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Vodafone Idea's Shares Dive A Record Amount Over $4 Billion Payout

Business | Upmanyu Trivedi, Bloomberg | Friday January 17, 2020

Local wireless operators including Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtelsuffered a blow Thursday, when the nation's Supreme Court rejected their appeal against an October verdict, requiring them to pay as much as $13 billion for spectrum and license fees. The companies were counting on some relief, such as a reversal of the earlier order, reduced liabili...

Bharti Airtel Gains, Vodafone Idea Nosedives After Supreme Court Rejects AGR Review Plea

Business | Edited by Peter Noronha | Friday January 17, 2020

It may be recollected that the telecom department claimed dues of around Rs 92,000 crore as license fee and Rs 41,000 crore as spectrum usage fee from Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Reliance Communications (RCom). According to the telecom department, Bharti Airtel owed around Rs 23,000 crore, Vodafone Idea Rs 19,823.71 crore and Reliance Communic...

Airtel Considers Filing Curative Petition In Adjusted Gross Revenue Case

Business | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday January 16, 2020

Curative petition is the last constitutional remedy available to a person whose review petition has been dismissed by the Supreme Court.

Supreme Court Dismisses Plea of Telcos Seeking Review of Verdict on Recovery of Past Dues

Press Trust of India | Thursday January 16, 2020

Supreme Court Thursday dismissed review petitions of top telecom firms including Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea seeking review of its earlier order asking them to pay Rs. 1,47,000 crores in past statutory dues by January 23.

Telecom Companies To Pay Rs 92,000 Crore As Dues To Government; Top Court Rejects Plea For Review

Business | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Sandeep Singh (with inputs from agencies) | Thursday January 16, 2020

In a major setback for mobile service providers, the Supreme Court on Thursday rejected telecom companies' plea seeking a review of its earlier order that allowed the government to collect dues worth Rs 92,000 crore from them. "Applications for hearing in open court/oral hearing are rejected. Having perused the review petitions and the connected pa...

Bharti Airtel Raises Funds To Pay Adjusted Gross Revenue Dues

Business | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday January 15, 2020

As many as 32.35 crore equity shares are being allotted to eligible buyers, as part of the QIP, the company said in a regulatory filing.

Telecom Majors Seek Open Court Hearing of Their Pleas in Supreme Court for Review of Certain Directions on AGR

Press Trust of India | Thursday January 9, 2020

Telecom majors, including Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea, on Wednesday, sought an open court hearing of their pleas seeking review of certain directions of the Supreme Court on recovery of past dues amounting to Rs. 1.47 lakh crores from telecom service providers.

Airtel Wi-Fi Calling Service Now Available on Pan-India Basis, Works With Any Broadband Service

Jagmeet Singh | Friday January 10, 2020

Airtel Wi-Fi calling service has surpassed the mark of one million users and is now available across India, including Gujarat, Haryana, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, UP (East), and UP (West). Airtel has also added support for all broadband networks, which means the Wi-Fi calling service can be accessed on any Wi-Fi network and widene...

Jio Wi-Fi Calling Service Launched, Supports Over 150 Mobile Devices: Check How to Enable, Benefits

Jagmeet Singh | Thursday January 9, 2020

Jio Wi-Fi calling service has been launched to support voice and video calls over a Wi-Fi network. The new development is aimed to counter the Wi-Fi calling service offered by Airtel that was initially limited to Delhi NCR and a handful of handsets.

Tata Sky Binge+ Android TV-Based Set-Top Box Launched: Price in India, Features, Offers

Tasneem Akolawala | Wednesday January 8, 2020

The Tata Sky Binge+ set-top box is priced at Rs. 5,999 and is available for new customers on the Tata Sky website. The new set-top box will compete with the likes of Airtel Xstream Box and Dish SMRT Hub.

Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite Launch, Vivo S1 Pro Price in India Reveal, CES 2020 Preview, and More Tech News This Week

Gaurav Shukla | Sunday January 5, 2020

Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite and Galaxy Note 10 Lite launch was the highlight of the first week of 2020 as the tech companies prepare to show their wares at the next week's CES 2020.

Airtel Launches 4G Services in 26 Ladakh Villages

Indo-Asian News Service | Friday January 3, 2020

Airtel on Thursday launched its 4G and 2G services in 26 villages in Ladakh to become the first operator offering high speed mobile broadband to these high altitude regions.

Jio Fiber Makes a Comeback to Top 3 ISPs on Netflix ISP Speed Index, Outshines Airtel With 3.59Mbps Speed

Jagmeet Singh | Thursday January 2, 2020

Jio Fiber has resulted in an average speed of 3.59Mbps on Netflix ISP Speed Index for the month of November 2019, up from 3.56Mbps reported by Airtel.

Airtel Brings Rs. 279, Rs. 379 Prepaid Recharge Plans With Up to 84 Days Validity

Jagmeet Singh | Thursday January 2, 2020

Rs. 279 Airtel prepaid recharge plan offers 1.5GB high-speed data and 100 SMS messages on a daily basis for 28 days. Rs. 379 Airtel prepaid recharge plan, on the other hand, provides 6GB data and 900 SMS messages for 84 days.

Jio Added 9.1 Million Subscribers in October, Taking Its Total Users to 364 Million: TRAI

Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday December 31, 2019

Jio added over 91 lakh new subscribers in October, taking its total subscriber base to 36.43 crores, according to data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI).