Government wants to promote the domestic telecom equipment industry by keeping out Chinese vendors. But that's easier said than done

India Inc. must brace up for large-scale ratings downgrade, defaults and assets sale

As per TRAI data, Reliance Jio remains India's biggest telco in terms of market share at 34.8 per cent, followed by Airtel at 27.8 per cent and Vi at 26.8 per cent

Although the telecom operators maintain that they have already paid off more than 10 per cent of their AGR dues, the DoT is of the view that they are required to pay it (10% amount) by March 31, 2021

The agencies believe that since Airtel is not required to make lumpsum AGR payment to Department of Telecommunications, the telco can use some of its recently-raised funds to deleverage

The annual instalment of AGR dues for Vodafone Idea is likely to be higher than its operating profits (EBITDA), but for Airtel, it's going to be manageable

Airtel Chairman Sunil Mittal hinted towards a potential tariff hike that could cost users Rs 100 per GB.

\"Airtel subscribers should be prepared to pay a lot more,\" chairman Sunil Mittal said as the company looks to hike prices.

In terms of subscriber market share for wireless services, Reliance Jio continues to dominate with 34.33 per cent, followed by Bharti Airtel at 27.78 per cent and Vodafone Idea at 27.09 per cent share

Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal has hinted at a hike in mobile services tariff in the next 6 months. Mittal said that availability of data at low rates is not sustainable for the telecom industry

AGR dues: Sunil Mittal pointed out that AGR payments have put an \"extraordinary\" load of penalties and interests. He added that the companies will have to bow before the Supreme Court's order nevertheless

Addressing a webinar on \"Unlocking of India's Potential in Space Sector,\" Sivan said the whole aim of reforms is enabling the private players to carry out the space activities which is otherwise being done by ISRO

PM Modi inaugurated India's first undersea optical fiber cable project connecting from Chennai to the islands.

Additional AGR provisioning has taken a toll on Bharti Airtel's profit and loss statement, while it still struggles to bring revenues to a desirable level

Bharti Airtel share fell 4.05% intra day to Rs 543.40 against previous close of Rs 566.35 on BSE  after the telco reported Q1 earnings.

The biggest losers were Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea, it said, adding sector leader Reliance Jio witnessed a growth in its base

On Sunday, the 29-year-old Yair, who is very active on social media and often defends his father's policies, posted a picture of the Hindu goddess Durga, with the face of Liat Ben Ari, the prosecutor in his father's corruption cases, superimposed over the goddess' face

Railways may record just 10-15 per cent of the passenger segment revenue in the ongoing fiscal as against Rs 50,000 crore last year, Railway board chairman Vinod Kumar Yadav said

Sunil Bharti Mittal said the government must also look at rationalising the levies on the sector and close long standing legal disputes that are a big drag on performance of telecom operators

China on Tuesday said that both Chinese and Indian troops have completely disengaged on most locations of the disputed border between the two nations