Page 25 - Telecom Sector

After Airtel & Voda Idea, Jio announces up to 40% hike in tariff from Dec 6

Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel have announced to raise mobile calling and data rates from December 3

Vodafone Idea to raise mobile call, data charges from December 3

The company has announced new plans for prepaid product and services with 2 days, 28 days, 84 days, 365 days validity

After $13-bn AGR hit, future of India's tattered telecom hinges on govt aid

Vodafone Idea this month booked a $7 billion quarterly loss, the biggest in Indian corporate history, in large part due to provisions for payments owed

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

How the telecom mess got messier

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

Settle contractual workers' unpaid dues in 5 weeks: Calcutta HC to BSNL

Workers under contractors for BSNL have not received their wages since December last year

CoS on telecom relief package for SC's AGR ruling disbanded: Govt source

In October, the government had constituted a committee of secretaries (CoS) - headed by Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba - to explore a financial bailout package for the telecom sector

DoT sets up committee to examine the impact of telecom tariff hikes

We will not interfere in their decision to raise tariffs but if the consumer is affected due to the increase we will intervene, says a senior DoT official

A sensible call

Tariff increase by telcos was long overdue

Non-telcos have more to worry about AGR bill, may owe upto Rs 2.27 trillion

Payouts related to AGR by non-telcos to far exceed demand made on telecom operators, including those that have either shut down or sold off

Telcos' AGR dues to outweigh two-year breather for spectrum payment

Incumbent telcos Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea have said they would go for a review petition of the SC order, but they have limited time to move court

Trai seeks disconnected numbers list from telcos to clean up databases

The latest move by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India is aimed at ensuring that banks, insurance companies and others would have a ready list of mobile numbers that are disconnected

Market Ahead, November 21: All you need to know before the Opening Bell

For the telecom sector, the Union Cabinet approved a two-year moratorium on payment of pending spectrum auction instalments

Breather for telcos: 2-year moratorium on payment of spectrum dues

This comes soon after all three private telecom operators announced they were raising mobile phone tariff

Telcos hail moratorium on spectrum dues, say move will resurrect the sector

Telecom players including Airtel and Vodafone Idea had sought some relief from the telecom sector

Telecom dept may approach Trai again for view on spectrum recommendations

Experts also feel that the telecom industry is not ready for an auction and the government can instead explore other ways of making available the airwaves to companies

Relief for telcos: Govt gives 2-year moratorium on payment of spectrum dues

The move to defer payments for 2020-21 and 2021-22 will give Rs 42,000 crore relief to Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Reliance Jio

Tariff hike may cause slower net user addition for telcos: BofA-ML report

Earlier this week, Reliance Jio, Airtel and Vodafone all announced tariff hikes to be effective from next month

India's telecom sector could face another test, this time from CCI

CCI does not need to wait to pick up cases only after it is approached by an affected party, it can and has done suo moto cases too

Telcos ready to bite the bullet: Airtel, Voda Idea to hike tariffs from Dec

The decision of Vodafone Idea and Airtel to raise tariffs is being seen as a step to encourage the government to offer a relief package to the industry