News for 'Reliance Mobile'

Connect or appear: Consumer court to Anil Ambani

Connect or appear: Consumer court to Anil Ambani

Rediff.com18 Aug 2006

Reliance Communications (formerly Reliance Infocomm) Chairman Anil Ambani was on Friday summoned by a city consumer forum to personally appear before it on August 30 in connection with a complaint.

Telcos owe govt Rs 54,828 cr in licence, spectrum fee

Telcos owe govt Rs 54,828 cr in licence, spectrum fee

Rediff.com11 May 2016

The total outstanding dues against Bharti Airtel is Rs 11,235.50 crore.

A first: RCom to deliver books via SMS

A first: RCom to deliver books via SMS

Rediff.com13 Jul 2009

Reliance also plans to convert the book into an adult audio mobile book.

Airtel-Jio row: Speed test method accurate, reliable

Airtel-Jio row: Speed test method accurate, reliable

Rediff.com22 Mar 2017

Reacting to the statement Jio said that the admission by Ookla reinforces Jio's submission that there is a clear contamination in primary data collected by Ookla in India, where nearly 90 per cent of smartphones are dual SIM devices

SC dismisses RCom, Tata Tele plea

SC dismisses RCom, Tata Tele plea

Rediff.com30 Apr 2008

A bench headed by Justice H S Kapadia, while dismissing Tata Teleservices and Reliance Communication's petitions, has upheld telecom tribunal TDSAT's order of September 2005 that held these services are not fixed lines telephones, but limited mobile. The Supreme Court had earlier reserved its judgement on a petition filed by Tata Teleservices challenging the telecom tribunal's order which classified the company's fixed wireless phone service 'Walky' as limited mobile.

RIM: Call anywhere in India @ Re 1

RIM: Call anywhere in India @ Re 1

Rediff.com10 Nov 2004

Reliance Infocomm has launched Reliance India card that facilitates calls from its mobile or fixed wireless phone to any of its phone anywhere across the country at Re 1 minute and all other calls, including national long distance, at Rs 2 a minute.

Anil Ambani, ex-CBI chief among Pegasus 'targets'

Anil Ambani, ex-CBI chief among Pegasus 'targets'

Rediff.com22 Jul 2021

The government and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party have dismissed the Pegasus Project reports as concocted and evidence-less.

DoT hangs up on 15 mn phones

DoT hangs up on 15 mn phones

Rediff.com18 Jul 2006

10 Indian firms among world's best

10 Indian firms among world's best

Rediff.com1 Jun 2009

Ten Indian companies, including Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries and telecom major Bharti Airtel, are among the 500 top global companies for 2009

Who will gain the most from easier spectrum caps?

Who will gain the most from easier spectrum caps?

Rediff.com9 Mar 2018

According to a Deutsche Bank report, the Idea-Vodafone combine will have to pay a 30 per cent lower annual installment on spectrum due to the longer duration of the payment tenure.

RCom plans to monetise real estate assets

RCom plans to monetise real estate assets

Rediff.com5 Jul 2013

Telecom major Reliance Communications plans to monetise its real estate assets as it looks to pare debt.

Telcos to cash in on Beijing Olympics

Telcos to cash in on Beijing Olympics

Rediff.com8 Aug 2008

With the Beijing Olympics 2008 starting from Friday, three of the major Indian telecom service providers Reliance Communications, BPL Mobile and Tata Communications are launching services aimed at tapping the communication potential of the event.

Review: 2.0 forgets to have fun

Review: 2.0 forgets to have fun

Rediff.com29 Nov 2018

'2.0 ends up looking like a downgraded version of a promising idea,' notes Sukanya Verma.

Ambani brothers in Rs 12,000-cr telecom tower pact

Ambani brothers in Rs 12,000-cr telecom tower pact

Rediff.com7 Jun 2013

Reliance Jio Infocomm is the only company which had in 2010 won a pan-India spectrum for 4G services but is yet to start commercial services.

Google India's Wi-Fi project to soon go global

Google India's Wi-Fi project to soon go global

Rediff.com5 Jul 2018

Most of the markets it is now looking at in hopes of gaining the next billion internet users have demographics similar to that of India.

Good news for telcos; spectrum-holding cap to be relaxed

Good news for telcos; spectrum-holding cap to be relaxed

Rediff.com11 Jan 2018

The move will help telcos, including Reliance Jio, Vodafone, and Idea Cellular

Why Vodafone Idea has failed to raise fresh funds

Why Vodafone Idea has failed to raise fresh funds

Rediff.com12 Jul 2021

Vodafone-Idea (Vi) has said the key hurdle it faces in raising fresh funding, despite interest from investors, is the 'pricing situation' which is also the reason why it has asked the Department of Telecommunica-tions (DoT) for another extension of the moratorium on payment of spectrum instalment by one more year. Responding to a question during an analysts' call on Friday after its quarterly results on the reason for the delay in fund-raising nine months after it was announced, CEO & MD Ravinder Takkar said: "We are in discussions with investors. There is continued interest in investing in the telecom sector in the country. "The biggest hurdle is that the overall industry is under stress because of the pricing situation." He said that once tariffs go up, it will create a significant amount of confidence.

Jio is ahead of schedule on turning profitable: Mukesh

Jio is ahead of schedule on turning profitable: Mukesh

Rediff.com1 Dec 2017

'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.'

