Airtel reveals initiatives to become a true digital organization
Bharti Airtel has listed its various initiatives for becoming a digital telecom operator in the country.
Airtel, releasing its annual report for 2016-17, said it...
How Tata Teleservices performed in 2016
Tata Teleservices (Tata Docomo) posted adjusted gross revenue (AGR) of Rs 9,957 crore in 2016 (--1.29 percent) as compared with Rs 10,087 crore in...
How BSNL performed in 2016 amid competition from Airtel, Jio
State-owned BSNL has reported adjusted gross revenue of Rs 13,110 crore (--0.77 percent) in 2016 as compared with Rs 13,211 crore in 2015.
BSNL, according...
How Aircel performed in 2016
Indian telecom operator Aircel has posted adjusted gross revenue of Rs 11,164 crore (+41 percent) in 2016 against Rs 7,914 crore in 2015.
Aircel has...
Manoj Sinha promises corrective steps to assist India telecoms
Communications Minister Manoj Sinha said the India government would take corrective steps to ensure growth of the telecom sector, after he met representatives of...
Telecoms revenue dips 12% in fiscal 2017 due to Jio offers
The growth of Reliance Jio subscriber base and its free offering till the end of fourth quarter of 2016-17, has led to a 11.7...
Why India telecoms need life saving support from Government
India telecom operators are currently looking for life saving support system from the Government in order to improve their business conditions.
Their condition is so...
Telecoms want better interconnect rate, cut in spectrum usage charge
Concern over low interconnection usage charges, high spectrum usage fee and doing away with Universal Service Obligation Fund were the main issues that telecom...
Top telecoms ask TRAI to impose floor price on voice and data
Several Indian telecom service providers have suggested Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) for imposing a floor price for voice and data services.
The objective...
Anil Ambani not to draw salary from Reliance Communications
Anil D Ambani, chairman of Reliance Communications, will not receive salary and commission during the current financial year.
The debt-hit Reliance Communications, which is on...
4 telecoms demand cut in licence fees and deferred spectrum payment
Four mobile operators -- Reliance Jio, Reliance Communications, Aircel and Tata Teleservices -- on Monday met the inter-ministerial group (IMG) formed to look into...
Cisco Visual Networking Index for India: key findings
Digital transformation will take India's internet users from 373 million (28 percent of population) in 2016 to 829 million (59 percent of the Indian...
BSNL to set-up 25,000 Wi-Fi hotspots at rural exchanges
The state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) on Friday signed an agreement with the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) to set up 25,000 Wi-Fi...
Competition body turns down Airtel’s complaint against RIL, Jio
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Friday rejected Bharti Airtel's complaint against Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and Reliance Jio alleging anti-competitive practices by...
RCOM disagrees with rating actions of Moody’s, Fitch
Reliance Communications (RCOM) on Wednesday disagreed with rating actions by credit rating agencies Moody's and Fitch.
"In May 2015, RCOM issued 6.5 per cent coupon...
Indian telecoms debt crisis widens
Defaults by troubled telecom companies in India could add to problems at banks with weak balance sheets, said Fitch Ratings.
Fitch Ratings also said Indian...