The government has dropped its bank guarantee requirement for an earlier set of spectrum auctions. This is good for market competition. Telecom needs to be freed from golden-goose treatment.
1 min read30 Dec 2024Private telecom players saw subscribers leave after they hiked tariffs in July, with Reliance Jio losing the most, but No. 2 Airtel showed a surprise gain in October. A case of less price sensitive users? Or special offers dangled by Airtel?
1 min read25 Dec 2024Bharti Airtel has bought additional 20.6% stake in Indian tech startup Lavelle Networks, the telecom giant announced on Tuesday. With this its total stake will reach 45.6% in the Lavelle Networks
2 min read12 Jul 2023The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared
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