Bankers said that at present, both operators are current in their repayments. However, the concern is over the future debt repayment capacity
Traffic symmetry indicates that a telecom operator will not have any outstanding balance of interconnect usage charges (IUC) against other networks
Vodafone Idea also derecognised the deferred tax assets amounting to Rs 13,940 crore recorded up to June 30, 2019
On a specific question on minimum tariff fixation, Takkar said he did not wish to speculate on how floor price mechanism can be implemented
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Vodafone Idea yesterday reported a massive net loss of Rs 50,922 crore for the July-September quarter, the highest-ever quarterly loss by an Indian company
The CEO said that Vodafone Idea had not accelerated payments to any banks.
Airtel said that IUC should not come down to zero and the BAK regime should be postponed by at least three years
Saddled with $14 billion of net debt, Vodafone Idea is fighting for survival after India's top court last month ordered it to pay fees the government said were due from prior years
Vodafone Idea yesterday reported a massive net loss of Rs 50,922 crore, the highest-ever for an Indian company, in the September quarter after it provided for payments related to AGR
Vodafone Idea's net debt to equity ratio has jumped to a record level of 4.5x at the end of September this year, as against 1.24x at the end of June and 1.8x at March-end
AGR liability leads to pre-tax loss of Rs 36,959 crore
Read has retracted his criticism, but he was pointing out the obvious - the current pricing regime is unsustainable
Saddled with $14 billion of net debt, Vodafone Idea is fighting for survival after India's top court last month ordered it to pay additional fees the government said were due from prior years
Officials said PGCIL, Gail, RailTel, Oil India, and DMRC are likely to be sent letters for paying the AGR that can run into crores
A collapse of the mobile operator could translate into total loss of nearly Rs 44,000 crore for the AV Birla group
Investors will see government action as primary risk
The central government has objected to the reported comments of Nick Read, chief executive of Vodafone, that the India unit of the telecom major was headed for liquidation due to, among other factors, the Supreme Court decision requiring payment of Rs 28,300 crore as spectrum dues.According to media reports, Union telecom and communications minister Ravi Shankar Prasad spoke to Vodafone Idea chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla to express displeasure. Vodafone Plc, the parent entity, says its chief's comments were taken "out of context", presenting an incorrect picture. Vodafone Plc owns 44.3 per cent stake in Vodafone Idea; the Aditya Birla Group holds 26.5 per cent.According to the transcript of Read's utterances, he'd told analysts that due to the Supreme Court's ruling on the correct way to determine telecom company dues from their Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR), on top of the financial stress already present, the situation of the telecom sector in India and at Vodafone Idea was a ...
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
The DoT has given option to telecom operators to clear all the dues on self-assessment basis