Last year Trai had issued a consultation paper to debate whether OTT players should be brought under a regulatory regime

Bharti's rating headroom is likely to improve with an equity infusion, planned asset sales and growing EBITDA from Africa

The revival proposal's key issues are - voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) and 4G spectrum allocation

In January, the Supreme Court had directed the Sunil Mittal telco to pay Rs 453 crore to Aircel for 4G spectrum purchased in 2016 but the former had deducted Rs 112 crore from this amount against inter-connection charges

These companies have the highest market value among those led by promoters. Yet, remuneration of their leaders is relatively modest.

Jio now has a customer base of 306 million while Airtel is lagging behind with 284 million, nearly 8% lower than Jio. Meanwhile, market leader Vodafone-Idea's eroding mobile subscriber base came down to 409.3 million in end-February

For 2018-19, net profit was higher by 68% at Rs 563 crore, while revenue from operations increased 59% to Rs 5,087 crore from the previous financial year

The credit rating agency also expects network CapEx for the top-three telecom operators to moderate to Rs 84,000-90,000 crore in 2019-20

State-run BSNL and MTNL, credited with laying the country's telecommunication infrastructure, are battling for survival, owing to mismanagement and mounting losses. Can the government rescue them?

Equity rights issues that have hit the Dalal Street so far this year includes telecom giant Vodafone Idea's Rs 25,000 crore issue, which is the largest-ever by any company in the country. It opened for subscription earlier this week and will close on April 24. Market rival Bharti Airtel's similar size issue is expected to come out soon.

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