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Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Jio, which is also a member of COAI, has been contesting claims of the inability of telcos to pay the statutory dues

COAI seeks waiver of all past statutory dues for Airtel, Voda-Idea

The telcos to pay the principal due together with interest and penalties within three months.

01 Nov 2019 4:10 PM

Reliance Jio on Thursday wrote to Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad saying firms that have been ordered by the Supreme Court to pay past statutory dues. (Photo: PTI)

Jio says telcos have sufficient capacity to pay dues after SC verdict

Service providers have sufficient financial capacity to pay govt dues by monetising their existing investments and by issuing fresh equity.

31 Oct 2019 2:55 PM

While older TSPs such as Bharti Airtel and Vodafone-Idea have been talking of financial stress ever since they faced intense competition from free voice and dirt-cheap data from newcomer Reliance Jio, the matter has assumed greater importance after the October 24 judgment of the Supreme Court.

Vodafone Idea, Airtel shares jump by 8.5 pc amid financial bailout buzz

Indian government has created a panel to work out a financial bailout package that may include lowering of spectrum charges.

30 Oct 2019 12:25 PM

Reliance Jio's move to charge for interconnection usage charge of 6 paise per minute on outgoing calls made to other networks was seen as an inconvenience for customers by industry experts.

Relaince Jio announces new tariff plans for JioPhone users

Jio has come out with four new monthly plans in range of Rs 75 to 185 with 500 minutes of talk time for calls made to other networks.

25 Oct 2019 7:46 PM

Opensignal has consistently found Airtel to be the fastest network in terms of 4G data download while telecom regulator Trai has found Reliance Jio to be the fastest network from last several months.

Airtel tops in 4G download speed, Idea in uploading: Report

The report found that Jio's 4G services are available to users 97.8 per cent of the time, Airtel stood second with 89.2 per cent.

22 Oct 2019 6:28 PM

This is done by paying the rival network an interconnect usage charge, which currently is 6 paise per minute. (Photo: AFP)

Jio slams Trai's IUC review; says move sabotages PM's Digital India vision

Trai's move to reopen the deadline for ending charges for terminating calls on rival networks beyond January 2020.

21 Oct 2019 12:21 PM

As a market regulator, it would give us insights into what we need to be watchful of, and what we need to do. This, would also enable the Commission to craft a competition advocacy strategy and recommendations tailored to the needs of the telecom sector, said CCI Chairman Ashok Kumar Gupta.

CCI to conduct study on telecom sector amid changing market dynamics

India's telecom sector has witnessed a churn with stiff competition, especially after the entry of Reliance Jio.

13 Oct 2019 4:56 PM

Vodafone Idea has been seeking two-year moratorium on its annual spectrum payment citing debt and stress on balance sheet.

Vodafone top brass meets telecom secy, seeks 2-yr delay on deferred spectrum payment

Kumar Mangalam Birla, head of Vodafone Idea, had sent an SOS to the government earlier also for deferring statutory payments.

30 Sep 2019 8:22 PM

COAI said different players may take varied position based on their operational, strategic and commercial interests and asserted that majority and minority views are part and parcel of working of any institution or industry body. (Photo: File | PTI)

Telcos war: COAI hopes industry's IUC discussion will be reasonable, objective

Typically, a telecom operator pays for connecting calls of its subscribers to the company on whose network a call terminates.

29 Sep 2019 11:50 AM

Airtel followed Jio with an average download speed of 8.2 mbps, and was followed by Vodafone (7.7 mbps) and Idea Cellular (6.1 mbps) in August.

Jio tops Trai's 4G mobile broadband chart in Aug with 21.3 mbps speed

Vodafone, however, maintained lead in terms of upload with 5.5 mbps speed.

17 Sep 2019 10:28 PM

Starting today (on Wednesday), Airtel Xstream Fibre is available to Homes, SOHO (Small Office Home Office) and small commercial establishments in Delhi, Gurgaon, Faridabad, Noida, Ghaziabad, Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Chandigarh, Kolkata, Indore, Jaipur and Ahmedabad, Bharti Airtel said in a statement. (Photo: File | PTI)

Bharti Airtel launches 1 Gbps broadband plan at Rs 3,999/month

The benefits include 3 months Netflix subscription gift, 1 year Amazon Prime membership and access ZEE5 and Airtel Xstream app.

11 Sep 2019 3:04 PM

JioFiber will offer broadband internet speeds of up to 1 Gbps for Rs 8,499 per month, the company said in a statement. (Photo: File)

Reliance rolls out JioFiber, offering minimum 100 Mpbs speed for Rs 699 a month

The broadband service will offer unlimited data, free voice calling to anywhere in India as well as TV video calling/conferencing.

06 Sep 2019 11:26 AM

Industry watchers noted Jio was number one in AGR in 14 circles, Airtel in three circles and Vodafone Idea in 5 circles. (Photo: ANI)

Jio beats Airtel, Voda Idea to be top telecom revenue earner at Rs 10,900 cr

Reliance Jio became the country's largest telecom operator with a subscriber base of 33.13 crore.

28 Aug 2019 9:32 AM

Such investments give an opportunity to infrastructure developers to monetize part of their holdings and free up capital for funding greenfield infrastructure development and deleveraging.

PE/VC infra deals this year beat 7-year total

The infrastructure has been witnessing the private equity and venture capital investments going up since 2012.

20 Aug 2019 7:24 AM

Ambani on Monday announced the roll-out of Jio Fiber from September 5, promising free voice calls for life from landlines. (Photo: AFP)

Jio's First Day First Show scare, multiplex players express confidence in theatre biz

Jio First Day First Show - customers would be able to watch movies in their living rooms on the release day itself.

13 Aug 2019 12:42 PM

Jio will also invest and financially support those startups that have the potential to address India's big needs in agriculture, healthcare, education and skill development which will boost the creation of new livelihoods, said Reliance's Mukesh Ambani. (Photo: File)

Jio, Microsoft team up for digital transformation alliance

Reliance's Mukesh Ambani unveiled promised to make connectivity infrastructure free for nascent stage firms.

12 Aug 2019 9:06 PM

In India even the most basic Jio Giga Fiber will start at 100 mbps at the lowest end. (Photo: AFP)

Jio pan-India broadband service launch from Sept 5 with unlimited free call

The Jio Giga Fiber customers will also get to watch new movies on the same day of its release, Ambani said.

12 Aug 2019 12:40 PM

Reliance Industries' Chairman and Managing Director Mukesh Ambani.

Jio subscriber base at over 340 mn, ready to kick-start 4 new growth engines: Ambani

The investment cycle of Reliance Jio is complete, and about Rs 3.5 lakh crore has been invested in high-speed 4G network.

12 Aug 2019 12:16 PM

The latest smartphone comes equipped with 6.59 inches Full View Vivid Display with no notch for an unmatched wide angle visual experience.

Huawei Y9 Prime 2019 enters chart of Best Selling Phones on Amazon.in

Huawei has also introduced special offers through its partnership with Reliance Jio.

11 Aug 2019 4:54 PM

The device could be priced somewhere around Rs 4,500.

Jio GigaFiber and JioPhone 3 to launch on Monday

The new version of JioPhone 2 could be powered by a MediaTek processor.

11 Aug 2019 1:02 PM

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