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Bharti Airtel owns telecom assets in 14 African countries. (Photo: PTI)

Bharti Airtel picks banks for London flotation of Africa business

In February Bharti Airtel Ltd said the holding company for its Africa operations was looking at a potential IPO.

15 Sep 2018 7:32 AM

Regulator TRAI has imposed penalties on major telecom operators, including Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular (now merged), for slipping on various service quality benchmarks for the March quarter, according to multiple sources. (Photo: AFP)

TRAI slaps fine on Jio, Airtel, others for not meeting quality norms

The fines cover various parameters and service areas, and all the operators are in the process of making the payment.

09 Sep 2018 1:52 PM

Bharti Airtel on Wednesday said its DTH arm Bharti Telemedia has received government's approval for transfer of its 15 per cent stake to private equity firm Warburg Pincus.

Airtel gets govt nod to offload 15 pc stake in DTH arm to Warburg Pincus

The said approval has been granted by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.

29 Aug 2018 12:49 PM

Electronics major Samsung has said it will start shipping its premium flagship 'Note 9' in the Indian market, priced Rs 67,900 onwards.

Samsung to retail Note 9 at Rs 67,900 onwards in India

Bharti Airtel said the Note 9 (128 GB) will be available through its online store.

10 Aug 2018 7:04 PM

Payments solution provider Razorpay on Tuesday said it has partnered with Bharti Airtel to help the latter's customers make seamless online payments through UPI (Unified Payment Interface) on the telecom firm's website and mobile app.

Bharti Airtel partners Razorpay for UPI payments

Payments through UPI will enhance customer experience by removing the hassle of typing card details.

31 Jul 2018 4:36 PM

On 27 July, India’s new lower GST rates on consumer goods ranging from footwear to washing machines took effect.

Moody’s: GST cut is credit negative

Shortfall in tax revenue to be partly offset by improved tax compliance.

31 Jul 2018 1:51 AM

The GST anti-profiteering authority has sought inputs from telecom operator Bharti Airtel and budget airline Indigo on whether the goods and services tax (GST) or credit allowed on inputs in the new regime has created room for reduction in prices.

NAA seeks inputs from Airtel, Indigo for impact of GST on prices

The companies have been asked to submit the calculation within a fortnight.

30 Jul 2018 3:24 PM

Mobile tower arm of telecom major Bharti Airtel, Infratel on Wednesday said it has received clearance from stock exchanges for its merger with Indus Towers.

Bharti Infratel, Indus Tower merger deal gets clearance from SEBI

It will now approach National Company Law Tribunal for its approval, the company said.

25 Jul 2018 3:18 PM

Chief technology officers of telecom operators Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel have resigned from their respective companies. (Photo: AFP)

Chief technology officers of Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel quit

Reliance Jio Group Chief Technology Officer Jagbir Singh had joined the company before the soft launch of 4G services.

22 Jul 2018 6:04 PM

During the hearing of the petitions, the TRAI had submitted that the rate cut would ultimately benefit the internet users.

Madras HC refuses to quash TRAI regulations on CLS

TRAI had earlier slashed access charges following complaints that the rates charged by petitioner firms were excessive.

03 Jul 2018 9:32 AM

Telecom service provider Bharti Airtel on Wednesday outlined its network expansion blueprint for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana for 2018-19, entailing addition of over 15,000 new mobile sites and over 3,000 km of optic fibre.

Airtel to add 15,000 new mobile sites, optic fibre in AP, Telangana

Last year, over 10,000 new sites were deployed in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

20 Jun 2018 4:32 PM

Telecom major Bharti Airtel on Wednesday said it has opened broadband experience centres at three villages in Varanasi, Ghazipur and Gorakhpur districts of Uttar Pradesh in partnership with the Department of Telecom.

Airtel partners with DoT to open broadband centres in UP

Airtel said it has committed to partnerning with BharatNet to provide broadband service in up to 30,500 gram panchayats.

13 Jun 2018 6:00 PM

Telecom major Bharti Airtel has chalked out plans to deploy 12,000 new mobile sites in the state taking the total to 52,000 during the current fiscal. (Photo: AFP)

Bharti Airtel to increase mobile sites in Tamil Nadu by 30 pc

The addition of fresh fiber capacity will support the growth of high speed data services.

11 Jun 2018 3:50 PM

A day after government approved its merger with telecom major Airtel, a section of Telenor India's employees are facing lay-off.

Airtel to lay-off section of Telenor staff post-merger

Both the companies had entered into an agreement for the deal in February 2017.

16 May 2018 8:37 PM

Airtel will add 5 MHz to 7.2 MHz of Telenor’s spectrum (1,800 band) in each of the seven circles.

Acquisition of Telenor is complete, says Airtel

All existing customers of Telenor India will now become a part of Airtel network.

15 May 2018 12:59 AM

Supreme Court last week rejected DoT's petition for security deposit of around Rs 1,700 crore from the companies and directed it to approve the merger. (Photo: PTI)

DoT approves merger of Bharti Airtel and Telenor India

The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) had approved the proposed merger on March 8.

14 May 2018 1:35 PM

Airtel posted a consolidated profit of Rs 83 crore, down 78 per cent year-on-year. (Photo: PTI)

No ‘debt relief’ in sight for Bharti Airtel

Sunil Mittal’s Bharti Airtel is weighing various options to pare its Rs 96,000-crore debt.

10 May 2018 9:22 AM

We also expect Bharti to merge Telenor (India) and Tata Teleservices in FY19, adding 5 per cent–8 per cent to its revenue,” said S&P.

S&P revises outlook on Airtel to negative

S&P said Bharti’s leverage is further constrained by higher capex during FY19.

04 May 2018 6:47 AM

Idea Cellular on Saturday reported a nearly three-fold jump in its comprehensive loss at Rs 930.6 crore for the fourth quarter of 2017-18.

Idea Cellular Q4 net loss widens nearly 3-fold to Rs 930.6 crore

The operating revenue dropped 24.47 per cent to Rs 6,137.3 crore in the March quarter of FY18.

28 Apr 2018 3:41 PM

Bharti Airtel may face a rating downgrade in next 6-12 months.

May downgrade Airtel rating if margins dip further: Moody's

Airtel's total revenue fell by 10.5 per cent to Rs 19,634 crore in the fourth quarter of 2017-18.

27 Apr 2018 3:45 PM

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