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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...
Tata Docom store launch in Bangalore

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...
BSNL mobile plan

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...
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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...
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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...
Jio network display

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...
India telecom industry revenue in recent quarters

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...
Cellular towers in China

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...
TRAI chairman

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 of Reliance Communications

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...
Telecom shop rural India

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 revenue in Q2 2014

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

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...
Reliance Jio 4G OFC network in Kerala

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...
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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...
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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...

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