Telecom
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
Jio, Voda Idea and Airtel hike tariffs by 40% and more
02 Dec 2019
While Jio has increased tariff by 40 per cent, Airtel and Vodafone Idea have increased prices of their existing packages by as much as 50 per cent, besides the six paise per minute for calls charged under the fair usage policy
Govt defers recovery of Rs45,000-crore dues of Vodafone, Airtel
21 Nov 2019
Expectations of government help and plans by all four telcos, including Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio and state-owned BSNL, to raise prices sparked a rally in shares of all listed carriers
DoT asks telecom companies to clear dues in 3 months
14 Nov 2019
While the DoT has given telecom operators the option to clear all the dues on self-assessment basis, reports citing officials of Aditya Birla group and partner Vodafone group that while they would like to stay invested, any further investment would depend on the government providing substantial relief in both revenue share and spectrum dues
