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Sources said that National Anti-Profiteering Authority (NAA) was of the view that the tax rate had actually gone up in the GST regime from earlier 15 per cent.

GST anti-profiteering body dismisses complaint against Bharti Telemedia

The complainant had alleged that Bharti Telemedia, which is into DTH satellite had not reduced prices of its offerings.

13 Jun 2019 3:11 PM

Airtel Africa intends to proceed with an initial public offering for admission and listing of its shares on the main market of London Stock Exchange.

Airtel Africa to raise USD 750 million via IPO, eyes London listing

Airtel Africa is also considering listing its shares on the Nigerian Stock Exchange.

04 Jun 2019 10:51 AM

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Airtel plans London IPO for Africa unit

Africa Airtel will also seek to lure investors with the potential of its mobile-money offering, which has 14.2 million customers.

29 May 2019 1:21 AM

The overall tele-density in India declined to 90.11 at the end of March, from 91.86 in February.

Airtel, Vodafone Idea lose 30 mn customers; Jio adds 9.4 mn users in Mar

India's total wireless subscriber base fell to 1,161.8 million on March 31, 2019, shedding 21.87 million users in one month.

21 May 2019 7:45 PM

Jio is playing to be "India two player", Ambit Capital said adding that this severely impacts the ability of Vodafone Idea to enjoy the upsides of its rural subscriber base upgrading to smartphones.

Vodafone Idea lags Airtel, Jio in sequential revenue growth in Q4: Analysts

Vodafone Idea is looking to monetise investments in tower venture as well as fibre assets.

14 May 2019 9:06 PM

Over the past few years, India's telecom market had become cut-throat where nearly a dozen players jostled for market share, pummelling the call rates to among the lowest in the world. (Representational Image)

Fund raising in telecom shows promoters' resolve despite structural issues: COAI

The industry has taken a responsible call to infuse fresh funds in 'some very adverse circumstances', said COAI chief.

09 May 2019 5:19 PM

Earlier this week, telecom operator Bharti Airtel reported a surprise 29 per cent surge in March quarter net profit, aided by exceptional income gains.

See stability returning to telecom market by Q4 FY20: COAI

Telecom operators will look at getting more offerings like content, e-commerce and financial services.

08 May 2019 6:02 PM

Hughes will have majority ownership in the combined entity while Airtel will have a significant shareholding, according to a statement. (Photo: PTI)

HCIL, Airtel to combine India VSAT business

HCIL is a subsidiary of broadband satellite networks and services provider Hughes Network Systems

08 May 2019 9:51 AM

Reliance, once dependent on its industrial businesses, reshaped the Indian telecom industry when it launched its Jio telecom unit in 2016.

Global investors in talks to invest in Reliance Jio infra investment trusts: report

Reliance aims to get at least five investors on board, with some joining the conglomerate’s board, the report added.

30 Apr 2019 12:36 PM

Market repair in the battered telecom sector is at least a year away as the disruptor Reliance Jio continues to focus on subscriber additions, Jefferies report said.

Vodafone Idea needs more fund in FY19 to finance spectrum repayments: Report

Vodafone Idea is in the process of raising Rs 25,000 crore through a rights issue.

25 Apr 2019 7:41 PM

Rhe wireless broadband subscriber base maintained strong momentum, demonstrating a growth of two per cent during the month of February. (Representational Image)

Wireless broadband subscriber base touches 532 mn in Feb: ICRA

The wireless subscribers increased to 1,183.7 million in Feb 2019, adding 1.7 million subscribers over the previous month.

24 Apr 2019 7:07 PM

"The funding reduces leverage for Bharti and Reliance but is inadequate for VodaIdea, in our view," it said. "With Jio focus remaining on subscriber addition, the market repair is still 12 months away."

Telecom market repair still some time away: Jefferies

This fiscal will see equity fund-raising of over Rs 1 lakh crore led by separate rights by Vodafone-Idea and Bharti Airtel.

24 Apr 2019 3:44 PM

Bharti Airtel said its board of directors in a meeting held on Friday approved rights issue which is scheduled to open on May 3 and close on May 17. (Photo: PTI)

Airtel's Rs 25,000-crore rights issue to open on May 3

Bharti Airtel has already fixed April 24 as 'record date' to determine shareholders' eligibility to apply for equity shares.

19 Apr 2019 7:36 PM

Reliance Jio alone added 77.93 lakh customers, taking its total subscriber base to 29.7 crore at the end of February. (Photo: AFP)

Jio, BSNL drive telecom subscriber growth to 120.5 cr in Feb

Reliance Jio and BSNL added 86.39 lakh mobile subscribers but other telecom operators jointly lost 69.93 lakh customers.

18 Apr 2019 6:57 PM

In its television commercials during the ongoing IPL season, Jio is shown 'Celebrating 300 million users.' (Photo: AFP)

Reliance Jio crosses 300 mn customers mark

The milestone was reached on March 2, sources said.

14 Apr 2019 4:43 PM

The merger will bolster Airtel's spectrum pool with significant additional 178.5 MHz spectrum in 1800, 2100 and 850 MHz bands, all widely used for 4G.

Tata Tele merger: DoT seeks Rs 7,200 cr bank guarantee from Airtel

The proposed merger will include transfer of all the customers and assets of Tata CMB to Airtel.

11 Apr 2019 6:17 PM

Airtel mobile customers can now enjoy the most competitive ISD tariffs with their regular recharge packs and bundles.

Airtel slashes call rates to Bangladesh, Nepal by up to 75 per cent

Calls to Bangladesh will now be charged at only Rs 2.99 per minute.

25 Mar 2019 2:25 PM

Existing Vodafone shareholders will be able to buy 87 shares for every 38 shares held at an issue price of Rs 12.50 apiece, the firm said in a statement.

Voda Idea pegs rights issue at 61 per cent discount

Some analysts were skeptical about the benefits of the planned inv-estments and the rights issue to investors.

21 Mar 2019 5:48 AM

Performance of Bharti Airtel and Vodafone remained almost flat at 9.4 mbps and 6.7 mbps compared to their performance in January. (Representational Image)

Jio tops 4G chart with 20.9 mbps download speed in Feb, Voda in upload: Trai

The average download speed on Idea's network improved to 5.7 mbps in February from 5.5 mbps in January.

16 Mar 2019 10:46 AM

Airtel's unit, Nettle Infrastructure Investments Ltd, will buy a 32 per cent stake in Bharti Infratel. (Photo: PTI)

Bharti Airtel to slash direct stake in Infratel

Bharti Airtel Ltd will slash its stake in the telecom tower company by more than half to 18.3 per cent.

12 Mar 2019 10:44 AM

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