Vodafone Idea

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India's first auction of the ultra-high speed 5G spectrum on Tuesday attracted bids of over Rs 1.45 lakh crore. (PTI file photo)

Record Rs 1.4L bids on day 1 of 5G auction

The earlier high bid amount for spectrum auctions was 1.09 lakh crore

27 Jul 2022 1:43 AM

A visitor walks into a Vodafone store in Bangalore. (Photo: PTI/File)

Vodafone in talks to sell 5 per cent stake in Indus Towers to Bharti Airtel: Sources

Vodafone currently holds about 28 per cent in Indus Towers

23 Feb 2022 4:56 PM

The higher tariffs will be effective from November 25, it said in a statement. (Photo: PTI)

Vodafone Idea hikes mobile call, data rates by 20-25 per cent

The announcement from Vodafone Idea comes a day after Bharti Airtel announced hiking tariffs

23 Nov 2021 12:48 PM

As the Supreme Court barred any change in the definition of AGR retrospectively, the government has decided to exclude non-telecom revenues from the definition of AGR in future. (PTI Photo)

AA Edit | Telecom relief package comes in nick of time

The most prominent decision taken by the Cabinet is a moratorium on the spectrum and AGR payments up to four years from October 2021

17 Sep 2021 3:15 AM

VIL’s debt from banks and financial institutions stood at Rs 23,400 crore. (Photo: PTI)

Telecom relief eases default risk for banks

However, bankers said they are awaiting the plan of action from the telecom companies to assess the situation

16 Sep 2021 7:24 AM

Union Ministers Ashwini Vaishnaw and Anurag Thakur during a press briefing on the Cabinet decisions, at National Media Centre in New Delhi, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021. (PTI/Shahbaz Khan)

Union Cabinet approves fresh lifeline for telecom sector

The package comes six weeks after Kumar Mangalam Birla resigned from the post of chairman of Vodafone Idea Ltd on August 4

16 Sep 2021 6:31 AM

The Supreme Court had in its earlier judgment granted a period of 10 years to clear their pending AGR dues. (Photo: PTI/File)

AGR case: SC dismisses plea by Airtel, Vodafone Idea seeking correction of errors

Supreme Court had earlier on July 19 reserved its order

23 Jul 2021 12:16 PM

No remuneration for Vodafone Idea CEO during 3-year tenure

VIL appointed Takkar as its MD and CEO following the resignation of Balesh Sharma from the post

09 Sep 2020 9:16 AM

TRAI issues show-cause notice to Vodafone Idea on priority plan. (PTI Photo)

TRAI sends show-cause notice to Vodafone Idea, says priority plan is misleading

TRAI had been probing priority plan RedX and Platinum offering to see if network preference leads to deterioration of services

26 Aug 2020 4:06 PM

Indian telecom operators revenue grows strongly defying coronavirus, says Fitch. (ANI Photo)

Telecom operators' buck COVID-19 slowdown, reports strong revenue: Fitch

Data traffic surged by 20 to 30 per cent as the lockdown increased demand for data connectivity

07 Aug 2020 1:59 PM

Vodafone Idea has paid a further sum of Rs 1,000 crore to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) towards adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues. (ANI Photo)

Vodafone pays Rs 1,000 crore to DoT towards AGR dues

The apex court rejected the argument of incumbent telecom operators that the AGR only included licence and spectrum fees.

19 Jul 2020 8:42 AM

The telecom industry on Wednesday reiterated the demand for a refund of Rs 35,000 crore GST credit. (PTI Photo)

Telcos seek Rs 35k cr GST refund, pending payment of Rs 20k cr from state-run firms

The telecom industry has unutilized GST input tax credit over Rs 35,000 crore for which the sector has repeatedly demanded a refund

15 May 2020 2:27 PM

The ‘Work@Home’ plan offers up to 5GB of free internet a day at 10 Mbps speed after which the speed is reduced to 1 Gbps for further usage. It is an unlimited plan with no cap on uploads and downloads.

One less worry while working from home: BSNL offers free broadband internet

The offer is available to existing BSNL landline customers without any installation charges

20 Mar 2020 5:50 PM

Vodafone Idea pays Rs 3,354 cr to govt in AGR dues

Department of Telecom raised total demand of around Rs 53,000 core for AGR liability of Vodafone Idea

16 Mar 2020 2:27 PM

Sensex, Nifty clock fourth successive loss under AGR, coronavirus clouds

However, both indices recovered lost ground in the latter part of the day

18 Feb 2020 4:32 PM

In this Jan. 20, 2012 file photo, a visitor walks in a Vodafone store in Bangalore. Vodafone Idea is in trouble over its payments to the Department of Telecom. (PTI)

Can't say a thing: Kumar Mangalam Birla meets telecom secretary

Vodafone Idea's future hangs in the balance as massive payout to Union government looms over company

18 Feb 2020 2:58 PM

According to reports, Vodafone Idea may raise over USD 2.5 billion from asset sales ahead of a January deadline to pay statutory dues. The company is said to be in talks to sell its optic fibre business to Brookfield Asset Management Inc and its datacentre to the Edelweiss Group.

Vodafone Idea shares gain over 8 pc amid asset sale plan

On the BSE, the scrip after opening on a positive note further rose to Rs 7.08 apiece, up 7.9 per cent.

11 Dec 2019 12:56 PM

The Mukesh Ambani-led telecom operator added that its new plan are offering up to 25 per cent more value than that of rivals.

Average customer unlikely to pay for outgoing calls, says Reliance Jio

Reliance Jio is offering 1,000 minutes per month (28-day cycle) of free calling every month across all plans.

08 Dec 2019 4:43 PM

Aditya Birla Group chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla. (Photo: File)

Vodafone Idea will shut in absence of govt relief: Birla

We will have to shut shop, chairman Voda Idea Kumar Mangalam Birla said on a query about the course of action for the company.

06 Dec 2019 12:41 PM

Vodafone Idea shares zoomed 31.72 per cent to Rs 7.93 on the BSE.

Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel continue rally for fourth consecutive session

Bharti Airtel also rose 3.11 per cent to hit its 52-week high of Rs 452.95, registering its fourth consecutive day of gain.

20 Nov 2019 2:25 PM

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