Reliance Jio shares platform with Bharti Airtel to ring in 25 years of mobile telephony
Big business houses such as the Tatas, Anil Ambani, multinationals like Malaysian tycoon T Ananda Krishna of Maxis failed to create viable businesses
They said the subscribers of the plans constitute only a small portion of overall customer base
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
It's been through dizzying peaks, troughs, policy U-turns, court battles, brutal competition, and daily controversies
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
All that happened in the markets today
Says industry may not have the appetite for it because of AGR issue
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
Order on staggered payment timeline reserved
The telecom regulator must avoid taking arbitrary decisions
The company had earlier deposited Rs 6,854 crore in three tranches
Says Trai move to freeze schemes without reason, merit
Trai can proceed with the inquiry and pass final orders in accordance with law at the earliest, says TDSAT
Verdict on plans expected today
About 60% of Vodafone Idea's customer base is in the 2G space
Stake sales in Reliance's digital unit Jio Platforms attracted not just private equity and sovereign wealth funds but also Google and Facebook
Airtel, Vodafone Idea, Jio stitch up alliances with streaming platforms in a bid to deepen brand associations and loyalty, in a time of crisis
Both the companies are looking at partnerships to expand their India business
TDSAT to hear Vodafone appeal, Jio's application on Thursday