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For its first 100 million customers, Reliance Jio plans to offer a Jio Prime membership programme, which intends to offer several benefits to the members with a cost component attached to them. Photo: Indranil Bhoumik/Mint

Mukesh Ambani unveils new Reliance Jio data plans, including Prime membership

2 min read . 22 Feb 2017

Arvind Panagariya, vice-chairman of NITI Aayog. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

Stake sales in state-run firms to begin in the June quarter, says Arvind Panagariya

3 min read . 05 Feb 2017

Vodafone’s tax dispute amounts to $2.5 billion and into arbitration since 2012 when the Indian government amended tax laws retrospectively. Photo: Mint

Vodafone’s merger with Idea faces regulatory and operational hurdles

3 min read . 01 Feb 2017

Currently Vodafone has a 23% market share in India’s telecom sector. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint

Vodafone confirms Idea merger talks, could create India’s biggest telecom firm

4 min read . 31 Jan 2017

Trai will conduct five ‘test drives’ of call drop audits in Jaipur, Bhopal, Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Kolkata. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

Telecom firms to assist Trai in call drop audits

2 min read . 30 Jan 2017

Due to spectrum auction in October 2016, Airtel’s debt increased by $2.2 billion. Photo:

Airtel’s weakening revenues to hurt stable ratings: Moody’s

1 min read . 27 Jan 2017

Bharti Airtel chief executive officer Gopal Vittal. Photo: HT

Reliance Jio impact: Airtel to switch to VoLTE in key markets

3 min read . 26 Jan 2017

Bharti Airtel’s net sales fell 3% to Rs233.36 billion. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/ Mint

Bharti Airtel Q3 profit slides 54% to Rs504 crore as price war with Jio bites

1 min read . 24 Jan 2017

Earlier this month, Idea raised Rs1,000 crore by issuing non-convertible debentures and last month, it raised Rs1,500 crore through the same route.

Idea Cellular plans to raise Rs2,000 crore through NCDs

1 min read . 24 Jan 2017

Unit Bharti Infratel Ltd offers tower and infrastructure services for telcos and also holds 42% in Indus Towers Ltd. Bharti Airtel holds 72% in Bharti Infratel. Photo: Mint

As Reliance Jio spreads wings, Bharti Infratel stands to gain: analysts

2 min read . 24 Jan 2017

Shares of Bharti Infratel closed at Rs347.55 on the BSE, 1.60% below its previous close, while the benchmark Sensex closed 0.31% higher at 27,117.34 points.

Bharti Infratel profit rises 25% to Rs620 crore

1 min read . 23 Jan 2017

Airtel and Idea Cellular have moved TDSAT against Reliance Jio free offers. Photo: Hindustan Times

Are Reliance Jio free offers predatory? Trai asks attorney general for opinion

2 min read . 19 Jan 2017

Telecom secretary J.S. Deepak. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/ Mint

Spectrum shortage is history, no plans of another auction: J.S. Deepak

2 min read . 19 Jan 2017

According to a Trai official, the authority has sought opinion of attorney general Mukul Rohatgi on the matter related to Reliance Jio’s extension of free services. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

Reliance Jio free services: Idea also moves to TDSAT against Trai

1 min read . 18 Jan 2017

Since its launch, Reliance Jio has been sparring with leading telecom companies over interconnection points.

Reliance Jio blames Airtel again over call drops

2 min read . 16 Jan 2017

The DoT was awaiting AG’s opinion before proceeding on the penalty suggestion of Trai. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

Attorney General clears way for Rs3,050 crore penalty on Airtel, Vodafone, Idea

2 min read . 13 Jan 2017

Arun Jaitley (right) with Bharti Enterprises chairman Sunil Mittal at the launch of Airtel Payments Bank in New Delhi on Thursday. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

Airtel Payments Bank launched, with vow to shake up old banking system

3 min read . 13 Jan 2017

Vodafone India has launched several new tariff plans to beat the competition from the likes of Reliance Jio and Airtel. Photo: Reuters

Reliance Jio launch pushes Vodafone to seek merger in India: Report

2 min read . 09 Jan 2017

Pankaj Patel. Photo: S. Kumar/Mint

Push for ease of doing business can help economy regain lost ground: Ficci president

2 min read . 05 Jan 2017

For postpaid customers, the Airtel offer of 3GB monthly free data is only available for customers on MyPlan Infinity Plan. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint

Airtel offers free data, calls for 4G switch to counter Reliance Jio

2 min read . 04 Jan 2017

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