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Airtel, Jio to spend about Rs 400 crore on ads during festive season

Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio together are likely to spend the bulk of around Rs 350-400 crore in festive season advertising

Tech firms, telcos in India urge central govt to control internet shutdowns

The government in 2019 had said emergency internet shutdowns were a matter for states in the interest of law and order

Telecom firms divided over spectrum allocation, seek clarity from DoT

All telcos have commented on devising a new legal framework to govern India's telecommunications sector

Telcos, phone makers in discussion for affordable rollout of 5G: Report

Mukesh Ambani on Monday announced that RIL will invest Rs 2 trillion to launch 5G mobile internet services in India's key metro cities by Diwali

RIL chairman may give details of 5G rollout, new energy plans at 45th AGM

May defer offering specific timelines on listing of retail and telecom businesses; clarity on succession planning could come later

Telecom, energy sectors see sharpest earnings cut after Q1

The Nifty earnings per share (EPS) is estimated to grow 9 per cent year-on-year to Rs 785 in FY23, against an earlier expectation of 13 per cent growth to Rs 820

Tata Sons pegs AGR liabilities of two telecom firms at Rs 19,638 cr

Tata Teleservices, one of the first to start wireless telephony services in India, becomes cash burner for group

Rajasthan government plans to provide smartphones to 1.35 crore women

Three major telecom companies of the country have shown interest in the Chief Minister Digital Seva Yojana of the Rajasthan government under which 1.35 crore women in the state are to be given smartphones, officials said Friday. A senior official said a high-level committee will take a decision on the bidders this month after evaluation. The government wants to complete this process at the earliest so that the scheme can be implemented before the assembly elections next year. The total cost of the project is Rs 12,000 crore. The technical bids for the government project were opened here on Wednesday. "Technical bids were opened on Wednesday. Vodafone, a private company that offered the tender, did not appear," Project in-charge Chhatrapal Singh told PTI. He said that now a high level committee will assess the tenders and decide further. Officials are hopeful that the process will be sorted out at the earliest and the first batch of the smartphones may be received by the governme

No fuss, no follow up: Sunil Mittal praises govt on spectrum allocation

Says this is a first in his over 30 years of first-hand experience with Department of Telecommunications

Airtel gets shareholders' nod for re-appointment of Gopal Vittal as MD

Over 97% of total votes polled were in favour of the resolution, and the same "has been passed with requisite majority", the telco said in a regulatory filing on the outcome of its AGM

Telecom fims, govt in talks over harmonisation of 5G spectrum: Report

The spectrum harmonisation process, critical for 5G services, brings together a bunch of radio wave holdings within a band into one contiguous block with the consensus of all telecom service providers

After 5G auction, analysts expect telecom firms to increase rates again

They say tariff could be raised even for 4G services in a bid to increase 5G adoption

Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea: Key things to watch in telcos' Q1 results

Vodafone Idea is slated to report its Q1FY23 earnings on August 3, whereas Bharti Airtel would report its results on August 8

5G spectrum bidding spills over to Day 3 for select circles

After 9 rounds of bidding, govt kitty from spectrum sale touches Rs 1.49 trillion

Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, others gear up for mega 5G spectrum auction

The 5G auctions will be a financial boost for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, which is trying to tame inflation and rein in the fiscal deficit

Top Headlines: AEL set to enter Nifty 50, Jio explores 5G use cases, & more

Adani Enterprises (AEL) is pegged to replace Kolkata-based Shree Cement in the Nifty 50 index, a gauge for the performance of India's capital market

Telcos, tech firms fight for a share of 5G private network pie

Broadband India Forum (BIF) estimates that there is scope for over 150 captive private wireless networks to be up and running once they are given spectrum

Stocks to Watch Today: HDFC Bank, ICICI Pru, Jindal Steel, Spandana, LTTS

Stocks to Watch Today: Alok Textiles, Ganesh Corporation, Hiedelbergcement, Bank of Maharashtra and Nelco to announce Q1 results on Monday.

Top Headlines: Demat account openings in June, PSB privatisation, and more

The Centre should privatise all PSBs, except the State Bank of India, a report by NCAER said. Read more on these in our top headlines

Airtel opts to defer payment of Rs 3,000-cr AGR dues up to FY19 by 4 years

Telecom companies were offered a four-year moratorium on their AGR dues spectrum dues up to FY17, in line with a Supreme Court order