Page 16 - Telecom Services

Telecom industry's active subscriber tally up by 2.5 mn in October: Report

The telecom industry's 'active' subscriber base rose by nearly 2.5 million in October 2020 to touch about 961 million

Punjab CM Amarinder asks farmers not to disrupt state's telecom services

Power supply to mobile towers was reportedly being disconnected by protesting farmers in different parts of the state

Telecom tariff hikes to ring in improved debt metrics in next fiscal: ICRA

Telecom service providers are expected to dial in next round of tariff hikes over the next one or two quarters

Airtel gains 2.3 million more subscribers than Reliance Jio in September

Jio has 35.1 per cent market share, followed by Airtel (28.4 per cent), and Vodafone Idea (25.7 per cent).

Tech view: Voda Idea hikes tariffs; what does it mean for telecom stocks?

Vodafone Idea may see a rally in the direction of Rs 15 shortly if it manages to breakout above 100-WMA.

Tariff hike needed as current rates 'unsustainable', says Airtel's Mittal

Where tariffs are concerned, the company has already taken a clear stance on the issue, he said adding that Airtel is of the firm view that tariffs need go up.

BSNL to start telecom services in Mumbai and Delhi from January 1

The two metros will see the shift from MTNL as merger and VNO options are non-starters

Telcos flag E&V bands, floor price issues at meeting with new Trai chief

The industry maintained that spectrum in highly commercial and valuable E and V bands should not be delicensed, says report

Telecom firms to see business recovery, revenue growth in Q2: Analysts

However some of these gains will be offset by increased spends on commissions and marketing

Bharti Airtel gains 5% after falling 11% in 2 trading sessions

A lack of tariff hike visibility in the near term, success of Jio's renewed post-paid push, delayed reaction from Bharti to counter Jio will determine Airtel's stock performance, say analysts

Jio postpaid plans: BofA, CLSA think its not a threat to Airtel; here's why

CLSA believes that new Jio postpaid plans are bundling three leading OTTs, but with no content exclusivity, can be matched by incumbents like Bharti Airtel

Delhi and Mumbai slide in ARPU ranking, Kerala remains No. 1: Trai data

Reverse migration of labour led to a fall in ARPUs in the metros

Top headlines: SC verdict on AGR, moratorium on loan repayment and more

Business Standard brings to you a snapshot of stories which made it to the headlines today:

Voda Idea in danger of becoming a 'zombie' telco; may just about survive

The initial impression is that Vodafone Idea will struggle to manage this level of staggered payments, given that it owes over Rs 58,000 crore

TAIPA warns public about rising cases of tower installation frauds

Industry body TAIPA on Thursday warned the public about increasing cases of tower installation frauds, where scammers posing as agents of telecom firms dupe unsuspecting victims

Pending AGR verdict has been an overhang on telecom stocks.Should you exit?

The BSE Telecom index appears to be in a consolidation mode between 1,370 and 1,235 levels

COAI expects supportive policy framework to bring in new technologies

The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) has requested for several policy interventions to address financial distress faced by the telecom sector.

Trai poses more questions to Airtel, Voda Idea on priority plans

Trai seeks explanation on August 4

South African telecom operator Telkom launches life insurance business

Telkom and other mobile operators in South Africa are looking to tap more than 11 million South Africans who do not have bank accounts to offer lending and other financial services

Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea: Here's how to trade telecom stocks

A bearish divergence on RSI indicates that price is holding the momentum upward.