Eye on Jio, Airtel gobbles up Telenor for free

Bharti to spend Rs 1,600 cr for spectrum payout over 10 yrs; Telenor to service its own debt. In what will lead to yet another multinational exit in the telecom space, Bharti Airtel on Thursday......

Airtel buys out Telenor India, adds customer base of 44m

As the new owner, Airtel will take over Telenor India's spectrum, licences and operations, including its employees and customer base of 44 million. Telecom operator Bharti Airtel will acquire the......

Reliance Jio opposes proposal to change spectrum usage rate

Reacting to a demand for uniform spectrum usage charge by GSM operators, Reliance Jio Infocomm has opposed any change in rates for the use of radiowaves by mobile operators. "Unilateral increase in......

Favourable policies brighten telecom prospects in 2013

With foreign investment dropping by a steep 96 per cent in 2012, the Department of Telecom is hoping to annouce the new M&A guidelines next month as it attempts to infuse life into a sector......

Sachdev keeps winning streak

Woman Grandmaster and former Asian junior girls' champion Tania Sachdev continued her winning streak and downed Bela Khotenashvili of Georgia in the third round of World Junior Girls' Chess......

Harikrishna held, but stays ahead

Grandmaster P Harikrishna settled for a draw with his opponent but continued to lead with eight points after completion of ten rounds in the World Junior Chess Championship at Kochi on Friday.In......