Telecom
Govt panel mulls more time for telcos to pay up AGR dues
04 Nov 2019
Amidst the hue and cry by Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea over financial strain, Reliance Jio on Friday wrote a letter to union telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad alleging that the telcos have enough funds to pay dues
BSNL to pay subscribers 6 paise for voice call of over 5 minutes
01 Nov 2019
BSNL will credit 6 paise each to every calls of over 5 minutes to the accounts of its FTTH, landline and wireline customers even as Reliance Jio started charging subscribers 6 paise each for calls to other networks
Vodafone may exit India as losses mount: IANS report
30 Oct 2019
Vodafone-Idea continues to lose subscribers and market share with each passing month while falling market capitalisation is preventing it from raising fresh funds
Govt may opt to sell BSNL and MTNL, say reports
29 Oct 2019
Government would go for strategic disinvestment of BSNL and MTNL post Diwali rather than put money into bleeding telecom firms, reports citing officials said
SC orders private telcos to pay Rs92,000 cr to govt as revenue share
25 Oct 2019
The disputed licence fee, which was about Rs23,000 crore originally, has grown to Rs92,000 crore after the apex court allowed the government’s clam of interest and penalties
Govt gives in-principle approval for BSNL-MTNL merger
23 Oct 2019
The Department of Telecom has finalised a Rs74,000-crore revival plan for the ailing state-run telecom firms - BSNL and MTNL, which will include capital infusion to acquire 4G spectrum and the cost of a voluntary retirement scheme
Retail, telecom push RIL's Q2 net to record Rs11,262 crore
21 Oct 2019
The results reflect the shifting focus of RIL to direct-to-consumer businesses, which helped offset energy weakness in September quarter
