Nearly $120 bn will come from private sector
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The recent Indian telecom spectrum auction will hasten industry consolidation, strengthen tariffs and reduce regulatory risks.
Extending its new device plus data plan to more smartphones, the operator is keen to capture the youth's attention.
7 rounds have been completed with bidding in all 4 bands
Upfront payment of Rs 32,000 cr just half of Budget estimate; no takers for 700 & 900 megahertz bands
Customers may lose freebies or have to pay a little more for mobile services in the days ahead as operators try to make up for Rs 61,100 crore they have committed to government in the latest spectrum auction.
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'We always believe that if you focus on the goal, you will overcome all obstacles. If you focus on the obstacles, you will never achieve your goal.'
Refuting the allegations of TRAI that the telecom service providers are making huge gains in the sector, the firms had said they have been investing hugely on the infrastructure.
Bharti Airtel's total revenue for the December 2018 quarter stood at Rs 20,519 crore, just one per cent higher than the Rs 20,319 crore in the corresponding period of the previous year.
Trai's move is seen as a relief for the debt ridden sector and the industry body COAI expects that continuing with six paise mobile call termination charge will not have any impact on consumers as operators have already absorbed this charge in their recently increased mobile call and data rates.
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Inflation is down, growth is headed for recovery. RIL and subsidiary Jio are on an upswing. However, stressed loans and impending job losses are the dark clouds, says Devangshu Datta.
Mukesh Ambani's Jio, high debt and some bad decisions drove RCom to its grave.
Congress party has alleged that Modi government is surreptitiously taking steps to protect the interests of six leading telecom companies.
The auction will continue on Tuesday as there is still some spectrum left.
The auction will continue on Monday.
The spectrum auction has already generated record amount.
Till now, Jio was primarily targeting the prepaid customer base, with only a few post-paid plans. Now, it is targeting post-paid customers, who usually spend over five times their prepaid counterparts and are more company-loyal.
The government plans to take India into the top 50 ranks in ease of doing business in the next two years with efforts such as shifting all applications for industrial licenses online.
Seeing Indrani in court with her perpetually sunny demeanour and beaming face is sometimes as unreal an experience as making sense of court delays.
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The amount generated so far is about 86 per cent of what the 3G auction fetched in 2010.
DoT committee rejects most Trai suggestions for freeing airwaves for sale.
Sources say companies will have to keep the market share of merged entities below 50% in all circles
Year 2013 saw business leaders facing the ire of hostile investigative agencies.
Last August, RBI gave in-principle approval to 11 applicants.
Falling revenues, increased capex, and first full year of spectrum debt may make things worse
Regulators will need to allow the model to evolve to allow profits to flow, says Una Gulani.
Spectrum auction: Govt revenues reach Rs 1.02 tln on Day 10
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Its says reconsider lower reserve price, uniform usage charges; GSM players to bear the brunt.
Sunil Bharti Mittal, bottom, left, says he is fond of Bill Gates' famous quote: "Success is a lousy teacher." Back from a long foreign business trip, the founder-chairman of Bharti Enterprises talks to Malini Bhupta and Kiran Rathee about the challenges posed by Reliance Jio and how he is determined to come out on top once again. Mittal says , today, Airtel is as ready as Jio in pure-play 4G operations.
ONGC was the top performer while private banking major ICICI Bank extended gains
At the moment, data and broadband is small for BSNL: it contributes 10 per cent of the company's revenue, though its share is on the rise.
The deal between Bharti group and Tata Teleservices is yet another example of how swiftly things can change in business.
The entry of the deep-pocketed conglomerate is expected to heighten competition.
