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Airtel, Jio, Vodafone have to fork out Rs 44,000 cr for 4G spectrum auction

This will be for merely renewing all the spectrum that expires in the 800, 900 and 1800 bands next year

Airtel tops Q2 customer additions, beat Jio first time in 12 months

Base up by 13.9 mn to 293 mn sequentially; firm may have gained from erosion in Vodafone's subscriber numbers as it saw good growth in both 4G additions and post paid users

Bharti Airtel cuts loss by 97% in Q2, logs record quarterly revenue

Ebitda margin up 366 bps YoY at 46 per cent -- highest in at least five quarters

Airtel launches Airtel Secure to help businesses tackle cyber threats

India, which is now the world's second largest internet market, ranks fifth globally when it comes to incidents of cyber-attacks and frauds

TRAI decision on priority plans within 2 weeks of telcos' reply: Report

TRAI expects to finalise its decision on priority plans of Vodafone Idea and Airtel within two weeks of getting detailed responses on its queries from the two telcos, according to a regulatory source

Trai blocks Airtel, Vodafone Idea plans promising faster data speeds

Other subscribers must not suffer deterioration in service, says regulator in communication to two companies.

Bharti Airtel shareholders to vote on July 31 on scheme of arrangement

As per a company notice to shareholders, there shall be no meeting requiring physical presence at a common venue in view of the present circumstances on account of the Covid-19 pandemic

Health to retail: Jio Platforms' plan to be No 1 in B2C revealed

Jio Platforms, the digital services subsidiary of Reliance Industries, is working on a three-point strategy.

Tata, LIC, Reliance most valued brands but Covid may spoil the equation

Tata group holds on to the top rank while Reliance climbs a spot; Indian Oil debuts in the top 10 list with a 41% jump in brand value

Late surge in share prices helps markets improve returns scorecard in May

A sharp surge in share prices during the last week of May helped the markets improve their returns scorecard for the month. The benchmark Sensex and Nifty ended with losses of 3.8% and 2.8%

Airtel group ties up with Mastercard to develop products for farmers, SMEs

The collaboration will bring together Mastercard's global and local experience in developing advanced financial solutions and Airtel Payments Bank's strong distribution network

Amphan: Telecom network in West Bengal could be back to normal by weekend

A senior government official told Business Standard that nearly 50% of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd's base transceiver stations were damaged by the cyclone and would take a week to be fully restored.

Nokia strikes 4G network deal with Bharti Airtel for Rs 7,500 crore

The agreement is expected to give a fillip to customer experience, particularly 4G

Airtel signs $1 billion deal with Nokia to improve 4G network experience

Nokia said the deal includes Nokia's Single Radio Access Network solution, AirScale Radio Access, Baseband, related Services, and it will be completed by 2022

Coronavirus: Airtel allows free access to its e-book platform amid lockdown

Airtel acquired a strategic stake in Juggernaut in 2017

How telecom sector is coping with a 10% data demand spike amid Covid-19

Data demand sees a 10% surge as people step up work from home over Covid-19, Here's how telecoms are responding to the demand and encouraging more people to work from home

Self-assessment of Airtel, VIL, Tata AGR dues short of DoT's math

In all, AGR dues calculated by the government for 16 entities add up to Rs 1.69 trillion , while telcos' self-assessment place their dues at a mere Rs 37,176 crore

AGR dues: Govt to balance compliance, telcos' health, consumer interest

The government will ensure coordination on three aspects -- compliance to SC order, ensuring health of the sector and customer interest, the source added

Airtel, Voda Idea, Tata Tele likely to pay AGR dues on Monday: DoT sources

Earlier on Friday, Bharti Airtel offered the DoT to pay Rs 10,000 crore by February 20, but a DoT official said that the department can't grant any extension.

Airtel offers to pay Rs 10,000 cr by Feb 20, rest before next hearing date

Airtel owes nearly Rs 35,586 crore, including licence fee and spectrum usage charge, to the government