Idea-vodafone Merger

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Risks of Vodafone Idea's financial profile worsening are receding: Lenders

The company's debt continues to remain high and its current financial flexibility continues to remain strained

Vodafone Idea recovers 24% after hitting record low post Q2 results

The stock, however, bounced back 24.5 per cent from day's low to hit an intra-day high of Rs 3.25 per share on reports that the government was mulling sops to revive the telecom sector.

Voda Idea turns to cheap recharges for regaining 14 mn lost subscribers

But spend on premium customers through content tie-ups may strain telco on both ends of ARPU scale

New pecking order on the cards in telecom space after Vodafone Idea entry

Jio may unleash an aggressive bid to woo the nearly 300 million Vodafone-Idea's subscribers, who are still on 2G, to shift to 4G

Idea Cellular completes merger with Vodafone India after NCLT nod

Balesh Sharma has been appointed chief executive officer of the merged entity with effect from August 31

Merger blues: Idea Cellular likely to move TDSAT against DoT demand

DoT has asked the companies to pay Rs 39.26 bn in cash for liberalising spectrum up to 4.4 MHz assigned to Vodafone administratively

Govt approves Idea-Vodafone merger, some formalities over closure pending

Vodafone Idea will have the capacity to provide 4G spectrum in all telecom circles of the country

DoT gives a conditional nod to Vodafone-Idea Cellular merger

Vodafone expected to deposit cash by Friday; Idea preparing to give bank guarantees

Wrong call by DoT

The conditions for the Vodafone-Idea merger are unfair

Telecom ministry clears Idea-Vodafone merger with conditions: Govt sources

"DoT has cleared the Vodafone-Idea merger today. They will have to meet conditions for final approval," the source told PTI

Vodafone-Idea merger delay to mount debt, market losses

Both Idea and Vodafone are being pegged back on the revenue as well as market share fronts and the delayed launches of 4G

Idea-Voda merger likely to get delayed over DoT's fresh demand of Rs 47 bn

The demand will be raised from Vodafone India before its merger with Idea Cellular

DoT seeks legal opinion on Voda-Idea merger over former's spectrum holding

DoT is seeking opinion on whether fresh demand can be raised on Idea for differential amount between the market determined price and entry fee paid for administratively allocated spectrum of Vodafone

Idea Cellular gets DoT approval for 100% FDI in merged entity

The FDI approval is a milestone in the merger of the two companies, creating the country's largest telecom operator named Vodafone Idea

DoT clears Rs 40 bn Idea-ATC mobile tower deal, paves way for Voda merger

ATC Telecom Infrastructure had signed pact with Vodafone India and Idea in November 2017 to buy their standalone towers for Rs 78.5 billion

Ahead of merger with Vodafone, Idea's 100% FDI proposal under consideration

Present foreign direct investment policy allows an overseas firm to buy up to 49% stake in an Indian telecom company under automatic approval route but govt's approval is required for stake above 49%

DoT awaits FDI clearance for Idea to approve merger with Vodafone: Sources

FDI clearance in telecom sector also requires approval from the Home Ministry which should be granted within six weeks

Kumar Birla to be chairman of merged Voda-Idea entity; Balesh Sharma CEO

Idea's Akshaya Moondra has been named CFO and his colleague Ambrish Jain COO

How Idea-Vodafone to be the biggest gainers from easier spectrum caps

The overall spectrum holding limit for operators has been increased to 35 per cent from 25 per cent