Tata group companies outshine the market under N Chandrasekaran

Tata group companies outshine the market under N Chandrasekaran

Rediff.com20 Jan 2022

The group began to outperform the broader market only with the onset of the pandemic in March 2020 while earlier it was largely keeping pace with the Sensex. The group's market cap is up 164.4 per cent since the end of March 2020 against a 105 per cent rally in the Sensex.

Why India Inc's record-high Q3 earnings are misleading

Why India Inc's record-high Q3 earnings are misleading

Rediff.com24 Feb 2021

India Inc's quarterly net profit reached a record high of Rs 1.64 trillion in the third quarter ended December 31, 2020, mainly due to gains from higher commodity prices and a big swing in banks' earnings. The combined net profit of 3,323 listed companies that have declared results so far was up 68.6 per cent year-on-year (YoY). In comparison, earnings were up six times (534 per cent) in the second quarter and 6.5 per cent in the corresponding period last year.

GSM players add 9 mn users in March

GSM players add 9 mn users in March

Rediff.com14 May 2009

GSM operators in the country added 8.97 million users during April 2009 (excluding Reliance Telecom), after recording the highest mobile subscriber addition of 11.2 million last month.

Spectrum auction ends, brings Rs 1.09 trillion to govt kitty

Spectrum auction ends, brings Rs 1.09 trillion to govt kitty

Rediff.com25 Mar 2015

Spectrum auction ends, brings Rs 1.09 tln to govt kitty.

What India Inc says about Budget 2022

What India Inc says about Budget 2022

Rediff.com2 Feb 2022

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday unveiled a Rs 39.45 lakh crore Budget with a view to fire up the key engines of the economy to sustain a world-beating recovery from the pandemic. This was Sitharaman's fourth Budget. While the taxpayers were left in the lurch, once again, was she able to cheer Corporate India?

Nokia launches CDMA handsets

Nokia launches CDMA handsets

Rediff.com7 Aug 2003

Jio's plan to make India '2G-mukt' will hit Vodafone Idea hard

Jio's plan to make India '2G-mukt' will hit Vodafone Idea hard

Rediff.com17 Jul 2020

Jio is planning to win over 350 million 2G feature phone users by launching a smartphone at a fraction of the current cost.

India overtakes US in Android app downloads

India overtakes US in Android app downloads

Rediff.com1 Jun 2017

India has around 355 million Internet users, second only to China, says a report

DRDO gets govt nod to work on biological defence

DRDO gets govt nod to work on biological defence

Rediff.com12 May 2020

While it was not directly suggested that the COVID-19 pandemic was related to biological warfare, it is significant that the government is exhorting military laboratories to work concertedly on biological defence.

Lifetime rental free plan from Infocomm

Lifetime rental free plan from Infocomm

Rediff.com6 Jan 2006

Reliance Infocomm on Friday launched a 'lifetime rental free' plan for its postpaid subscribers, close on the heels of its lifetime incoming free for prepaid.

Slow 4G run rate casts shadow on telecom sector

Slow 4G run rate casts shadow on telecom sector

Rediff.com6 Jul 2016

A year after Bharti Airtel launched 4G services, there are only 6.5 mn users in the country

Market turbulence costs Airtel dear; Q3 net income plunges 72%

Market turbulence costs Airtel dear; Q3 net income plunges 72%

Rediff.com31 Jan 2019

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.

RCom slaps legal notice on DoT

RCom slaps legal notice on DoT

Rediff.com27 Dec 2007

Reliance Communications (RCom) has served legal notice to the government on allocation of additional spectrum to existing GSM operators.

RCom pays Rs 5,384 cr as spectrum liberalisation fee to DoT

RCom pays Rs 5,384 cr as spectrum liberalisation fee to DoT

Rediff.com20 Jan 2016

Spectrum trading will happen in 9 circles.

Second thoughts on 3G

Second thoughts on 3G

Rediff.com9 Oct 2006

RIM offers free talk time!

RIM offers free talk time!

Rediff.com2 Mar 2005

Celebrating the first anniversary of the launch of Reliance India Mobile pre-paid cards, Reliance Infocomm has launched a 'Double Talk Time' bonus offer, providing a 100 per cent extra talk time for calls made to RIM phones.

Time to end DRDO's monopoly on defence research

Time to end DRDO's monopoly on defence research

Rediff.com17 Sep 2020

We must seize the opportunity provided by the COVID-19 crisis to kick-start indigenous research efforts, recommends Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).

RCom slashes GSM call rates by 30%

RCom slashes GSM call rates by 30%

Rediff.com3 Nov 2007

The company recently received permission to launch GSM services within its existing license and is awaiting allocation of spectrum, the radio frequency that enables wireless communications, from the government. CDMA and GSM services cannot be operated on the same spectrum.

Rcom lifetime connection for Rs 199

Rcom lifetime connection for Rs 199

Rediff.com4 Feb 2008

RCom is set to launch a lifetime connection for Rs 199, the lowest from any service provider in the country.

'Biggest' spectrum auction begin; bids worth Rs 53,531 cr on Day 1

'Biggest' spectrum auction begin; bids worth Rs 53,531 cr on Day 1

Rediff.com1 Oct 2016

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.

Apaharan, only on Rediff

Apaharan, only on Rediff

Rediff.com24 Aug 2005

India's new payment banks will find profit elusive

India's new payment banks will find profit elusive

Rediff.com19 May 2016

Regulators will need to allow the model to evolve to allow profits to flow, says Una Gulani.