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Airtel, Invest India join hands to launch 'Startup Innovation Challenge'

Bharti Airtel on Thursday launched 'Airtel India Startup Innovation Challenge' in partnership with Invest India that will let early-stage technology companies demonstrate differentiated solutions.

Dish TV clarifies on report of Airtel being in talks to buy majority stake

Airtel is looking to buy 5.93% stake from Dish TV's promoter group and 25.63% stake owned by Yes Bank Ltd, a news report said

'Tariff hikes, relief package to help telcos invest up to Rs 1.8 trn in 5G'

Improving bottomline along with the moratorium on government dues will provide telecom companies room to invest an estimated Rs 1.5-1.8 trn for 5G services, say Crisil

Airtel conducts 5G trial in 700 MHz band in partnership with Nokia

Airtel has been allotted test spectrum in multiple bands by Department of Telecommunications for the validation of 5G technology and use cases

Fitch affirms Bharti Airtel at 'BBB-'; outlook negative

Fitch has also affirmed Bharti Airtel International (Netherlands) BV's senior unsecured guaranteed bonds at 'BBB-' and Network i2i Limited's subordinated perpetual bond at 'BB'

Will Airtel's tariff hike turn a corner for India's telecom sector?

Airtel took a bold step of raising tariffs by 25% starting this Friday, notwithstanding the risk attached to it. Does this mean brighter days ahead for the telecom sector? Take a look at this report

Airtel adds 2.74 lakh users in Sept; Jio, VIL lose subscribers: Trai

The subscriber base of Airtel stood at 35.44 crore in September as against 35.41 crore users in August

Airtel prepaid plans to cost 20%-25% more from Nov 26: Here are the details

Airtel announced 20-25% tariff hikes for various prepaid offerings and said the new rates will come into effect from November 26

Airtel panel to sharpen focus on environmental, sustainability & governance

Manish Kejriwal will be the chairman of the committee

Airtel to lean on its 180 mn digital users to propel payments bank business

Airtel Payments Bank has a customer base of around 115 million with a monthly transacting user base of 31 million

Bharti Airtel says mobile ARPU should head to Rs 200 in the near term

Telecom reforms to help preserve cash flows, drive industry investments, says Airtel CEO Gopal Vittal

Explained: Airtel's cashback offer on smartphones to counter JioPhone Next

Part of the telecom operator's 'Mera Pehla Smartphone program', the cashback offer reduces the effective ownership cost of eligible smartphones in a long run

Airtel garners over Rs 5,200 cr from first round of payment in rights issue

This implies that Airtel has raised an estimated Rs 5,243 crore from the initial tranche

Airtel CEO warns cyber-fraud cases are becoming 'alarmingly frequent'

Common instances of fraud include fake UPI handles and websites and fake OTPs

Bharti Airtel's Rs 21,000-cr rights issue subscribed 1.43 times

Shares of Airtel on Thursday closed at Rs 697

Jio gains 649,000 users in August, Airtel adds 138,000, shows Trai data

Reliance Jio's mobile base stands at 443.8 million, that of Bharti Airtel's is 354.1 million and Voda Idea 271 million

Jio gains 649,000 mobile users in August; Airtel adds 138,000: Trai data

In contrast, Vodafone Idea lost 833,000 subscribers

TDSAT asks DoT not to encash BGs against Airtel, VIL till next hearing

Telecom tribunal TDSAT on Tuesday asked the Department of Telecom to put on hold the encashment of bank guarantees in the penalty case of Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea till the next date of hearing.

Airtel, Vodafone Idea move telecom tribunal against DoT's demand notice

DoT had recently issued demand notices to both the telcos to pay cumulative Rs 3,050 crore in penalties in three weeks' time for violating norms by denying Reliance Jio PoIs way back in 2016

Badal Bagri resigns as CFO of Airtel; Soumen Ray named new CFO

Bharti Airtel said Badal Bagri has resigned as Chief Financial Officer of the company to pursue other opportunities and that Soumen Ray has been appointed as new CFO with effect from December 21, 2021