Indian GSM telecom operators added 11.25 million new subscribers in the month of May, taking the all-India cellular subscriber base to 444 million, according to cellular operators' association COAI.
Says Airtel-Vodafone-Idea pacts violate licence terms; firms may move TDSAT.
Customers of Vodafone, Idea Cellular, Tata Teleservices and BSNL in some circles have reported maximum discrepancies in their phone bills, according to a latest report by telecom regulator TRAI.
Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com got the chance to get behind the wheel of the KIA Seltos in rain-splattered Goa, and can't get over the experience.
When you say, Make in India, it means, Indians will work for you, but we should create our own brands and create a market for them internationally. Only then, money will come back to India.
Firms to pay Rs 24,700 cr if spectrum formula is accepted.
According to sources, Bharti, Idea and Vodafone Essar have won in some of the circles in the auction that lasted 34 days.
Mobile tariffs are currently under forbearance, which means these are determined by market forces.
'Prime Minister Modi stated several times that we shall not let this challenge go away without converting it into an opportunity to undertake systemic reforms.' 'And hasn't that been reiterated in action?'
The telecom regulator had suggested imposition of a price on operators for holding spectrum beyond the contracted limit of 6.2MHz.
The Department of Telecom may bar operators holding 3G airwaves from sharing the high-speed spectrum.
It is important to clarify that availing of an exemption is neither evasion nor tax planning.
The highest number of requests are in Karnataka (39.18 million) and Tamil Nadu (35.56 million).
Vodafone, Airtel, Idea provide services without spectrum.
Reliance Jio saw fall in speeds from 7.2 mbps in September to 6 mbps in October, according to CLSA report.
Recently, companies like Bharti airtel, Idea Cellular, Vodafone and Reliance Communications raised tariffs for their services by about 20 per cent in most operating circles.
It wants subscribers who are 'active' on its network.
The Railways' first-ever TVC was ideated, executed and delivered in just over two weeks and at less than Rs 2 crore.
The Essar Oil, Rosneft deal also helped Arpwood Capital, boutique investment bank, co-founded by Rajeev Gupta and Raj Kataria, to grab the second spot in the mergers and acquisitions league table.
What Shekhar Gupta would have really liked to know from Pranabda: Why did Sonia prefer Dr Singh to him as PM? Why did he deny finance first, why did he accept it 5 years later, and why did he make such a mess of it? How did he force Sonia to nominate him for President and not Hamid Ansari? And how does he justify that most toxic legacy -- the Vodafone tax amendment?
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
GSM operators in the country have added 14.49 million new users in the month of March, taking the total GSM subscriber base to 569.55 million, an industry body said.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries
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The telecom regulator in the second ultimatum to GSM operators, including Bharti, Vodafone and BSNL, has given August 21 as the deadline to give interconnections to the RCom GSM network. Trai has cited it as a licencing condition to provide interconnection among the service provider implying if a mobile operator does not give interconnection to another based on mutual commercial agreement, it is a violation of license condition attracting penalty.
With telecom and banking majors stepping up mobile banking services, 2011 is poised to be the year that would transform your banking habits - making payments or checking your account balance on your mobile.
It is learnt that the defence ministry is refusing to let go of its 100 MHz spectrum, which was allotted earlier. In that case, the department of telecommunications (DoT) will be left with only 175 MW of 5G spectrum of the total 300 MHz.
Service providers, handset vendors add millions of consumers every month, but don't tackle consumer complaints at the same pace.
But how often has a brand mascot been able to single-handedly define the entire brand value proposition? And also help create a separate identity for the brand?
If companies get into trouble, the loan becomes a non-performing asset and "we very much want these assets to be back on track," Raghuram Rajan said.
Major carmakers in the country are loading barrels for the coming battle in the field, reports Arnab Dutta.
India Inc loves to applaud every time any businessman or executive of Indian origin makes it to the top in the developed world.
Reliance group chairman Anil Ambani on Thursday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate in Mumbai in connection with a money-laundering probe against Yes Bank promoter Rana Kapoor and others, officials said. The agency is expected to record the statement of Ambani under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. The 60-year-old businessman arrived at the ED office in Ballard Estate around 9.30 am.
Many argue that the airline could achieve its full potential if Nusli Wadia were to run it the way he does Britannia.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Piramals are the largest investors in the Indian real estate sector after HDFC, with investments worth $3 billion already.
Leading telecom players like RCom, Tatas, Vodafone and Idea Cellular failed to bag a single circle for Broadband services, saying the BWA spectrum price was too high to make a viable business case.
The Jio-Bharti battle will not just be limited to mobile telephony but will extend to the fibre to home space too.
