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  Jio, Airtel, Vodafone Idea apply for participating in spectrum auction

  Business | February 09, 2021 22:13 IST

  This round of auction will be held for 2,251.25 Megahertz (MHz) in seven frequency bands -- 700 Mhz, 800 Mhz, 900 Mhz, 1800 Mhz 2100 Mhz, 2300 Mhz and 2500 Mhz -- at a cumulative base price of Rs 3.92 lakh crore.

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  Vodafone Idea shares jump over 7 pc after Q2 earnings

  Business | October 30, 2020 12:03 IST

  Shares of Vodafone Idea on Friday gained over 7 per cent after the company reported significant narrowing of losses to about Rs 7,218 crore for the September quarter, and said signs of recovery were visible with gradual improvement in economic activities.

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  Vi launches MyAmbar app for Women's Safety in India: Here's how it works

  Technology | October 23, 2020 15:10 IST

  Vi, formerly known as Vodafone Idea, has just announced the launch of the MyAmbar app. Here's how it works.

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  Active users' tally: Reliance Jio gains 2.5 mn subscribers as Airtel, Voda-Idea slip

  Business | October 18, 2020 12:12 IST

  Although industry's overall wireless subscribers rose nearly 3.5 million in July -- the first month of such gains since February -- the total 'active subscribers' count in July actually fell 2.1 million, as per TRAI data.

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  Vodafone Idea services in Maharashtra partially disrupted as key site in Pune gets flooded

  India | October 15, 2020 14:30 IST

  Subscribers of Vodafone Idea in Maharashtra are facing connectivity issues since Thursday morning as a key site in Pune got flooded.  

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  Vodafone Idea inks pact with IBM on data transformation

  Business | October 13, 2020 13:30 IST

  Telecom major Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) on Tuesday announced that it has selected IBM Services to help it embrace open source at scale across the enterprise by implementing the big data platform on open source Hadoop framework.

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  Trai drops probe against Vodafone Idea on priority plan issue telco tweaks offer

  Business | September 26, 2020 11:28 IST

  Telecom regulator Trai has decided to drop proceedings against Vodafone Idea Ltd (VIL) in priority plan matter after the telco withdrew contentious claims on faster speed and modified its offering.

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  Jio Postpaid Plus: Airtel, Voda Idea shares plunge after Jio offers Netflix, Prime, other benefits

  Business | September 23, 2020 17:59 IST

  After Jio unveiled new postpaid plans with loads of benefits such as free Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney Hotstar subscription among other benefits, the shares of telecom majors Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea Ltd (VIL) were under pressure on Wednesday.

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  Dues payment over 10 years not enough to aid VIL; expect market gains for Airtel, Jio: Fitch

  Business | September 08, 2020 14:55 IST

  The Supreme Court's decision to allow telcos to pay outstanding dues over 10 years will not be enough to help Vodafone Idea to stabilise its position, while Jio and Airtel are expected to strengthen their market shares through subscriber gains, Fitch Ratings has said. It further said another tariff hike of at least 20 per cent is probable in the next 12 months.

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  Vodafone Idea rebrands as Vi; 'Reflection of both brands,' says Kumar Mangalam Birla

  Business | September 07, 2020 13:47 IST

  Vodafone Idea launched “Vi”, a new unified brand identity in India which will bet big on digital to attract customers and stem exits to rivals Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio. Vodafone Idea, now VI, is renewing its focus after the AGR verdict a few days ago.

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  Vodafone Idea shares jump nearly 30 pc ahead of board meet to consider fund raising

  Business | September 04, 2020 11:17 IST

  Shares of Vodafone Idea on Thursday zoomed nearly 30 per cent ahead of its board meeting on Friday to consider fund raising through various means. The stock jumped 26.74 per cent to close at Rs 12.56 on the BSE. During the day, it zoomed 29.96 pc.

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  Amazon, Verizon likely to invest over $4 billion in Vodafone Idea: Report

  Business | September 03, 2020 12:40 IST

  The Vodafone Idea's stake-sale talks were paused because the outcome of a Supreme Court hearing on staggered payments of government dues was uncertain and could have threatened Vodafone Idea's survival.

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  AGR woes: Vodafone Idea Ltd Q1 loss mounts to Rs 25,460 crore on high provisions

  Business | August 06, 2020 21:08 IST

  Vodafone Idea Ltd on Thursday reported widening of net loss to Rs 25,460 crore in the June quarter after it made additional provisioning to pay past statutory dues, and said its ability to continue as going concern hinges on the Supreme Court allowing more time to pay dues.  

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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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  Vodafone Idea pays another Rs 1,000 crore to govt towards AGR dues

  Business | July 18, 2020 17:40 IST

  Vodafone Idea on Saturday said it has paid additional Rs 1,000 crore to the government towards the statutory dues, taking its total payment to an aggregate Rs 7,854 crore. 

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  Vodafone Idea shares jump 14% after TDSAT order

  Business | July 17, 2020 17:56 IST

  Shares of Vodafone Idea on Friday jumped 14 per cent after telecom tribunal TDSAT stayed Trai's interim direction asking the company to withhold its priority plan that promises 4G network on a priority basis to certain premium users.  

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  TRAI asks Airtel, Vodafone Idea to hold priority plans promising faster speeds

  Business | July 12, 2020 23:07 IST

  The telecom regulator has asked Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea to put on hold specific plans that promised faster speeds to certain priority users, as it questioned whether the network preference came at the cost of deterioration of services for other subscribers.

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  Vodafone Idea shares decline over 4 per cent after FY20 earnings

  Business | July 01, 2020 18:51 IST

  Shares of Vodafone Idea on Wednesday plunged over 4 per cent after the company reported a staggering Rs 73,878 crore of net loss for the fiscal ended March 2020.  

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  Vodafone Idea posts highest-ever loss at Rs 73,878 cr in FY20

  Business | July 01, 2020 11:12 IST

  In a regulatory filing, Vodafone Idea (VIL) reported widening of March quarter net loss to Rs 11,643.5 crore. Its losses stood at Rs 4,881.9 crore in the same period a year ago and Rs 6,438.8 crore in previous October-December quarter.

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  Vodafone Idea loses 34.6 lakh subscribers in February; Jio adds 62.5 lakh users: Trai data

  Business | June 29, 2020 20:13 IST

  Vodafone Idea lost 34.67 lakh mobile subscribers in February, even as Reliance Jio continued to be on a roll adding 62.57 lakh users, according to latest data released by sector regulator Trai.