After considering a clawback clause, the resolution plan fetched Rs 23,000 crore, which will go towards paying dues of Chinese banks, who are the largest lenders, they said, adding Chinese banks will receive Rs 5,500 crore and their principal debt would stand reduced to Rs 4,500 crore.
"Bharti Airtel seems to be the highest bidder with bids of around Rs 9,500 crore. However, the final result will be known on Friday after the committee of creditors (CoC) opens all the bids," the source said.
The MSCI quarterly index review changes will take effect from May 29, 2019, said the MSCI release
At 1101 hrs, RCom was quoting Rs 4.35, down 4.81 percent on the BSE.
DoT officials opined that airwaves, for which there has been a default in payment, cannot be shared or traded
Reliance Communications on March 18 repaid Ericsson's dues of Rs 462 crore.
It said that Ericsson can revive its contempt plea against Reliance if the settlement amount is not paid by December 15.
The move comes after an arbitration tribunal, in an interim order, restrained RCom from asset sale, transfer, on an appeal by telecom gear maker Ericsson India.
Until now, barring Jio, almost every other player in the telecom sector has been in talks with other players to join hands
Reliance Group Chairman Anil Ambani says the repayment plan was not just about business.
"At a committee of creditors meeting on November 29, a majority of them, both foreign and domestic, aggregating to 31, decided to oppose CDB's insolvency petition against RCom before the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT)," Reliance Communications claimed in a statement.
RCom plans to manage its services internally going forward. The company's staff strength will now be 9,500 with the additional workforce.
The endeavour remains to pare the debt by December end but by March 2018, the company would focus to reduce Rs 25,000 core out of the overall debt, said Punit Garg, ED, Reliance Communication.
The company’s management, in an interview to CNBC-TV18, said that the company had plans to bring down its debt by over 60 percent (Rs 25,000 crore) once the transactions are complete.
The market is likely to remain volatile amid escalating geopolitical tensions. However, the long-term structural story remains intact and investors should use dips to buy into quality stocks.
ICRA said that it has revises ratings of the company after taking in to account "the persisting pressures on and weakening outlook of the revenue generation and profitability of the Group given the heightened competitive intensity in the industry."
Telecom operators Aircel, Reliance Communications and Airtel did not meet regulator TRAI's various quality norms for 2G services in multiple licence areas for the quarter ended December 2016.
The exact number of customers that will remain with Reliance Jio will be known after the Prime extension ends, said Nitin Soni, Director-Asia Pacific TMT at Fitch Ratings.
The company plans to cut 4G data price to Rs 49 from Rs 149 for 1 GB data, slash 3G prices to Rs 99 per month for unlimited data and revise 2G prices to Rs 49 per month for unlimited data, say sources.
The company has increased the cost of 1 GB of 3G internet usage to Rs 156 from Rs 123 it charged earlier. The Rs 123 mobile internet pack on its 3G network will now offer only 400 MB of internet surfing, which is down by about 60 percent.
Reliance Telecom, a subsidiary of Reliance Communication has been slapped an tax order to the tune of Rs 200 crore for the years 2006-2011. Reliance Telecom operates in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Himachal Prasdes, Odisha, Bihar, Assam and the north east of India.
The Service Tax department has sent show cause demand notices and has even passed Rs 200 crore order on Reliance Communication and its subsidiaries.
Telecom operator Reliance Communications ' second quarter consolidated net profit jumped over six-fold quarter-on-quarter to Rs 675 crore, driven by provision write back.
The telecom operator's second quarter consolidated net profit jumped over six-fold quarter-on-quarter to Rs 675 crore, driven by provision write back.
The talks between the two players had been called off about a month ago and RCom is still looking to bring in a strategic player for its DTH business.