance with law at the earliest, says TDSAT

TDSAT reserves order on premium tariff; verdict on plans expected today

Verdict on plans expected today

Reliance Jio's 2G-free India drive likely to hit Vodafone Idea hard

About 60% of Vodafone Idea's customer base is in the 2G space

Reliance emerging as bigger threat for US giants like Amazon, Walmart, Zoom

Stake sales in Reliance's digital unit Jio Platforms attracted not just private equity and sovereign wealth funds but also Google and Facebook

Telcos align with streaming platforms to deepen consumer relationships

Airtel, Vodafone Idea, Jio stitch up alliances with streaming platforms in a bid to deepen brand associations and loyalty, in a time of crisis

Google vs Facebook: India is set to be their next big battleground

Both the companies are looking at partnerships to expand their India business

Jio sets off new telecom war with Voda Idea, Airtel over premium plans

TDSAT to hear Vodafone appeal, Jio's application on Thursday

Jio adds 4.7 million users, Vodafone Idea loses 6.4 million, says Trai

The number of telephone subscribers in India decreased from 1,180.84 million at the end of February to 1,177.97 million at the end of March, thereby showing a monthly decline rate of 0.24 per cent.

No stay on TRAI's instructions to Vodafone Idea on priority plan: TDSAT

TRAI has been asked to file its reply by Wednesday

Vodafone Idea moves TDSAT over Trai objection to premium telecom plans

The TDSAT is expected to hear the Vodafone Idea case on Tuesday.