Idea, Vodafone announce merger; Kumar Mangalam Birla to be Chairman of the new entity
Idea Cellular board on Monday approved merger of Vodafone India Ltd and its wholly-owned arm Vodafone Mobile Services with the company, a move that will create the country's biggest telecom services provider with a customer base of over 394 million.
Mar 20, 2017, 09:28 AM IST
Idea to sell 2G, 3G, 4G mobile data at same price
Telecom operator Idea Cellular will start selling 1GB and above mobile data plans across its 2G, 3G and 4G network at same price by the end of this month.
Mar 17, 2017, 16:39 PM IST
Itel, Idea Cellular tie-up to offer 6 GB free data on various smart devices
Leading mobile brand from Transsion Holdings Conglomerate itel has partnered with Idea Cellular, one of the leading Indian mobile operators, to offer free one GB of Data per month for up to six months on specific models of itel smartphones.
Mar 15, 2017, 17:31 PM IST
Itel collaborates with Idea Cellular to offer 1GB free data per month
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Mar 15, 2017, 14:50 PM IST
Idea Cellular to offer free incoming calls on domestic roaming
Telecom operator Idea Cellular on Sunday announced free incoming calls on domestic roaming and unveiled international roaming value packs that, it claimed, would prevent "bill shocks" to those travelling abroad.
Mar 12, 2017, 11:59 AM IST
Are Jio's offers base plan or special voucher? TDSAT asks TRAI
Telecom tribunal TDSAT on Monday asked regulator TRAI to place all documents pertaining to Reliance Jio's free offers and specify whether the tariffs were a regular plan, base plan or special tariff voucher.
Feb 20, 2017, 20:51 PM IST
Vodafone, Idea likely to seal merger pact within a month
UK's Vodafone and Aditya Birla group firm Idea Cellular are likely to finalise within a month the mega merger deal that will create India's largest telecom firm.
Feb 19, 2017, 17:46 PM IST
Reliance Jio to Delhi HC: TRAI held its free offers perfectly legitimate
Reliance Jio on Tuesday told Delhi High Court that telecom regulator TRAI has held that its free offers to subscribers was perfectly legitimate.
Feb 15, 2017, 10:30 AM IST
This is how Reliance Jio rubbed salt into wounds of Airtel, Vodafone, Idea Cellular this Valentine's Day!
Reliance Jio's audacious telecom and 4G venture has dibalanced Airtel, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular
Feb 14, 2017, 11:39 AM IST
Idea Money launches USSD-based platform for digital payments
Idea Cellular on Thursday said it has enabled USSD-based platform for shopkeepers and customers to conduct digital transactions using Idea Money service.
Feb 09, 2017, 15:38 PM IST
Vodafone-Idea merger to boost margin; credit positive: Report
The proposed merger between Vodafone and Idea Cellular is a credit positive for the telecom sector and will push the combined entity's margins up by around 3 percentage points on cost synergies, India Ratings said today.
Feb 08, 2017, 21:18 PM IST
Telecom Comm seeks clarity from Trai on Rs 3,050-crore fine
Inter-ministerial panel Telecom Commission on Monday sought clarity from Trai on Rs 3,050-crore penalty that the watchdog recommended on three operators, including Airtel and Vodafone, for allegedly violating interconnect norms and its power to impose fine in such cases.
Feb 06, 2017, 19:36 PM IST
Vodafone and Idea may merge soon
Vodafone and Idea may merge soon. Watch the full segment for more details.
Jan 30, 2017, 23:06 PM IST
Idea Cellular enters digital services
In the latest, Idea Cellular entred in the digital services on Monday. The telecom major launched services with `Digital Idea` and launched three new mobile apps -- Idea Music Lounge, Idea Movie Club and Idea Game Spark.
Jan 30, 2017, 21:06 PM IST
Vodafone confirms merger talks with Idea Cellular; to create India's largest telco
Ending months of speculation, Vodafone on Monday confirmed it is in talks with the Aditya Vikram Birla group for the merger of its Indian entity and Idea Cellular in what will be the largest such deal in the country`s telecom space once it materialises.
Jan 30, 2017, 13:56 PM IST
Idea set to take on Reliance Jio, to launch slew of apps
Telecom operator Idea Cellular is set to launch a variety of apps across movies, TV, music, games and others next week as part of its bid to transform into a full-fledged digital services company, in competition to the new entrant- Reliance Jio Infocomm.
Jan 27, 2017, 12:13 PM IST
PoI situation better; Vodafone, Idea meeting norms: TRAI
Terming the overall Points of Interconnect situation as "better" than before, regulator Trai has said Vodafone and Idea Cellular are meeting norms in all circles, while for Bharti Airtel the congestion level is beyond permissible limit in eight circles.
Jan 26, 2017, 11:22 AM IST
Reliance Jio Happy New Year: Idea challenges TRAI's permission to extend offer
After Airtel, Idea Cellular has approached the telecom dispute tribunal TDSAT against regulator TRAI for allowing Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio to continue free promotional offer beyond the stipulated 90 days.
Jan 18, 2017, 20:44 PM IST
Attorney General clears way for Rs 3,050 crore penalty on Airtel, Voda, Idea
Paving the way for Rs 3,050 crore cumulative penal action on telecom operators Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea Cellular, the Attorney General is learnt to have opined that the Department of Telecom has power to impose penalty on grounds of poor quality of service.
Jan 12, 2017, 23:30 PM IST
Now, Idea Cellular offers extra 3GB of 4G data a month for a year
Hitting up the data war, Idea Cellular on Wednesday announced it was giving an additional 3GB of 4G data to its customers on select unlimited calling plans.
Jan 11, 2017, 23:13 PM IST
