Idea Cellular
Govt to pick up 33% stake in ailing Vodafone Idea
06 Feb 2023
After the fresh equity infusion by the government, the shareholding of the promoters will come down to around 50 per cent from the pre-December 2022 level of around 75 per cent - Vodafone Plc holding 48 per cent and Aditya Birla Group 27 per cent
Vodafone Idea rebranded 'Vi' as company looks for a fresh start
07 Sep 2020
Vodafone Idea board on Friday had approved a plan to raise up to Rs25,000 crore, to inject fresh life into the joint venture, as the new brand buries the images created by Vodafone and Idea Cellular
Voda Idea seeks 15 yrs to pay AGR dues; demands GST refund
27 Feb 2020
The cash-strapped telco, which owes about Rs57,000 crore in overdue revenue share to the government, managed to pay just Rs3,500 crore so far, and wants the government to adjust the Rs8,000 crore GST refund due to it be adjusted against AGR dues
Vodafone Idea won’t survive without govt relief: Kumar Mangalam Birla
06 Dec 2019
Responding to a question if the company is still hopeful of government relief for the debt-laden telecom sector, Birla echoed the statement made by Nick Read, CEO of Vodafone Plc, a shareholder in Vodafone Idea, earlier, but detracted later
Voda Idea logs second quarter of Rs5,000-cr loss courtesy Jio
07 Feb 2019
The introduction of ‘service validity vouchers’ which require customers to make a minimum recharge of Rs35 (28 days validity), led to a reduction of 35 million customers in the quarter, but helped increase the company’s average revenue per user by 1.5 per cent
Vodafone Idea plans Rs28,000-cr war chest to take on Jio
24 Jan 2019
Vodafone will invest up to Rs11,000 crore in the fund while the Aditya Birla group will add Rs7,250 crore
Idea, Vodafone complete merger
31 Aug 2018
Idea-Vodafone merger gets NCLT approval
30 Aug 2018
While this clears the way for merger of India’s second and third-largest telecom service providers to form the largest telco in the country, the road ahead for the merged entity is not smooth
Tower sales boosts Idea's 2Q net
31 Jul 2018
Vodafone Idea gets final regulatory approval
26 Jul 2018
Aditya Birla Group chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla will now be the chairman of the country’s biggest telecom company while Balesh Sharma, currently chief operating officer of Vodafone India, will be its CEO
Vodafone Idea pay up Rs7,268-cr dues to clear path for merger
24 Jul 2018
While Idea and Vodafone decided to pay up the Rs7,268-cr dues `under protest’ to clear the path for merger, the two companies said they reserve the right to challenge the demand after DoT’s final approval of the merger
Trai penalises Jio, Airtel, Idea and Vodafone
02 Jul 2018
Idea gets DoT nod to raise up to 100% FDI
05 Jun 2018
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