Marten Pieters

Tax dispute side show, Vodafone here to stay: CEO Marten Pieters

"Vodafone is only in telecoms and Vodafone has over and over said that we are here to stay. We are here to be one of the main telecom players in India. We love India," Pieters said.

Despite uncertainty on spectrum issue Vodafone India to invest $1 bn

Vodafone India MD & CEO Marten Pieters however, hinted that investments in India might not continue if the Vodafone Group did not get returns from its investments.

Vodafone expects market consolidation in 12-24 months

The head of Vodafone's India operations said the firm will start preparing for a possible initial public offering, but a listing was unlikely to happen soon

Telecom M&A guidelines need to be reworked to allow consolidations: Trai chairman

The Chairman of Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said the guidelines have been a non-starter as M&A activity has not taken place despite the industry being in dire need for consolidation.<br />

Tax dispute: Vodafone, govt agree to extend date for selection of 3rd arbitrator

The last date for finalising the name of third arbitrator in the Vodafone case dispute is September 17.<br />

Need to hike mobile tariffs every year: Vodafone

The value of the spectrum at this month's sale was Rs 47,933.40 crore at the reserve price.

Vodafone MD explains why telecom tariffs may go up every year

India's second largest telecom operator Vodafone expects phone call and other mobile services rates to go up every year, indicating that low tariff regime may not be sustainable any longer for the industry.