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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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  Vodafone Idea and Paytm bring UPI recharge to feature phones: Here's how it works

  Technology | May 29, 2020 21:11 IST

  Vodafone Idea, Paytm and NPCI partner up to bring UPI recharge on feature phones using USSD. Here's how it works.

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  Vodafone Idea introduces Rs 29 prepaid recharge plan: Here's what it brings

  Technology | May 22, 2020 16:45 IST

  Vodafone Idea has just announced the launch of the Rs. 29 prepaid recharge plan that offers 100MB of data, Rs 20 talktime and more. 

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  Vodafone Idea launches voice-enabled recharge option for prepaid customers: Here’s what it means

  Technology | May 14, 2020 20:03 IST

  With the help of the new voice-based recharge option, Vodafone Idea is contributing towards containing the novel coronavirus from spreading. 

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  Supreme Court orders Rs 733 crore tax refund to Vodafone Idea

  Business | April 29, 2020 20:27 IST

  Vodafone Idea has alleged that the IT Department did not process its tax returns from 2014-15 to 2017-18

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  Vodafone Idea now offers double data on Rs 299, Rs 449 and Rs 699 prepaid plans

  Technology | April 25, 2020 20:41 IST

  Vodafone Idea is now offering the new data benefits on the Rs. 299, Rs. 449 and Rs. 699 prepaid recharge plans. Here's all you need to know.

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  Vodafone-Idea's long term viability remains under cloud, despite near-term liquidity support: Report

  Business | April 23, 2020 17:02 IST

  The USD 200 million fund infusion by British telecom giant Vodafone offers near-term liquidity support to Vodafone Idea, but longer-term viability remains under cloud, Credit Suisse has said.

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  Vodafone Idea shares jump 15 pc as Vodafone Group makes about Rs 1,530 cr accelerated payment

  Business | April 23, 2020 12:17 IST

  Shares of Vodafone Idea Ltd on Thursday jumped nearly 15 per cent after British telecom giant Vodafone Plc said it has an advanced infusion of USD 200 million (about Rs 1,530 crore) in its Indian joint venture with Aditya Birla Group, that is facing a humongous liability of past statutory dues.

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  Vodafone Group makes Rs 1,530 crore payment to Vodafone Idea under 'contingent liability mechanism'

  Business | April 22, 2020 18:50 IST

  Vodafone Group on Wednesday said it has accelerated a payment of USD 200 million (about Rs 1,530 crore) to Vodafone Idea, due in September 2020, under the terms of the 'contingent liability mechanism'.

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  Jio, Airtel, Vodafone Idea approach TRAI over prepaid recharge patterns: Report

  Business | April 16, 2020 21:06 IST

  Top telecom companies including Jio, Airtel and Vodafone Idea have approached sector regulator TRAI over prepaid recharge patterns, news agency PTI reported today. Jio, Airtel, Vodafone Idea have sought time till April 20 to submit data on prepaid recharge patterns, PTI quoted sources as saying.

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  Airtel, Jio to continue gaining market share due to Vodafone Idea's worsened financial health

  Business | April 03, 2020 14:52 IST

  Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio will continue to gain market share at the cost of Vodafone Idea''s "worsened" financial health that may deteriorate further in the wake of the AGR judgment, Axis Capital said in a note on Friday.

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  Monitoring traffic patterns, confident of handling surge in voice & data services demand: VIL

  Business | March 26, 2020 17:20 IST

  Vodafone Idea on Thursday said it is monitoring traffic pattern and remains confident of handling surge in voice and data services demand amid country-wide lockdown to tackle the spread of coronavirus.

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  Telecom shares crack; Vodafone Idea plunges 40 per cent

  Business | March 18, 2020 13:38 IST

  Vodafone Idea plunged 40 per cent to Rs 2.91 and Bharti Airtel declined 5 per cent to Rs 431.25 on the BSE. Both the companies erased their early gains and were trading with losses.

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  Vodafone Idea pays Rs 3,354 cr to govt in AGR dues, claims principal amount fully paid now

  Business | March 16, 2020 13:03 IST

  Loss-making telecom operator Vodafone Idea on Monday said it has made an additional payment of Rs 3,354 crore towards adjusted gross revenue (AGR) to the Department of Telecom (DoT), thereby completing payment of principal amount calculated on a self-assessment basis.

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  AGR liabilities stand at Rs 21,533 crore as per self assessment: Vodafone Idea

  Business | March 06, 2020 15:07 IST

  ​Vodafone Idea on Friday said its adjusted gross revenue (AGR) liabilities stand at Rs 21,533 crore as per its self assessment, and that the calculation of dues has been filed with the telecom department.  

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  Govt asks Airtel, Vodafone Idea, others to pay balance AGR dues without delay: Sources

  Business | March 04, 2020 20:51 IST

  The government on Wednesday asked Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and other telecom companies to pay remaining AGR dues as per the Supreme Court order without further delay, according to sources.

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  Telcos pay over Rs 8,000 cr to govt in dues; DoT to write fresh letters to firms questioning AGR gap

  Business | March 03, 2020 20:09 IST

  Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio on Tuesday paid cumulative over Rs 6,000 crore to the government towards deferred spectrum dues while Tatas said it has deposited another Rs 2,000 crore for ad hoc statutory liabilities. 

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  AGR-hit Vodafone Idea wants 7-8 times hike in mobile data tariffs

  Business | February 27, 2020 19:12 IST

  Vodafone Idea has demanded fixing minimum tariffs for mobile data at Rs 35 per GB, around 7-8 times of current prices, and for calls at 6 paise per minute along with monthly charges from April 1 to enable it pay statutory dues and make its business sustainable. 

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  Vodafone Idea says 'not in a sound financial state', seeks govt support over AGR dues

  Business | February 27, 2020 18:17 IST

  Telecom firm Vodafone-Idea Thursday said that it is not a "sound financial state" and sought help from the government over the pending AGR dues. The troubled company has written to the telecom department expressing its inability to pay full AGR dues unless the government takes urgent measures.