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Vodafone-Idea AGR dues settlement: Govt may hold 35.8% stake as firm moves to convert dues liability into equity
If the plan goes through, then the government will become one of the biggest shareholders in the company, which is reeling under a debt burden of about Rs 1.95 lakh crore.

Airtel launches Rs 78, Rs 248 data add-on packs with Wynk premium subscription
The data add-on pack of Rs 78 will give users 5 GB of data with the same validity as the user’s existing validity pack.

SC bench slams telcos for seeking recalculation of AGR dues, says it can 'impose more costs than any other court before'
'The calculation that has been given by DoT is to be treated as final; there can be no scope of re-assessment,' the Supreme Court held.

Idea Postpaid Nirvana users to be shifted to Vodafone RED plan from 11 May in 6 regions in India
The transition applies to Idea Postpaid Nirvana customers in Delhi, Kolkata, West Bengal, Assam & North East, Up West, UP East.

Reliance Jio records fastest 4G download speed in July, according to TRAI
Vodafone was the fastest 4G upload network with an average speed of 5.8 Mbps in July

Vodafone announces Rs 205 and Rs 225 plans with unlimited calling and up to 4 GB of data
Vodafone’s two new plans aren’t for the data-hungry crowd and appear to target feature phone users.

Stiff competition, high employee costs lead to financial stress in MTNL, BSNL, but no proposal to shut down state-run units: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Employee cost of BSNL is 75.06% and MTNL is 87.15% of their total income, while for private telecom companies varies between 2.9 to 5%

Reliance Jio case: DoT supports Rs 3,050 crore penality on Airtel, Vodafone Idea
The final call on this Reliance Jio case will be taken by the Digital Communications Commission (DCC) this week.

Jio tops 4G availibility, latency in India while Airtel still has highest download speeds: Opensignal
Jio has an astounding 4G reach with Opensignal awarding it a 97.5 score in availability which is up from last year's 96.7

IPL 2019: Here are the plans on offer from Reliance Jio, Vodafone, Airtel and others
Here's a pick of the best-prepaid data plans so that you don't have to miss a moment of IPL 2019.

Vodafone Idea, Airtel, Jio pay spectrum dues of over Rs 6,000 cr; RCom yet to deposit Rs 21.5 cr
The move assumes significance as Vodafone Idea has earlier sought two-years moratorium on annual spectrum payment of over Rs 10,000 crore, citing high debt levels and stress on the balance sheet.

Vodafone Idea sought 2 year extension on annual spectrum payment citing high debts
The amount to be paid by Vodafone Idea is estimated to be around Rs 10,000 core this year.

Jio continues to lead in 4G download speeds while Idea leads in upload speeds
The average speed is computed by TRAI based on data it collects with help of its MySpeed application.

Reliance Jio to become India's top operator by 2021 in terms of revenue: report
Reliance Jio started operations merely two years back with free voice calls and data offering.

Reliance Jio adds 1.3 crore users in Sept, Airtel and Vodafone lose over 1 crore
Reliance Jio claimed its subscribers' number at 25.2 crore, showing a rise of 1.3 crore from August.

Airtel tops download speed in June-August while Jio leads 4G availability: Report
The average download speed of Airtel was 7.53 Mbps, followed by Jio in the second place with 5.47 Mbps.

Government to raise import tariffs on several electronics to bolster falling rupee
The tariff hike attempts to raise import barriers to curtail the import of goods.

Vodafone-Idea merger gets complete, now has over 400 million subscribers
The clearance from the tribunal was the last leg of official approvals after the DoT cleared the merger.

Idea Cellular completes merger with Vodafone India after NCLT nod; will become largest telecom operator in country
The combined entity of Vodafone and Idea Cellular will have nearly 443 million customers surpassing Bharti Airtel's 344 million users.

Airtel, Vodafone, Jio, Idea, BSNL offer free calling, data for seven days in flood-hit Kerala
Kerala is being offered free calls, data services, extension in bill payments and more for 7 days.