As Reliance Jio rings in louder with 4G launch, investors disconnect Bharti Airtel, Idea stocks
Fp Staff • 9 years agoStocks of Bharti Airtel and Idea plunged 9 percent in intra-day trades after the Reliance Jio 4G services announcement
Forget M&A policy, telecom consolidation already shaping up
Fp Staff • 12 years agoWith the big three-Vodafone, Bharti Airtel and Idea-occupying a lion's share of the telecom market, other players have little choice but to share their networks if they want to survive.
Telecom consolidation: Is Tata, Telenor alliance moving ahead?
Fp Editors • 12 years agoA merger or stake sale between the companies is likely to be a long way off because of the contentious one-time spectrum fee issue most of the telecom players have legally challenged.
Bharti, Voda, 3 others get show-cause notice for understating revenue
Fp Archives • 13 years agoGovernment has sent show-cause notices to five telecom firms including Reliance Communications and Tata Teleservices for alleged understatement of revenues of over Rs 10,000 crore for financial years 2006-07 and 2007-0
Failed 2G bidders opt out in some circles, tariffs may rise
Sindhu • 13 years agoBidders who failed at the recent spectrum auctions will stop services. This means higher costs of consumers when they switch to other players.
2G auctions heading for flop; zero bidders for CDMA
Sindhu • 13 years agoWith the exit of Tata Teleservices, the CDMA spectrum auction now has no bidders. The rest of the 2G spectrum auctions is also facing a weak show
Tata Tele withdraws from CDMA bidding too
Fp Staff • 13 years agoWith the development, the government will not be conducting auction of CDMA spectrum as Videocon Industries, the only other bidder, had withdrawn its application last week.
Excess spectrum: Airtel, Voda gain edge; RCom, Tatas lobby hard
Fp Archives • 13 years agoThe lobbying on whether old incumbents like Airtel and Vodafone should pay for excess spectrum or not is reaching a climax
DoT backs dual-tech licences of Tata Tele and RCom in SC
Sindhu • 13 years agoThe DoT has rejected the COAI's plea to cancel the dual-tech licences of Tata Teleservices and Reliance Communications in its reply to the SC
Telecom spectrum: The art of delaying auctions
Fp Archives • 13 years agoThanks to the high stakes involved for all players, the government is unable to make up its mind on how spectrum should be priced