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Vodafone denies India market exit rumour, says actively engaging with govt

The statement further noted that Vodafone is actively engaging with government and they are fully supportive of their local management as they continue to manage the joint venture

The telecom turmoil

Govt should address some fundamental issues

Jio says Voda Idea, Airtel have enough funds to pay dues, opposes bailout

The company rapped the Cellular Operators' Association of India for writing to the government on financial distress in the sector

Govt sets up panel of secretaries to help ease stress in telecom sector

The committee, led by Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba, will have secretaries from finance, law, telecom ministries

Telecom infrastructure in India may soon get disaster-resilient standards

CDRI is working with telecom players to ensure sector's infrastructure is less vulnerable to natural disasters

AGR verdict: Clock ticking for a 2-horse race and a boost to Reliance Jio

The verdict will also provide a relief to the government, which is reeling under the problem of controlling its fiscal deficit with some extra revenue

CCI to conduct study on telecom sector amid changing market dynamics

Competition Commission of India (CCI) has started the preparatory work for the study about the telecom sector and it is expected to commence in November, says chairman

Distressed employees of BSNL write to PM Narendra Modi, call for revival

In a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the staff of the beleaguered company said, "We heard that the finance ministry is proposing the closure of BSNL, instead of its revival"

Peak investment cycle for Indian telecom companies is over: Analysts

Investments for Jio complete, Airtel towards lower capex spend, Voda Idea capex slows

Telecom operators ring in varied plans for next phase of growth

The move to weed out low-revenue users cost the telco 14 million subscribers in Q1 and analysts predict further erosion, as they feel the strategy may have backfired

Ensure equitable work, no monopoly under access coverage scheme: COAI

The Cellular Operators' Association of India (COAI) further highlighted that the scheme should be for compensation of cost and should not become a "profiteering scheme"

The telecom divide

Differences in the sector need to be settled swiftly

As penalties loom, how true is telecom's financial distress narrative?

According to sources, the DCC asked the Trai to consider reducing recommended penalties on the violators of licence conditions "in view of the health of the sector"

Transfers of power

In telecom, the failure to transit early to a model in which service providers had to pay competitive prices for spectrum lies at the heart of the recent shakedown