Unlike Reliance Jio's focus on 4G, it plans to segment the data market based on device prices and spectrum.
Liberalising regulations on satcom technology could attract billions of dollars in foreign investment.
Last week, the Supreme Court refused to grant interim relief to the operators.
Collapse of the mobile operator could translate into total loss of nearly Rs 44,000 crore for the AV Birla group.
Top 5 losers include Infosys, TCS, ITC, M&M and HUL.
The Department of Commerce alleged that Huawei was engaged in activities that are contrary to US national security or foreign policy interest.
Modi is the first Indian premier to visit the Silicon Valley and meet its top CEOs
'As someone who has had the opportunity of cross examining Vinod Rai, extensively over three days as part of the Joint Parliamentary Committee, many of us included I had concluded at that point of time that this report rests on the foundation of sand.'
Spectrum auction: Govt revenues reach Rs 1.02 tln on Day 10
'Life will not improve overnight; it will happen in a gradual manner.'
The Aditya Birla group's decision to merge two companies, each with an existing clutch of diverse businesses, flies in the face of the accumulated wisdom regarding conglomerates, says T N Ninan.
More than 87 per cent of the spectrum has been allocated to bidders.
Mumbai-based Reliance Communications increased voice call prices by about a fifth late last month and also increased the base tariff for voice calls.
The Swadeshi Jagaran Manch has pointed out that these firms pose a threat to domestic manufacturing and retailing as they do not pay relevant taxes such as GST, giving them a huge edge over local players.
'We referred the case to the attorney general.' 'I told Mukul Rohatgi, "mujhe aap ka honest opinion chahiye".' 'He too said those were different offers.' Trai could not have stopped Reliance even if the Jio offers had been the same, Trai chief Ram Sewak Sharma tells Subhomoy Bhattacharjee.
The recent Indian telecom spectrum auction will hasten industry consolidation, strengthen tariffs and reduce regulatory risks.
A way out of the economic slump is to revisit the template of 15 years ago and follow its constituents, recommends Ajay Shah.
Facebook owns WhatsApp and Microsoft owns Skype, the two services that are at the centre of the current "net neutrality battle".
The US has been, historically, a sleeping partner in India-China relations. Today, any attempt by the Modi government to make a bilateral move to improve relations with Beijing could upset Biden's apple cart, notes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
India's economy grew at a two-year high of 5.7 per cent in the first quarter of this financial year, after a below-five per cent growth in 2012-13 and 2013-14.
Of the two big players, while Bharti Airtel can leverage its existing subscriber base, newcomer Reliance Jio will have to wean away subscribers from the incumbents
Govt wants to up investment in Railways
The intra-city cable leasing deal will give RCom Rs 1,200 crore, which will be used to clear some of its debt.
On the last day of FY!5, the Sensex ended lower by 18.37 points at 27,957.49.
Bharti Airtel, HDFC, ONGC, ITC and CIL emerged as the top gainers.
Given the relative rates of gross domestic product growth, the differential will increase.
A daily ceiling of Rs 3 translates into maximum annual penalty of Rs 1,095 for every subscriber.
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said that the states were free to announce farm loan waivers if they had the fiscal space and that there would be no shortfall this year in divestment and non-tax revenues.
In the second and final part of this interview, energy and coal industry expert Sunjoy Joshi tells Sheela Bhatt/Rediff.com that we need to take a comprehensive view of the entire energy sector and how piecemeal reform won't take us very far.
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