Page 11 - Telecom Sector

PM Modi calls reforms in the telecom sector 'watershed moment'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the reforms approved by the Union Cabinet in the telecom sector are a win-win situation for both the sector and the consumers

Top headlines: Chairman rules out Tata Sons' revamp; telcos get govt relief

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Telecom sector reforms ensure industry is able to invest fearlessly: Mittal

Telecom operator Bharti Airtel Chairman Sunil Mittal on Wednesday said the telecom sector reforms approved by the Cabinet will ensure that the industry is able to invest fearlessly

Telecom package to provide some relief to stressed sector: COAI

Telecom industry body COAI lauded telecom relief package approved by the Cabinet, which will be implemented prospectively and provide a breather to the sector that is reeling under heavy stress.

Cabinet allows 100% FDI in telecom sector via automatic route: Vaishnaw

Vaishnav said nine structural reforms for the telecom sector were approved

Sensex ends at record high, up 476 pts; Voda Idea gains 3% on govt relief

Both Sensex and Nifty hit fresh record highs in intra-day deals on Wednesday

Telcos likely to get moratorium of 4 years for AGR dues: Report

The move will come six weeks after billionaire Kumar Mangalam Birla resigned as chairman of beleaguered Vodafone Idea Ltd on August 4

Cabinet may consider relief package for telecom sector on Wednesday

The Union Cabinet may consider on Wednesday a moratorium on payment of spectrum dues by telecom firms as part of a package for the sector aimed at giving relief to companies

'Policy support, fundraise may give VIL relief but sizable hike must'

A moratorium on AGR and spectrum payments, and reduction in spectrum usage charge (SUC) and Licence Fee (LF) are reportedly among the key relief measures being lined up.

S&P Global revises Bharti Airtel outlook to 'stable' from 'negative'

S&P said Airtel's "improving operating fundamentals should improve its margins and Ebitda"

Hydrogen may help telecoms to slow down emissions in remote sector

Emissions from powering networks and IT make up nearly a third of the carbon footprint of telecom companies

Cabinet did not take up proposal for telecom relief measures: Report

Earlier in the day, telecom stocks were on investors' radar, with a news report claiming the telecom department is devising measures to improve health of the debt-laden sector.

Cabinet may discuss a relief package for stressed telecom sector today

The government effort in preparing a telecom package is to ensure that the telecom sector does not become a duopoly

'Hopeful of govt support': Vodafone Idea chairperson tells shareholders

The telecom company's operational performance has been impacted by intense competition, low tariffs and a debt of Rs 1.9 trillion leaving it with little surplus for network upgrade.

Cabinet likely to consider relief package for stressed telecom sector

In what may come as a major relief for the telecom sector, the Union Cabinet is likely to consider and discuss a relief package for the sector on Wednesday, sources said

TSSC, BetterPlace tie up to facilitate frontline hiring for telecom sector

Telecom Sector Skill Council (TSSC) and blue-collar workforce hiring platform BetterPlace have signed an initial pact to facilitate placement of workers for various job roles

HFCL board approves plan to raise Rs 750 crore through various issues

Domestic telecom gear maker HFCL on Friday said it has received its board's consent to raise up to Rs 750 crore through equity, bonds, debentures or any other securities

COAI sees India lagging in 5G unless airwaves cost less

Proceeds from the 5G airwaves auction, likely early next year, is an important source of revenue for the Indian exchequer especially as Modi-led government looks to spur the pandemic-hit economy,

Bharti Airtel board approves Rs 21,000 crore rights issue

Fund raising mainly to make payments towards AGR-related liabilities

Airtel board approves up to Rs 21,000 crore rights issue: filing

The rights entitlement ratio entails 1 equity share for every 14 equity shares held by eligible shareholders as on the record date