TCS has been VIL's technology partner in this journey, managing all of its customer-facing applications
Bharti Airtel, however, hit back saying Jio is trying to misguide the regulator ahead the consultation on call connect charges
Vodafone Idea Chief Technology Officer Vishant Vora said auctions should be held later rather than sooner as the industry is not in good financial health
Around 30 per cent of the missed calls used to come from rival networks and our customers called back as it was free, he said
All telecom firms to remain under stress despite tariff hike
The government, in March last year, enhanced the number of annual instalments for spectrum payment from 10 to 16 years to provide relief to the debt-laden telecom sector
While Vodafone Idea continued to show negative AGR growth (-6%) and Jio (9%) remained stable
Vodafone Idea has been seeking a two-year moratorium on its annual spectrum payment citing debt and stress on balance sheet
Vodafone Group officials also met Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal during the day
But spend on premium customers through content tie-ups may strain telco on both ends of ARPU scale
From govt readying a package to help boost exports and real estate to the Direct Taxes Code panel recommending abolishing of dividend distribution tax, here are the top business headlines on Wednesday
Limited availability of airwaves and high base price to blame
Lately, the management declared its intention to change the larger consumer perception about the operator's network and data service
In the same quarter, Reliance Jio became the country's largest telecom operator with a subscriber base of 33.13 crore
Why today's three-horse race might become a duopoly
From RBI's surplus transfer helping the govt contain fiscal deficit at 3% of GDP in 2019-20 to India's leading PSUs facing financial headwinds, here are the top business headlines for Tuesday
Investments for Jio complete, Airtel towards lower capex spend, Voda Idea capex slows
The leadership overhaul is being seen as a test - will Vodafone Idea be able to compete in the turbulent telecom market in India?
Investors looking to shift funds to firms with comfortable debt levels
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