Telcos

Relief to telcos not sufficient to offset unpaid dues: Fitch

The divergence between Bharti's and Vodafone Idea's financial performance continued in 2QFY20, while Jio continued to report strong revenue and EBITDA growth. During 2QFY20, Bharti reported a 1 per cent rise in revenue and 3 per cent growth in like-for-like EBITDA quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q).

Government to sell BPCL in big disinvestment push: 10 takeaways

Addressing the media after the Cabinet meeting, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that while the Centre will strategically disinvest Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL), Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) and Container Corporation of India (CONCOR), it will sell its entire stake in THDC India Ltd and North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO) to another state-run power major, NTPC.

Cabinet approves two-year moratorium on spectrum payments for telcos

Providing relief to telecom companies, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a moratorium of two years for spectrum payments, sources said.  

All major telcos fail to meet service quality norms in Jun-Sep 2018: TRAI report

Call drops were higher on Idea Cellular and Vodafone networks in some of the telecom circles during the period, the report showed.  

COAI advocates level-playing field between telcos, OTT players

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) last week sought public opinion on whether same rules should be be prescribed for OTT applications (providing calling and instant messaging services) as are applicable on telecom operators. 

Indian Telcos to roll out 1 mn Wi-Fi hotspots by December 2019

The Department of Telecom (DoT) also released the National Frequency Allocation Plan 2018 (NFAP) presenting a roadmap for the Indian digital communications industry. 

Telcos to delete Aadhaar data if customer gives alternative KYC docs: COAI

The Cellular Operators Association of India, as also directed by the Department of Telecom, said that the services will not be disconnected during the change in documentation process.

DoT approaches TRAI on review of spectrum caps for telcos

The Telecom Department has approached the TRAI on review of existing spectrum caps - 50% within a band and 25% overall across all bands - applicable on the operators.

Telcos using unfair means to stop customer exits, says Jio to TRAI

The telecom unit of the Mukesh Ambani-owned entity Reliance Jio today informed Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) that the incumbent operators are using “unfair and deceptive” methods such as lining-up customised retention offers.

Reliance Jio’s free services to impact telecos Q4 FY'17 earnings: Report

Tariff wars: Aircel announces free internet for all prepaid users, with a rider

Telcos to offer better plans to counter Jio, says Bharti Airtel

Alarmed by the disruptive data plans that Reliance Jio is offering, India's largest telecom service provider Bharti Airtel on Tuesday said the industry will soon come up with more aggressive data plans.

Centre launches IVRS system to address call drop issues

In an attempt to curb the call drop menace, Government has launched an Integrated Voice Response System (IVRS) system at multiple locations including Delhi and Mumbai to obtain direct feedback from subscribers on call quality.

Telcos waive mobile banking charges till Dec 31, to cost just 50p in 2017

Telecom operators have waived the USSD charges or mobile banking fee till December 31.

Jio vs others: TRAI set to reject telcos’ plea to charge higher fee from RJio

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is all set to reject the demand of telecom companies such as Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular for an increase in the fee that they charge from Reliance Jio to terminate its calls on their networks

TRAI allows telecos to increase mobile data packs validity to one year

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has allowed the telecom companies to increase of validity for mobile data packs to 365 days, from the current up to 90 days. “Requests were received in

Telcos to set up 70,000 towers to address call drop issue

The telecom service providers on Friday presented a 100-day action plan to the government on call drops and said collectively they will set up 70,000 base transceiver stations (BTS) within that time-frame.

Telcos question Trai’s call drop test results

New Delhi: Questioning regulator Trai’s drive test results showing worsening call drop situation, telecom operators on Thursday said the issue is limited to area where there are problems in installing towers. “While the area of

Call drop: Telcos warn of hike in mobile tariffs

New Delhi: Upping the ante against Trai's regulation on call drops, telecom operators today warned that mobile tariff will go up if they are forced to pay compensation for dropped calls.The operators have also asserted

TRAI call drop norms to hurt telcos earnings by 5%: BofA-ML

Mumbai: Terming the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's (Trai) policy to compensate users for call drops difficult to implement, Bank of America Merill Lynch (BofA-ML) on Tuesday said it expects a hit of up to