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  Jio plays Cupid, wishes rivals Airtel, Voda and Idea a ‘Happy Valentine’s Day’; they return the favour

  February 14, 2017 19:40 IST

  Mukesh 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

  February 09, 2017 13:44 IST

  Vodafone 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

  January 31, 2017 13:27 IST

  Buoyed 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

  January 19, 2017 13:11 IST

  In 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

  December 09, 2016 17:12 IST

  Facing 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

  December 08, 2016 23:55 IST

  In 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

  November 29, 2016 12:36 IST

  Escalating 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

  October 21, 2016 21:31 IST

  In 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

  October 21, 2016 12:57 IST

  New 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

  October 17, 2016 13:00 IST

  Reliance 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

  September 27, 2016 7:19 IST

  Former 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

  September 26, 2016 11:27 IST

  Contradicting 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

  September 20, 2016 11:43 IST

  Leading 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

  September 20, 2016 7:34 IST

  In 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

  September 13, 2016 20:01 IST

  Bharti 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

  September 06, 2016 13:33 IST

  Aimed 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

  August 24, 2016 13:20 IST

  Shares 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

  July 21, 2016 11:40 IST

  New 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

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  Mobile internet subscribers reach 34 cr, Airtel leads the chart

  July 20, 2016 19:14 IST

  New Delhi: Total mobile Internet subscribers in India reached 342.65 million (34 cr approx.) as on March 31, 2016 with Bharti Airtel leading the chart. The data was shared by Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha in

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  Reliance Jio to launch MNP facility for customers to take on rivals; deals on postpaid plans also in offing

  July 20, 2016 18:29 IST

  New Delhi: The much-anticipated launch of Reliance Jio’s 4G LTE services, that has already launched price wars among leading telcos, seems to have much more up its sleeve to take on market leaders. After word