Extending its new device plus data plan to more smartphones, the operator is keen to capture the youth's attention.
Investors engaged in profit booking in the recent gainers at attractive and higher valuations.
The company is targeting 100 million subscribers in shortest possible time, RIL Chairman Mukesh Ambani said
Investment in market leaders with a safety-first approach could yield reasonable returns across sectors.
Ambani's $15 bn bet will upend Indian telecom
Company has plans to launch its latest 4G enabled phone Lumia 830 priced at around Rs 26,000 before taxes by Oct.
The freebies are now over, but Jio will need to notch up subscriber numbers and margins to prove its sceptics wrong.
Banking and telecom will see the highest impact of this transition.
It has made everything public in the name of 10 lakh comments it got on draft net neutrality proposals.
The company has reportedly been in the process of shutting its CDMA business and shifting its subscribers to 2G, 3G and 4G networks.
Spectrum auction kitty dips to Rs 1.05 lakh crore.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.
Last year, the software giant launched a cloud adoption programme for SMBs.
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.
Reliance Jio bought spectrum in the 1800 MHz band last February.
High spectrum charges would lead to rise in mobile services rates and adversely impact government's Digital India initiative by impeding telecom network expansion.
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.
This is probably for the first time that curfew is in place on the day of Eid festival ever since militancy broke out in the state in 1990.
From crisis leaders to future Goliaths, India Inc saw them all in 2017, says Shailesh Dobhal.
An undergraduate program is not just about academics.
Manoj Sinha will retain his current role in the railways.
The RBI governor most famous oneliners -- 'I am Raghuram Rajan and I do what I do' -- that eventually summed up the year 2015 for the central bank
Jio's disruptive strategy, including free voice services and data at throwaway rates, apart from offering all services free for six months, triggered a consolidation in the telecom sector.
The ministry of railways is set to invite bids for content on demand and rail radio services, to be provided for travellers in April, says Shine Jacob.Shine Jacob in New Delhi
Telecom companies put in bids worth a total of about Rs 45,000 crore (Rs 450 billion) on the second day of the auction on Tuesday, with premium 900 Mhz band in Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata witnessing continuing demand.
There are 29 licences in 18 service areas which will expire in 2015-16.
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.
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RCom slashed 3G prices for all kind of connections -- pre-paid, post-paid, new and old -- across 13 circles where its third-generation services are available.
Sensex climbs higher at close, bluechip stocks in focus.
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.
While Reliance has the clout to negotiate prices with suppliers for its e-commerce, not to forget the cost advantage of integrated warehouse and supply chains, Amazon and Walmart are no pushovers, they too have deep pockets.
A good business school will put you through a battery of tests to improve your soft skills, says Dr Tarun Pasricha.
TRAI may recommend the DoT to levy one-time non-refundable fee of Rs 50,000 per operator for each service area in which they opt for spectrum sharing.
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.
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.
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.
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