Telecom stocks tumble up to 7.4%; RIL hits record high as Trai slashes IUC
Telecom regulator Trai on Wednesday announced slashing of mobile call connection charge by more than half to 6 paise a minute and said no rate will apply from January 1, 2020, a move that may benefit newcomer Reliance Jio.
Sep 20, 2017, 13:54 PM IST
Call connect rate cut to benefit new player only: Telcos
Interconnection Usage Charges or IUC, will be brought down to six paise per minute from October 1, 2017, TRAI has said.
Sep 20, 2017, 12:18 PM IST
Airtel slams TRAI's decision on IUC
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India said it would phase out IUC by January 1, 2020.
Sep 20, 2017, 10:48 AM IST
Airtel confusing TRAI regarding IUC: Reliance Jio
Jio has requested TRAI to "summarily dismiss this contention as this wrong argument is being merely used for shaping the Authority`s stand on the issue and influencing the opinion of other stakeholders".
Sep 11, 2017, 20:14 PM IST
Airtel launches Voice over LTE, services go live in Mumbai
Airtel VoLTE, which works over 4G, will offer customers HD quality voice calls along with faster call set up time, the company said in a statement.
Sep 11, 2017, 15:55 PM IST
Airtel 4G smartphone may debut around Diwali: Price, features and more
Airtel dual SIM 4G smartphone will sport a four inch display, dual camera, VoLTE calling and a longer battery life.
Sep 11, 2017, 10:36 AM IST
Airtel claims Rs 6,800 crore loss from low IUC cost in 5 years
Bharti Airtel accused Reliance Jio of "misleading" the telecom regulator and public over call connect charge issue, and claimed it has suffered a loss of Rs 6,800 crore in the last five years due to low network interconnection charges set by Trai.
Sep 07, 2017, 15:25 PM IST
Airtel, Symantec ally for cyber security solutions
India's largest telecom operator Bharti Airtel on Monday announced a partnership with Symantec Corp to provide cyber security solutions to businesses in India.
Aug 28, 2017, 13:26 PM IST
Idea, Vodafone lose customers, Airtel adds users in July
The subscriber base of Bharti Airtel reached 28.12 crore in July.
Aug 22, 2017, 22:43 PM IST
Telecom's share in NPAs up, Jio triggered tariff cut: Survey
The survey said Jio's pricing scheme "forced incumbent telecom firms" to cut voice call rates and cost of 1 GB data to average USD 1.9 during January-March 2017.
Aug 11, 2017, 17:22 PM IST
HUL, Asian Paints and Bharti Airtel among Forbes' 100 most innovative companies
Three Indian firms -- Hindustan Unilever, Asian Paints and Bharti Airtel -- are among Forbes' list of the world's 100 most innovative companies, where Salesforce.Com has replaced Tesla Motors on the top position.
Aug 09, 2017, 19:57 PM IST
Bharti, Vodafone top in list of towers exceeding radiation limit
"During the audit carried out by TERM Cells, total 284 numbers of BTSs installed on various mobile towers by various TSPs have been found exceeding the prescribed EMF radiation limits as on June 30, 2017," telecom minister Manoj Sinha said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.
Aug 09, 2017, 18:27 PM IST
Airtel sells 6.7 crore Bharti Infratel shares for Rs 2,570 crore
Bharti Airtel via its wholly owned subsidiary Nettle Infrastructure Investments divested 67.53 million shares of its subsidiary Bharti Infratel through a secondary share sale in the stock market.
Aug 08, 2017, 13:16 PM IST
Airtel plans to sell 3.7% stake in Bharti Infra for Rs 2500 crore
Bharti Airtel's consolidated net debt at the end of June 2017 was Rs 87,840 crore.
Aug 07, 2017, 20:52 PM IST
Reliance Jio does it again, tops TRAI June test as fastest 4G operator
As per the TRAI test results, Bharti Airtel's average 4G download speed was lowest at 8.91 mbps. The company has been claiming to be the fastest 4G service provider as per tests conducted by private broadband speed measuring firms.
Aug 03, 2017, 20:09 PM IST
Idea Cellular posts third straight loss amid price war
Idea Cellular Ltd, India`s No. 3 telecoms firm, reported a third straight quarterly loss on Thursday, reeling in the wake of a price war wrought by upstart entrant Reliance Jio.
Jul 27, 2017, 17:42 PM IST
Reliance Jio effect: Airtel to roll out VoLTE service across India by March 2018
At present, Mukesh Ambani controlled Reliance Jio is the only operator in India offering voice on 4G network using VoLTE technology.
Jul 27, 2017, 15:39 PM IST
Jio effect: Airtel Q1 net profit tanks 75% to Rs 367 crore
The country's largest telecom company Bharti Airtel on Tuesday posted 74.89 per cent plunge in consolidated net profit to Rs 367 crore for the June quarter of the current fiscal, hit hard by the disruptive pricing of newcomer Reliance Jio.
Jul 25, 2017, 20:15 PM IST
TDSAT hearing on Reliance Jio free-offer case on August 18
The telecom tribunal will hear on August 18 the petition of Bharti Airtel and Idea Cellular challenging the decision of Trai to allow free offers of Reliance Jio to continue beyond the stipulated 90 days.
Jul 25, 2017, 16:44 PM IST
Jio's cheap handsets may reverse India's revenue decline trend
Despite this move, the agency retained its negative outlook on the sector, which has been impacted hugely by the entry of Jio.
Jul 24, 2017, 17:58 PM IST
