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AGR or spectrum? What's a bigger drag on telecom operators' finances?

Trai says a reduction in AGR will allow more investment in telecom sector, but DoT argues the same can be ensured if Trai agrees to reduce spectrum reserve price at auctions

Blow to Bharti Airtel, Voda Idea: SC rejects appeal against AGR definition

We are disappointed by the verdict of the Hon'ble Supreme Court, Airtel says in a statement

Blow to Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea as SC rules out AGR definition change

The two telecom providers will now have to pay Rs 50,000 crore to the Department of Telecommunications

Market forces easing price war among Indian telecom companies: Trai chief

In one signing of easing competition, Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. earlier this month said it was imposing a charge on voice calls that were formerly free

Top 10 biz headlines: BSNL-MTNL merger, HCL Tech Q2 result, and more

From government announcing the merger of BSNL and MTNL to HCL Tech Q2 net income rising 4.4%, here are the top 10 business headlines on Thursday

Will Airtel, Vodafone have to pay Rs 50,000 cr? SC order on AGR today

The telcos contend that AGR should comprise revenue earned only from telecom services, while the DoT has been insisting that AGR should include all revenues, including those from non-core operations

Will Airtel, Vodafone have to pay Rs 50,000 cr? SC order on AGR tomorrow

The telcos contend that AGR should comprise revenue earned only from telecom services, while the DoT has been insisting that AGR should include all revenues, including those from non-core operations

Jio, Vodafone Idea, Airtel pay govt over Rs 4500 crore in spectrum dues

Reliance Jio has paid Rs 1,133 crore to the Department of Telecom, Vodafone Idea paid Rs 2,421 crore and Bharti Airtel paid Rs 977 crore

Airtel tops in 4G download speed, Idea leads in uploading: Opensignal

Due to availability of 4G services most of the time on Jio, Opensignal has found latency experience on its network better in overall score compared to other operators

Top 10 biz headlines: Ogilvy-Vivo dispute, Tata Steel cuts jobs, and more

From Ogilvy dragging Vivo to court over plagiarism to Tata Steel cutting jobs in Europe, here are the top 10 business headlines on Tuesday

Airtel wants fees on incoming calls from other networks; Jio opposes

Vodafone Idea and state-owned BSNL have also favoured levying of the interconnect usage charge, currently 6 paise per minute, on every incoming calls from network of other operators

Airtel to pick up 26% stake in clean energy startup AMPSolar for Rs 8.4 cr

Apart from equity, Airtel will also subscribe to 83,160 CCDs of Rs 1,000 each amounting to Rs 8.31 crore

Trai to settle call ring time in 2 weeks even as telecom war gets ugly

On Jio's latest allegations that rival telcos are fraudulently masking fixed-line as mobile calls, a senior Trai official said the matter will be examined just as all complaints to the authority are

Seasonal impact: Telecom companies may see flat ARPU growth in Q2

Telecom results will be flagged off with Reliance Jio announcing its numbers on Friday

Jio says rivals fraudulently claiming IUC; asks Trai to slap penalties

In a letter to Trai, it alleged the three firms have allotted mobile numbers as customer care or helpline numbers to companies such as Oyo, Justdial, and Videocon D2H

Jio accuses Airtel, Voda-Idea of fraudulence; asks Trai to slap penalties

Bharti Airtel, however, hit back saying Jio is trying to misguide the regulator ahead the consultation on call connect charges

Tariff at current level not sustainable, must go up, says Airtel CEO

Vittal refused to comment on whether the company was planning to increase tariffs

High spectrum prices, network costs to impact Indian telecom sector: Airtel

Vice-Chairman Rakesh Bharti Mittal said litigation in the sector was also adding to its woes

Airtel shuts down 3G network in Haryana, shifts customers to 4G services

In Haryana, the company was providing 3G service in 2100 Mhz band which it will now use for 4G services.

Vodafone Idea needs fresh round of equity infusion by 2021, say lenders

All telecom firms to remain under stress despite tariff hike