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  Airtel gets spectrum allocation letter, Sunil Mittal hails ease of doing business

  Business | August 18, 2022 10:54 IST

  This is the first time ever that the Department of Telecom (DoT) has handed out a spectrum allocation letter on the day of making upfront payment.

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  5G services in India to be launched by October, allocation by August 10, says minister

  Business | August 01, 2022 23:33 IST

  5G network: India's biggest ever auction of telecom spectrum received a record Rs 1.5 lakh crore of bids, with Mukesh Ambani's Jio cornering nearly half of all the airwaves sold with a Rs 88,078 crore bid.

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  India's biggest spectrum auction begins; 5G airwaves worth Rs 4.3 lakh cr on offer

  Business | July 26, 2022 10:38 IST

  The auction is being held for spectrum in various low (600 MHz, 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, 2300 MHz), mid (3300 MHz) and high (26 GHz) frequency bands.

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  Bharti Airtel, TCS partner for 5G-based remote robotic operations

  Business | December 28, 2021 10:59 IST

  In June, Airtel and TCS had announced a strategic partnership for implementing 5G network solutions for India.

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

  Business | August 29, 2021 17:19 IST

  In a BSE filing, Airtel said that the "board approved the issuance of equity shares of face value of Rs 5 each of the company on rights basis to eligible equity shareholders of the company as on the record date (to be notified later), of an issue size of up to Rs 21,000 crores".

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  AGR Case: SC dismisses plea by Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea alleging errors in calculation of dues

  India | July 23, 2021 11:52 IST

  The telecom companies had submitted before the apex court that arithmetical errors in the calculation be rectified and there are cases of duplication of entries.

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  Airtel announces benefits for low-income customers amid COVID crisis

  Business | May 16, 2021 15:44 IST

  As a one-time gesture, Airtel will give the Rs 49 pack free of cost to over 5.5 crore low-income customers. The pack offers a talktime of Rs 38 and 100 MB data with a validity of 28 days.

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  India's first 5G Network! Airtel announces 5G service in Hyderabad

  Business | January 28, 2021 14:03 IST

  Airtel did this over its existing liberalised spectrum in the 1,800 MHz band through the NSA (non-standalone) network technology. Using dynamic spectrum sharing, Airtel seamlessly operated 5G and 4G concurrently within the same spectrum block.

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  Bharti Airtel gets approvals for 100% FDI in subsidiaries

  Business | January 12, 2021 21:21 IST

  Telecom major Bharti Airtel on Tuesday said that it has received required regulatory approvals for 100 per cent foreign direct investment in its downstream companies.  

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  Bharti Airtel to acquire 5.2 pc stake in Avaada MHBuldhana for Rs 4.55 cr

  Business | November 21, 2020 11:51 IST

  Avaada MHBuldhana Private Limited is a newly-formed company and developing a captive generating solar power plant in Maharashtra which will become operational by March 2021.

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  Bharti Airtel shares jump nearly 13 pc as company logs highest-ever quarterly revenues

  Business | October 28, 2020 12:05 IST

  Shares of Bharti Airtel jumped nearly 13 per cent on Wednesday after the company reported its highest-ever quarterly consolidated revenue on the back of a rise in data usage and higher realisations.

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  Sensex ends 273 points higher despite sharp dip in Q1 GDP

  News | September 01, 2020 19:20 IST

  Investors brushed aside nearly 24 per cent fall in the economy during Q1 FY21 that was largely expected with equity benchmark indices closing higher on Tuesday after a volatile trading session.

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  Vodafone Idea cracks nearly 13 pc after AGR verdict; Bharti Airtel rises more than 6 pc

  Business | September 01, 2020 17:29 IST

  Shares of Vodafone Idea tumbled nearly 13 per cent, while those of Bharti Airtel rose more than 6 per cent after the Supreme Court granted 10 years to telecom firms for paying the AGR-related dues to the Department of Telecommunications with certain conditions.

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  Telcos in 4G spectrum bid need not place contracts with Chinese firms like Huawei, ZTE

  Business | July 27, 2020 11:44 IST

  The government may impose restrictions on private telecom operators to buy equipment from Chinese firms for projects in which they acquire public assets on a lease basis.

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  7 out of top-10 firms lose Rs 78,127 cr in m-cap; HDFC Bank, Bharti Airtel take biggest hit

  June 14, 2020 12:00 IST

  Seven of the 10 most valued domestic companies together lost Rs 78,127.74 crore in market valuation last week, with HDFC Bank taking the biggest knock.

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  AGR issue: Analysts say Bharti Airtel at lower risk, mixed views on Voda Idea sustainability

  Business | June 12, 2020 16:13 IST

  Bharti Airtel is better placed to offer guarantees for securing staggered payments, if permitted, in the AGR matter where the Supreme Court has asked private telcos for road map on payment, timelines, and the security they can furnish, said analysts while airing mixed views on sustainability of Vodafone Idea.

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  Vodafone Idea tumbles 13 per cent, Bharti Airtel falls nearly 3 per cent

  June 11, 2020 19:04 IST

  Shares of Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel fell on Thursday, with the former tumbling 13 per cent, on a day when the Supreme Court asked private telecom operators to furnish undertakings and file affidavits giving a road map for clearing the adjusted gross revenue (AGR)-related dues.

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  Bharti Airtel arm raise stake in Bangladesh's Robi Axiata

  Business | June 09, 2020 20:20 IST

  Bharti Airtel's subsidiary Bharti International (Singapore) has increased its stake in Robi Axiata, a telecom service provider in Bangladesh.

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  Is Amazon buying $2 billion stake in Bharti Airtel?

  Business | June 04, 2020 17:30 IST

  Amazon is in "early-stage talks to buy a stake worth at least $2 billion in Bharti Airtel, India's third-largest telecom company, news agency Reuters reported quoting three sources with knowledge of the matter.

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  Equity indices erase early gains, Bharti Airtel drops 6 pc on stake sale

  News | May 26, 2020 20:00 IST

  Equity benchmark indices wiped out early gains on Tuesday and closed in the red after a volatile trading session that saw metal stocks shining but IT scrips plunging.