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    • Vodafone Idea in talks with PFC, REC to raise funds for capex, maintenance: Report

      The telecom operator has reportedly asked for a Rs 25,000-crore loan to cover its capital expenditure and maintenance cost for the next three years

    • Vi announces Republic Day offers for prepaid plans

      Besides this, Vi has announced the 'Job Mela' initiative in collaboration with Job Hai.

    • Bharti Airtel plans Rs 27,000-28,000 crore capex for network, no premium pricing for 5G

      According to data shared by the telecom ministry, Bharti Airtel has rolled out 3,293 base stations for 5G till November 26.

    • Bharti's Infratel stake sale restores some fin headroom: S&P

      S&P Global Ratings today said its rating on telecom operator Bharti Airtel is unaffected by the company's plan to sell 10.3 percent stake in its subsidiary Bharti Infratel, but added the deal will help improve its financial ratios.

    • Idea launches 4G services in Jammu

      "The company flagged off services from Jammu today, and will rapidly expand 4G network to cover 10 towns by month end," Idea Cellular said in a statement.

    • I-T returns, PAN card, what next? Aadhaar a must for mobile phone connections

      According to the directive, any number which doesn’t have e-KYC will be considered illegal after February 6, 2018.

    • Idea Cellular to offer free incoming calls on domestic roaming

      The offers come on the heels of the larger rival Bharti Airtel announcing removal of all roaming charges for outgoing and incoming calls as well as SMSes and data usage within India, to take on competition from newcomer Reliance Jio.

    • Aircel case in SC not going to impact merger: RCom

      Telecom operator Reliance Communications today hoped that the ongoing case against Maxis top officials will not impact the merger of its wireless business with that of Aircel.

    • Bharti falls 1% ahead of December quarter results

      Its Q3 profit is likely to fall 28 percent sequentially to Rs 1,055 crore and revenue may slip 2.3 percent to Rs 24,077 crore in Q3, according to average of estimates of analysts polled by CNBC-TV18.

    • Vodafone launches 4G service in Jaipur

      The service is already available in Udaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Bikaner, Ajmer, Sriganganagar, Alwar and Sikar, Vodafone Rajasthan Business rpt Business head Amit Bedi said.

    • Reliance Jio to invest Rs 30,000 cr more in networks

      New telecom operator Reliance Jio Infocomm is planning to invest Rs 30,000 crore more to expand coverage and increase network capacity.

    • Vodafone to offer unlimited 3G, 4G data for 1 hr at Rs 16

      Telecom operator Vodafone today announced a SuperHour scheme under which it will offer unlimited 3G or 4G data for one hour at a starting price of Rs 16 for pre-paid customers.

    • Dial '14444' for all queries on digital payments soon

      NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Arvind Panagariya said IT industry body Nasscom, telephone operators and the government thinktank are creating the helpline to address all queries of public regarding digital payments.

    • Airtel acquires Econet's stake in Nigerian arm

      "Bharti Airtel International (Netherlands) BV through its wholly owned subsidiary, has completed the acquisition of Econet Wireless Limited's entire 4.2 percent shareholding in Airtel Nigeria.

    • Reliance Communications creates new infra company Towercom

      "... the company incorporated a new subsidiary named Towercom Infrastructure Private Limited on November 17, 2016 having a registered office in Mumbai," RCom said in a BSE filing.

    • Tata Teleservices migrates to new telecom licence in 3 circles

      Telecom operator Tata Teleservices has migrated its business in three circles of Mumbai, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh to new telecom permits, Unified Licence.

    • Reliance Jio to install 45,000 mobile towers in 6 months

      "Reliance Jio in meeting with Telecom Minister (Manoj Sinha) has committed to invest 45,000 crore mobile towers in next 6 months to further strengthen its network. The company has said that it has plans to invest Rs 1 lakh crore over a period of 4 years and the new towers are part of this investment," an official source told PTI.

    • Telenor to extend eKYC to 2,000 retail outlets by Nov-end

      In a statement, Telenor India said it is implementing e-KYC based SIM activation facility across its six circles, to take customer on-boarding experience to the next level.

    • Airtel starts overseas roaming scheme with free incoming calls

      "The 10-day roaming pack starts at Rs 1,199 for Singapore and Thailand, offers unlimited free incoming calls, 2GB data, 250 minutes of free calling to India and 100 free SMSes daily," Airtel said in a statement.

    • Vodafone pays Rs 10,100 crore for spectrum buys

      The company has paid over Rs 10,100 crore through deferred payment and also submitted a financial bank guarantee of Rs 1,900 crore, sources said.

    • Airtel to launch 4G service in 100 towns of Himachal Pradesh

      Customers can also upgrade their existing 2G/3G SIMs with 4G ready USIMs completely free of cost at any Airtel retail store, a company statement said.

    • Idea to launch its own TV, Chat, video service by FY'18

      The company, in an investor presentation, said it plans to launch Idea Games, Idea Videos, Idea Music and Idea Chat in January-March 2017 period.

    • Facebook ropes in Anand Chandrasekaran for Messenger app

      Social networking giant Facebook has roped in former chief product officer at Snapdeal, Anand Chandrasekaran, for a strategic role for its Messenger app.

    • RCom Q1 net profit up by 5.8% at Rs 54 cr

      Telecom operator Reliance Communications today posted 5.8 per cent rise in consolidated\ net profit to Rs 54 crore for the three-month period ended June 30.

    • RComm unveils data scheme to push calls from mobile apps

      The company has priced 200 megabyte of 4G data at Rs 39 which can be used for making 300 minutes of phone call using mobile applications like JioChat, WhatsApp, FB Messenger, Skype, Google Hangouts and the like.

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