Telecom

The earnings come three weeks after the top court rejected the telcos’ contention to exclude revenue from non-core operations

Airtel, Vodafone Idea post record losses in Q2

2 min read . 14 Nov 2019

Why competition in telecom is key to the digital India dream

6 min read . 14 Nov 2019

Telcos pay 18% GST and also 3-5% of the AGR as spectrum usage charges and 8% in licence fees.

High levies, low tariffs double whammy for telecom industry

5 min read . 14 Nov 2019

Expert View

Opinion | Spectrum of woes troubles India’s telecom auctions

3 min read . 14 Nov 2019

Vodafone Idea has $14 billion in net debt. (Reuters)

Opinion | India imperils foreign investment with telecom cash grab

4 min read . 14 Nov 2019

Multiple policy flip-flops push telecom industry to a corner

7 min read . 13 Nov 2019

Expert View

Opinion | One Step Forward, two steps back for telecom sector

3 min read . 12 Nov 2019

The accelerating crisis at a business with 300 million subscribers is an extra burden on the parent company. (Photo: Bloomberg)

Vodafone may suffer $1.1 billion writedown from Indian price war

1 min read . 12 Nov 2019

Bharti Airtel has been submitting Tata Teleservices subscriber base as part of its overall customer base July onwards (Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint)

DoT directs telecom circle heads to deal Airtel, Tata Tele as separate companies

1 min read . 10 Nov 2019

The telecom industry has long complained that successive governments have used it as a cash cow to make up for their deficits. (Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint)

Fewer levies, cheaper spectrum may help untangle telecom mess

3 min read . 06 Nov 2019

The move could deepen Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea's financial woes

Govt likely to refuse to waive $13 billion of telecom firms’ dues: Report

2 min read . 05 Nov 2019

Reliance Jio said the service providers have stakes in many profitable ventures in the country and abroad and have made multi-million dollars of profits in the countries post investing the proceeds from the telecom business (Photo: Reuters)

Reliance Jio says TSPs have financial capacity to pay government dues

2 min read . 31 Oct 2019

The committee will look at ways of creating a favourable investment environment for the sector (Photo: Mint)

Govt raises relief hopes for telcos, sets up panel

2 min read . 29 Oct 2019

Opinion | Spare telcos, please

1 min read . 29 Oct 2019

Opinion | A call for the Centre to foster competition

2 min read . 28 Oct 2019

The tussle started when telcos migrated to a new system offered by the government in 1999 (Photo: Mint)

SC backs DoT’s revenue call in ₹92,000 cr blow to telcos

4 min read . 24 Oct 2019

In the broader market, the BSE Mid-Cap index fell 0.4%, while the Small-Cap index was down 0.1% (PTI file)

Sensex, Nifty end down; telecom, bank stocks fall on SC order on AGR

2 min read . 24 Oct 2019

Communications and IT Minister minister Ravishankar Prasad added that neither BSNL or MTNL is being closed, or government’s stake divested or the firms being hived off to a third party.

BSNL, MTNL to be merged as part of a ₹ 56,000 crore rescue plan

2 min read . 24 Oct 2019

Mint Explainer: Key estimates of RIL Q2 results

18 Oct 2019

IUC, which has been set at 6 paise a minute, is levied by mobile networks handling incoming calls from rival networks. (Photo: Mint)

Reliance Jio alleges fraud by incumbent telcos to earn IUC revenue

2 min read . 16 Oct 2019