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Vodafone Idea presses for Rs 7,000 cr tax refund; Income Tax Department hesitant in view of fresh liability
•Sources said Vodafone has to receive an aggregate of about Rs 1,000 crore from Mumbai unit of the Income Tax department and another Rs 6,000 crore from its Delhi office for multiple assessment years dating back to 2004-05
Vodafone says future in India could be in doubt after Supreme Court judgment over licence fees
Fp Staff •Nick Read, Vodafone's CEO said the company was not committing any more equity to India and the country effectively contributed zero value to the company’s share price.
Bharti Infra sets 24 December deadline for merger with Indus Towers; delay to result in lower payment to Vodafone Idea
Fp Staff •In April 2018, Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular and Vodafone Group had announced an agreement for the merger of Indus Towers and Bharti Infratel to create the largest mobile tower operator in the world outside China
Reliance Industries AGM today: Where to watch Mukesh Ambani's speech; announcements on Jio Phone 3 and Jio GigaFiber rollout likely
Fp Staff •Reliance Industries AGM today: Where to watch Mukesh Ambani's speech; expected announcements
Reliance Jio emerges as India's biggest telecom player; Vodafone Idea user base dips to 320 mn
•Reliance Jio has become the country's largest telecom operator with a subscriber base of 331.3 million, surpassing Vodafone Idea
Telecom sector set to see increased hiring activity in FY20 with the advent of 5G; expects 5% increase in manpower
Fp Staff •Telecom sector which lost over 1,00,000 employees in the last two years, is planning to recruit from companies such as Microsoft, Google, Tata Consultancy Services
Consolidation wave in telecom industry reduces operators to five from 15 in 2012: Crisil
•The number of telecom operators has now reduced to about five from a peak of 15 in 2012, the report by domestic rating agency Crisil's research arm said
Vodafone Idea's Rs 25,000-cr rights issue opens today; company will use proceeds for future investments
•Largest telco Vodafone Idea on Tuesday said its Rs 25,000-crore rights issue will open on Wednesday
Reliance Jio loss at Rs 15,000 cr if standard accounting followed, subsidies included, says brokerage Bernstein
•Jio's disclosed income statements show a positive, albeit small, return on invested capital (about 3.1%)
All major telcos fail to meet service quality norms in June-September 2018; call drops higher on Idea, Vodafone networks
•Idea network also failed to meet call drop norm due to around network availability parameter in Assam and North East while BSNL also failed to meet the criteria in West Bengal.