Telecom industry

The telcos have filed review petition of the SC order in October, which paved the way for the DoT to seek AGR dues, penalty and interest from the firms. (Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint)

DoT cracks whip, tells telcos to pay pending AGR dues fast

1 min read . 10 Dec 2019

The tariff hikes are expected to result in profits for Bharti Airtel Ltd’s India mobile business, after several quarters of losses. (Photo: Mint)

Jio’s tariff hikes raise concerns about market share wars, demand elasticity

2 min read . 06 Dec 2019

While the tariffs have been hiked by up to 40%, customers will now get 300% more benefits, the company said in the statement. (Photo: Reuters)

Reliance Jio tariff hike: Here is how much you will have to pay from 6 Dec

1 min read . 04 Dec 2019

The notice said telecom operators should use 'artificial intelligence and other technical means' to verify people's identities when they take a new phone number (Photo: IStock)

China introduces mandatory face scans for phone users

1 min read . 01 Dec 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

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

Globally, tower companies have started reaping the benefit of results of new areas of investment

Telecom Infra revenue potential may touch ₹31,000 core by 2023: Study

2 min read . 12 Oct 2019

Competition intensified since 2016, when Reliance Jio stormed into the market and offered lifetime free calls and cheap data (Mint file)

Govt wants fair competition, will not encourage monopoly: Prasad to telecom CEOs

2 min read . 27 Jul 2019

The government had last month also urged the telecom regulator to review its suggestions. (Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint)

Spotlight on India’s 5G rollout roadmap with top panel meeting today

2 min read . 24 Jul 2019

'BharatNet' project is being implemented to offer broadband connectivity to all 2.5 lakh Gram Panchayats in India. (Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint)

Telcos to install over 57,500 mobile towers in rural areas in FY'20: Prasad

1 min read . 10 Jul 2019

What to expect from the 5G spectrum auction this year

What to expect from the 5G spectrum auction this year

2 min read . 11 Jun 2019

For investors who are highly enthused about Reliance Jio’s prospects, it’s imperative that signs of operating leverage start becoming visible soon. (Naveen Kumar Saini/Mint)

Why is operating leverage missing from Reliance Jio financials?

2 min read . 23 Apr 2019

Reliance Jio’s falling Arpu may be good news for sector

Reliance Jio’s falling Arpu may be good news for sector

2 min read . 21 Apr 2019

'Healthy competition', says Vodafone Idea CEO about Airtel, Reliance Jio

1 min read . 16 Apr 2019

'IUC charges can't go to zero...it will impact our books for sure', says Vodafone Idea CEO Balesh Sharma.

Don't scrap IUC, hike it to 20 p/min instead, Vodafone Idea appeals to Trai

3 min read . 16 Apr 2019

The Airtel-Tata Tele merger will bolster Airtel’s spectrum footprint and 4G coverage, besides its ability to compete with rival Reliance Jio. (Reuters)

DoT seeks bank guarantee of ₹8,500 crore to approve Airtel-Tata Tele merger

1 min read . 12 Apr 2019

Mobile signal boosters are available at prices upwards of ₹1,500 and are usually used to boost signals in areas of high-density population, leading to more pressure on the already congested mobile networks. (Mint)

Amazon to keep selling illegal mobile signal boosters despite telcos' appeal

2 min read . 12 Apr 2019

NCLAT will hear the RCom case on 30 April. (Mint)

NCLAT to decide on bankruptcy proceedings against RCom

2 min read . 08 Apr 2019

Trai chairman R.S. Sharma. (Ramesh Pathania/Mint)

Submit details of discounted tariffs by 18 April, Trai tells telecom firms

1 min read . 04 Apr 2019

Airtel will rely on the curation expertise of Juggernaut to grow this application. (Reuters)

Airtel leverages Juggernaut to add e-books to its digital content pipeline

2 min read . 03 Apr 2019