TRAI proposes sharp cut in mobile spectrum auction floor price
New Delhi: Telecom regulator TRAI on Monday recommended a sharp 60 per cent cut in the floor price of mobile phone spectrum for an upcoming auction after two previous sales drew lukewarm response bec
Bharti Airtel surges over 8% after Q1 results
Mumbai: Shares of telecom major Bharti Airtel on Wednesday soared by over 8 per cent, even as the company reported a 9.6 per cent fall in net profit for the first quarter ended June 30, 2013. Bharti'
Bharti Airtel repays debt worth Rs 6,796 crore
Telecom major Bharti Airtel has cleared Rs 6,796 crore, or over 10 per cent, of its debt by using the equivalent sum of amount it received by selling five per cent stake to Qatar Foundation Endowment last month.
Vodafone offers free incoming calls on roaming at Rs 5 per day
New Delhi: Country's second largest telecom player Vodafone on Thursday launched Rs 5 per day scheme offering free incoming calls, cheaper outgoing calls and SMS rates during national roaming.
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Govt approves Rs 650-crore penalty on Bharti Airtel: Official
New Delhi: Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal is learnt to have approved levying of Rs 650 crore penalty on Bharti Airtel for violating roaming norms in 13 service areas between 2003 and 2005.
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Supreme Court bans Bharti Airtel from providing 3G roaming to new customers
New Delhi: Bharti Airtel was today restrained by the Supreme Court from providing 3G roaming services to new customers in seven circles where it does not have license to do so.
The apex court also sa
Telcos: Frequent travellers are rich, don’t need free roaming
Mumbai: Opposing free national roaming, a section of telecom operators have told the telecom regulator TRAI that it is generally used by the affluent class and therefore it should remain chargeable.
Court reserves order on plea against Sunil Mittal in telecom case
A Delhi court today reserved orders on taking cognizance of a complaint by an NGO accusing the CBI of “hiding” facts allegedly showing involvement of Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Mittal in the case of additional spectrum allocation during the NDA regime.
Bharti Airtel to pay Rs 10,000 for disconnecting services without notice
Bharti Airtel has been directed by a consumer forum here to pay Rs 10,000 as compensation to a mobile phone subscriber for disconnecting services without any notice.
Bharti Airtel, Idea hike call tariffs, reduce free minutes
Leading telecom operators, including Bharti Airtel, have increased rates of special tariff vouchers and reduced free minutes usage, barely a month after hiking the price of 2G data plans.