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Jio blasts Vodafone Idea’s new prepaid plan over porting ‘barrier’
Reliance Jio complains to TRAI that Vodafone Idea’s new prepaid plan blocks lower-tier users from porting out to other operators. Read more…
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Vodafone Idea looks beyond the usual vendor suspects for 5G gear
Vodafone Idea is reportedly talking with non-traditional telecom vendors for its upcoming 5G network rollouts, mainly to save costs. Read more…
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India’s Vodafone Idea partners local startups for 5G use cases
Vodafone Idea is taking the aggressive route to test 5G use cases for enterprises across various industries using the trial spectrum in India. Read more…
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Ailing Indian telco Vodafone Idea to opt for spectrum payment moratorium
Vodafone Idea is exercising the option to opt for the four-year spectrum payment moratorium starting from October 2021 to September 2025. Read more…
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India has ‘no interest’ in acquiring any telco: Vodafone Idea boss
Vodafone Idea MD and CEO, Ravinder Takkar, said that the Indian government has “no interest” in acquiring any telecom operator in the country Read more…
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India’s equity against telecom dues could make it big shareholder of VIL
India has devised a mechanism for private telecom operators to convert accrued interest dues into equity owned by the Indian government. Read more…
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Kapania, Vodafone Idea Chairman says India knows competition is vital
Vodafone Idea’s newly appointed chairman Himanshu Kapania said that the telecom operator is going through a “difficult phase”. Read more…
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Millions of 2G subscribers to face challenges if Vodafone Idea folds up
Around 134 million 2G Vodafone Idea subscribers will be most affected if the telco folds due to high debt and low cash for daily operations. Read more…
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Vodafone Idea shares slump after non-exec chairman Birla steps down
Vodafone Idea’s shares fell to their lowest level in over a year, a day after its billionaire non-executive chairman stepped down. Read more…
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Birla ready to give up on Vodafone Idea, TRAI against floor pricing, more
Fearing a collapse of Vodafone Idea, Aditya Birla Group, willing to give up stake. TRAI won’t agree to floor pricing for voice, data tariffs. Read more…
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Tariff hike: Millions of mobile users in India will spend more on services
Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea tweak prepaid tariff plans which will effectively make mobile services costlier by up to 30% in the coming weeks Read more…
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Stakeholders may dilute holdings in cash-strapped Vodafone Idea
Vodafone Group and Aditya Birla Group are now reportedly open to the option of doing away with a majority stake in Vodafone Idea. Read more…
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Cash-strapped Vodafone Idea in talks to sell fiber and data center assets
Vodafone Idea reportedly begins exploratory talks with PE firms to raise $1 billion by divesting stakes in its fiber and data center assets. Read more…
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Vodafone Idea investors unwilling to invest, seeks moratorium to clear dues
Vodafone Idea has sought a year of moratorium to clear dues related to the recently purchased spectrum due to its bad financial health. Read more…
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Huawei wins fresh deal from Vodafone Idea for network upgrading
Huawei has reportedly won fresh network business worth $50-$60 million from India’s Vodafone Idea for its current upgrading works. Read more…
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Indian telcos finally receive approval to conduct 5G field trials
India allows Reliance Jio, Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel and MTNL to conduct 5G field trials with multinational and domestic telecom vendors. Read more…
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Vodafone Idea gets show cause notice for non-payment of licence fee
India’s DoT has issued a show cause notice to Vodafone Idea for non-payment of licence fee for the last quarter of the financial year. Read more…
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India’s older telcos preparing for indirect tariff hike to boost profitability
Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea are expected to take “indirect methods” to raise pricing of their mobile services to drive revenues and ARPU. Read more…
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India raises $10.6bn in 4G spectrum auction, Jio largest buyer
India raised Rs 77,814.80 crore ($10.66 billion) from Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea in the latest 4G spectrum auction. Read more…
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Cash-strapped Vodafone Idea to shutdown 3G; to close fundraising soon
India’s Vodafone Idea is planning to shut down its 3G services completely by FY22 to become a 4G-focused operator in a bid to drive revenues. Read more…