Page 11 - Telecom Sector In India

Cart before the horse?

India has no alternative to cable broadband; network assets must reach every home

Telecom tariff: Trai to review transparency in publishing of offers

There have been reports of telecom companies approaching the regulator to fix the floor price or minimum tariff to be offered by them

Telecom sector's gross revenue declined by Rs 41,000 cr in 3 years: Prasad

Gross revenue of the telecom sector in 2016-17 was Rs 2.65 lakh crore, which had reduced to Rs 2.46 lakh crore a year later and then to Rs 2.24 lakh crore in 2018-19, the ministers said

When telecom stood for pass to windfall gains, and not financial stress

Looking back to a time when the biggest telcos and funds from across the world queued up with top dollars, many in the Indian telecom business rose up the rich list, and how

How the telecom mess got messier

Is there a way out? First and foremost, recognise that we are dealing with issues of solvency

Vodafone Idea, once a rising star of AV Birla Group, is now in the dumps

Vodafone Idea is now squeezed between high debt and poor revenue realisations

Airtel to hike mobile services rates in December to make business viable

The company also said that it understands that telecom regulator Trai is likely to initiate a consultation for bringing rationality in pricing in the Indian mobile sector

Saving the telecom sector

Govt should prevent a near-monopolistic situation

AGR provisioning: Bharti Airtel posts pre-tax loss of Rs 31,334 crore in Q2

Operating performance improved sharply but net loss at Rs 23,045 is the third highest by an Indian corporate in a quarter

If Vodafone actually quits, India will be the bigger loser

The govt must take a call at the highest level at the earliest, treating Vodafone's exit call with all the seriousness that it deserves

Big adversities and some mistakes: The story of Vodafone's fall in India

What adds to Nick Read's worries is the Supreme Court judgment, which has directed the telcos to pay their outstanding amount within three months

Retro tax to AGR, telecom cash grab imperils foreign investment into India

The fund-starved government expects operators to cough up more at 5G auctions next year. How long can the Birla boss hang in?

Will review regime for foreign call termination charges, says Trai

Trai, in its consultation paper, said it would review the regulatory regime for international call termination charges that were lowered to 30 paise per minute last year

Best of BS Opinion: Solutions for telecom crisis, RCEP deal, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard Opinion pieces for the day

The telecom crisis is an NPA problem

After interim relief for telecom, structural reforms must follow

No relief in sight for telcos: Govt may not waive $13-billion AGR dues

The government's stand about the health of the industry mirrors comments made by billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd., which has said it has a 'divergent view' from its rivals

No end to telecom sector's woes

The new AGR demands will add to private players' burden

Lenders fret on ways to recover dues from ghost telecom companies

Continued losses put a question mark on nearly Rs 7 trn worth of equity investment, including reinvested earnings of operators

Troubles faced by the telecom sector can rub-off onto mutual funds

Yields on debt instruments of Vodafone Idea rise following SC ruling

Trai fixes mobile call ring time at 30 seconds; 60 seconds for landline

Till now there was no such limit for calls within India