Idea Cellular
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Execution of caller name display will be difficult for 2G/3G phones, threat to privacy: Telcos' body
Business | Jan 19, 2023, 11:48 PM ISTIn its arguments, COAI pointed out that not all handsets are capable of supporting such functionalities. It also flagged concerns related to the privacy and confidentiality of the country's subscriber information.
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Kumaramangalam Birla on Vodafone Idea: Will have to shut shop; shares tumble
Business | Dec 06, 2019, 01:30 PM ISTVodafone Idea shares crashed about 9 per cent on Friday, spooked by company's chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla statement that the teleco "will have to shut shop" in the absence of government relief. Its stock was trading 8.89 per cent lower at Rs 6.66 apiece on the BSE.
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Ahead of Idea-Vodafone merger, Idea cellular shares fall by 50 per cent in two months
Business | May 13, 2018, 08:44 AM ISTDespite the merger announcement, the Aditya-Birla group promoted Idea-Cellular's share price has dropped by almost 50 per cent in the last two months. The share closed at Rs 51.45, down by 11.83 percent on Friday.
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Idea suspends interconnect services with Aircel over dues
Business | Feb 07, 2018, 01:34 PM ISTIdea Cellular said today that it has suspended interconnect services with Aircel for non- payment of dues "despite several reminders".
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Telecom woes: Over 75,000 jobs gone in one year amid mass layoffs, more pain in offing
Business | Nov 15, 2017, 10:24 AM ISTMost exits have been involuntary, meaning employees have been asked to leave after being offered three to six months’ salary as severance package.
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Tariff hike by Reliance Jio has delighted incumbents like and Airtel and Idea. Here's why
Business | Oct 24, 2017, 12:21 PM ISTShares of Airtel and Idea rallied sharply on the tariff increase by Reliance Jio.
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Merger with Idea on track, will be completed by 2018, says Vodafone India CEO Sunil Sood
Business | Sep 27, 2017, 12:20 PM ISTThe process of merger between telecom giant Vodafone and Aditya Birla Group-promoted Idea Cellular is on schedule and is expected to be completed by 2018, Vodafone India CEO and MD Sunil Sood said on Wednesday
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TRAI cutting IUC charges to 6 paise per min a win for Reliance Jio, but will mobile bills fall?
Sep 20, 2017, 09:10 AM ISTTRAI's move towards scrapping call connect charges could result in lower mobile bills, provided operators transfer the benefit to consumers.
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Idea Cellular seeks NCLT approval for merger with Vodafone
Aug 08, 2017, 04:28 PM ISTVodafone India and Aditya Birla Group-promoted Idea Cellular on March 20 announced their much-awaited amalgamation. Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman of the Aditya Birla Group, will be its Chairman.
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Airtel, Idea stocks down as Reliance Jio rolls out Summer Surprise offer
Apr 03, 2017, 01:04 PM ISTReliance Jio’s Summer Surprise offer seems to have dented the earnings of top telcos like Bharti Airtel and Idea Cellular.
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Vodafone merges with Idea Cellular to become country's biggest telecom operator
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Idea-Vodafone merger: Kumar Mangalam Birla to head new entity, biggest in India
Mar 20, 2017, 12:36 PM ISTTelecom giant Vodafone and Aditya Birla Group-promoted Idea Cellular on Monday announced their long-anticipated merger, turning the combined entity into the country’s biggest telecom firm.
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Idea offers free incoming on domestic roaming, overseas value packs
Mar 14, 2017, 09:52 AM ISTMobile major Idea Cellular on Sunday announced that it will start providing free roaming facility on incoming calls to customers in the country from April 1.
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Idea offers free incoming on domestic roaming, overseas value packs
India | Mar 12, 2017, 06:10 PM ISTTelecom company Idea Cellular announced on Sunday that it is going to start providing free roaming facility on incoming calls to the customers in the country from April 1.
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Vodafone, Idea in merger talks, eyeing user base of over 400 million
Jan 30, 2017, 02:58 PM ISTVodafone on Monday confirmed it's in talks with the Aditya Vikram Birla group for the merger of its Indian entity and Idea Cellular in what will be the largest such deal in the country's telecom space once it materialises.
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Idea to expand 4G services to 20 circles in FY17
Nov 23, 2016, 06:52 PM ISTIdea Cellular plans to launch its 4G services in nine circles, expanding the coverage to 20 circles in FY17.
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Idea Cellular posts 88pc dip in profit as finance costs and competition bear heavy
Oct 24, 2016, 07:24 PM ISTIdea Cellular, a part of the Aditya Birla group, today reported an 88 percent decline in its net profit
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Jio faults Idea's claim of providing 230 pc additional interconnection capacity
Sep 26, 2016, 11:27 AM ISTContradicting Idea Cellular's claim on Friday that it has augmented interconnect capacity for Jio by 230 per cent, Reliance Jio said that its subscribers are still 75 per cent call failures while trying to connect with the network of Idea.
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Jio vs others: TRAI to take ‘swift action’ on call failures, seeks details from telcos
Sep 20, 2016, 01:45 PM ISTTRAI chairman R S Sharma on Monday warned of swift action for call failures on Reliance Jio network, asserting that breach of quality of services to consumers is taken “very seriously”.
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RJio violating DoT’s regulation by offering full-fledged services, say telcos; Reliance rubbishes claim
Aug 10, 2016, 03:39 PM ISTTop telecom operators have accused the Reliance Jio Infocomm of allegedly bypassing Department of Telecommunication’s (DoT) regulations by offering full-fledged services under the guise of test connections.