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Global rating agency Fitch on Tuesday said the imminent entry of Reliance Jio into the telecom space will see a likely 20 per cent fall in data tariffs, but will not have any impact on the credit profile of the top four incumbents in the medium term as their revenue is on an uptick on rising voice tariffs and improving regulatory environment.
Move comes in view of big debt overhang in two sectors; companies unwilling.
Move comes in view of big debt overhang in two sectors; companies unwilling.
Spectrum auction kitty dips to Rs 1.05 lakh crore.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
India's largest-ever spectrum auction kicked off on Saturday with major telecom operators placing bids worth Rs 53,531 crore across bands, even as the premium 700 Mhz and 900 Mhz frequencies did not find any buyer.
From crisis leaders to future Goliaths, India Inc saw them all in 2017, says Shailesh Dobhal.
A user will need to buy a 4G-enabled handset and then upgrade his or her existing 2G/3G SIM card to a USIM (Universal SIM)/4G SIM.
Reliance Jio bought spectrum in the 1800 MHz band last February.
Manoj Sinha will retain his current role in the railways.
A DoT panel has backed net neutrality and made some recommendations to push the cause
There are 29 licences in 18 service areas which will expire in 2015-16.
Facebook has launched an 'internet.Org' initiative
Telecom Commission approves high base price of Rs 11,485 cr per Mhz for 700-Mhz frequency; no decision taken on proposed standard spectrum usage charges of 4.5%
The Allahabad high court on Friday "partly allowed" a plea of Rajesh and Nupur Talwar and directed the Central Bureau of Investigation to bring on record report of their narco tests and asked the trial court to summon some witnesses in the Aarushi-Hemraj murder case.
Govt likely to make security clearance mandatory for telcos irrespective of equity holding before giving licences; DoT members to meet today.
The recent Indian telecom spectrum auction will hasten industry consolidation, strengthen tariffs and reduce regulatory risks.
The Union finance ministry has asked field officers of the income tax department to not be adversarial to assessees, and to not send high-pitched demands without a proper basis.
From Rafale relief to heat on realtors, 10 landmark Supreme Court judgments in 2018.
Upfront payment of Rs 32,000 cr just half of Budget estimate; no takers for 700 & 900 megahertz bands
Make no mistake, Reliance's entry into Indian e-commerce cannot be taken lightly. It is akin to a combine of AT&T and Wal-Mart challenging Amazon on its home turf, says Shailesh Dobhal.
Telecom operators continued to place bids for 800 MHz and 1800 MHz bands.
More than 87 per cent of the spectrum has been allocated to bidders.
Govt is set to garner Rs 1 lakh crore from sale of radiowaves.
Mukesh Ambani's Jio, high debt and some bad decisions drove RCom to its grave.
The country's wireless subscriber base fell to 87.05 crore at the end of September, registering the first drop in five months, after Reliance Communications deactivated services of over 1 crore "unprofitable" users.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries:
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.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Commercial services may start in Mar-Apr next year
Companies might have to shell out a fourth of the industry's annual net revenue to clear the obligation
The broader markets, however, outperformed the benchmark indices -- BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices ended up 0.6%-1%.
The amount generated so far is about 86 per cent of what the 3G auction fetched in 2010.
Year 2013 saw business leaders facing the ire of hostile investigative agencies.
Uninor added 8.53 lakh subscribers to take its base to 4.01 crore during the reported period.
In August, RBI allowed 11 business houses to start a payments bank.
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Of the 11 licence holders, only eight remain in the fray as concerns about profitability and rising competition are making them think twice before jumping in.
Regulators will need to allow the model to evolve to allow profits to flow, says Una Gulani.
Sibal said that Trai had compared India with China.
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