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Six telcos understated revenues by over Rs 61,000 cr: CAG
Jul 21, 2017, 08:55 PM ISTCAG calculated that Airtel owes to the government Rs 2,602.24 crore in licence fee and spectrum usage charge (SUC) for 2010-11 to 2014-15. It owes another Rs 1,245.91 crore in interest.
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Hit hard by entry of Jio, bad run for telcos to continue into Q4: experts
Feb 20, 2017, 01:02 PM ISTHit hard by the entry of Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio, major telecom operators in India - Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular and Reliance Communications – are likely to see their balance sheets under pressure in the fourth quarter of the current fiscal as
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Jio plays Cupid, wishes rivals Airtel, Voda and Idea a ‘Happy Valentine’s Day’; they return the favour
Feb 14, 2017, 07:40 PM ISTMukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio, the telecom offering that has declared an all-out war against the incumbents with its low cost offerings, today did a Munna bhai act wishing its rivals Airtel, Vodafone and Idea a ‘Happy Valentine’s Day’.
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Kumar Mangalam Birla may head Vodafone-Idea’s merged entity: Report
Feb 09, 2017, 01:44 PM ISTVodafone and Idea have recently confirmed that they are in talks of merging the two entities to create a behemoth of around Rs 80,000 crore.
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Bull run continues for Idea cellular amid talks of possible merger with Vodafone
Jan 31, 2017, 01:27 PM ISTBuoyed over the talks of a possible merger with Vodafone, Idea cellular's shares continued to shine with a spike of over 56 per cent registered in the last eight trading sessions. In intraday trade, the
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After Airtel, Idea challenges Trai's nod to Jio's ‘free offer’ extension
Jan 19, 2017, 01:11 PM ISTIn the latest in the bitter battle between incumbent telecom operators and Reliance Jio, Idea Cellular, India’s third largest wireless operator, has filed a petition in the appellate telecom tribunal against TRAI for allowing the
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As tariff war escalates, Vodafone launches free calling plans for prepaid users
Dec 09, 2016, 05:12 PM ISTFacing heat from Jio's unlimited free calls offer, the incumbent players are coming up with new plans to keep their user base intact. The latest in the string is India’s second largest telco Vodafone, which
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Good news for Idea users: Company launches free calling scheme for pre-paid customers
Dec 08, 2016, 11:55 PM ISTIn a move aimed at giving tough competition to the Reliance Jio tariff rates, the Idea Cellular today announced free calls and limited mobile internet use priced at Rs 148 and Rs 348. "Priced around
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Reliance Jio files complaint with CCI against Vodafone, Airtel and Idea: Report
Nov 29, 2016, 12:36 PM ISTEscalating the fight against rival telcos, Reliance Jio Infocomm has filed a complaint against Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular for not providing points of interconnect (PoIs) required for calls to go through. The
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TRAI slaps Rs 3050 cr penalty on Airtel, Vodafone, Idea for denial of interconnection to Jio
Oct 21, 2016, 09:31 PM ISTIn a major setback to the leading telecom companies, the Indian telecom regulator today slapped heavy penalties on three telecom players -- Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular -- for not providing sufficient points
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Jio’s 4G speed slower than Airtel, Voda, Idea, RCom: TRAI
Oct 21, 2016, 12:57 PM ISTNew entrant in the 4G market, Reliance Jio, is providing internet speeds slower than that offered by Airtel, Idea Cellular, Vodafone and Anil Ambani-owned Reliance Communications, data published on TRAI’s website said.
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No let down in telcos’ call-drop war, Reliance Jio asks Vodafone, Idea for more interconnection ports
Oct 17, 2016, 01:00 PM ISTReliance Jio has again asked Vodafone and Idea Cellular to release interconnection ports.
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Reliance Jio row: Former Delhi HC Chief justice seeks Rs 9,900 cr penalty on Airtel, Vodafone, Idea
Sep 27, 2016, 07:19 AM ISTFormer Chief Justice of Delhi High Court, Justice BC Patel has said that incumbent operators - Airtel, Vodafone and Idea should be asked to pay a penalty of Rs 9,900 crore combined for alleged breach
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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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Spectrum auction 2016: Jio leads the pack as 7 telcos deposit Rs. 14,653 crore earnest money
Sep 20, 2016, 11:43 AM ISTLeading telecom operators have deposited Rs. 14,653 crores as earnest money for the country's largest ever spectrum auction from October 1, with Reliance Jio alone submitting Rs. 6,500 crores. As per the information released by
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Jio effect? Idea to launch its own TV, Chat, video service soon
Sep 20, 2016, 07:34 AM ISTIn an attempt to counter threat from new entrant Reliance Jio, Indian telecom major Idea Cellular will unveil its own digital services including Idea TV, Idea Videos, Idea Chat and storage starting current fiscal.
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Airtel calls truce, agrees to provide additional interconnection points to Reliance Jio
Sep 13, 2016, 08:01 PM ISTBharti Airtel today agreed to provide Reliance Jio additional points of interconnection (POIs) for checking massive call drops Jio users have been facing. The decision was taken at a bilateral discussion with Reliance Mukesh Ambani-owned.
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Reliance Jio’s free offer may continue beyond January 1, 2017
Sep 06, 2016, 01:33 PM ISTAimed at extending its consumer base and shoot up volumes, Reliance Jio Infocomm’s welcome 4G offer for three months, which is applicable on selected phones, may be extended beyond January 1, 2017.
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Idea shares falls over 4 % as telco denies reports of merger with Vodafone
Aug 24, 2016, 01:20 PM ISTShares of India's no. 3 mobile phone carrier, Idea Cellular dropped over 4 per cent in Wednesday's trade after the telecom major denied reports of a possible merger with the second largest operator. A spokeswoman
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Airtel, Vodafone and Reliance receive maximum complaints on quality of services
Jul 21, 2016, 11:40 AM ISTNew Delhi: Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Reliance Communications have received the maximum consumer complaints about poor service and call drops in the last three years and the trend continues. Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha shared data