Tdsat

Airtel and Vodafone-Idea are indeed victims of their greed; govt shouldn't reward them by easing penalties, leave free market forces to play out

The Supreme Court has delivered the coup de grace on a struggling telecom sector by ordering Vodafone-Idea and Bharti Airtel to cough up revenues worth approximately Rs 1.33 trillion as part of AGR dues that the companies were contractually bound, but had so far refused to share with the government

Bharti Airtel, Vodafone-Idea, others face whopping Rs 1.4 lakh cr payout after SC order

Bharti Airtel faces the highest liability of around Rs 42,000 crore after including licence fees and spectrum usage charges, while Vodafone-Idea may have to pay about Rs 40,000 crore

SC order on telecom revenue definition deals disastrous blow to industry in acute distress, says COAI

The decision will have a big impact on the telecom sector as it is already in the state of huge financial distress, experts opined

Telecom department to challenge TDSAT order allowing RCom to sell spectrum without bank guarantee

The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) in its order dated 11 October, 2018, rejected plea of the Department of Telecom (DoT) seeking bank guarantee of around Rs 2,900 crore before it permits sale of RCom spectrum to Reliance Jio.

DCC approves Rs 3,050 cr penalty on Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea for attempted 'stifling' of Reliance Jio; telecom operators plan legal recourse

The incumbent telecom operators said they are exploring all options, including legal recourse, to protect their interest.

Bharti Airtel submits Rs 644 crore bank guarantee in TDSAT for Tata Tele merger

Telecom operator Bharti Airtel is learnt to have submitted a bank guarantee of Rs 644 crore in telecom tribunal TDSAT to complete the merger of Tata Teleservices' consumer business with the company

Telecom tribunal grants partial stay on Rs 8,300 cr DoT demand from Bharti Airtel for Tata Teleservices merger

The telecom tribunal has directed "the concerned authorities of the Union of India to take the merger of two companies and licence on record"

TRAI may ask Bharti Airtel to furnish details of segmented offers in 'stipulated format', Vodafone Idea seeks more time

Also, Bharti Airtel has furnished the details for December 2018 onwards, while TRAI has sought details of such concessions over a longer period, the official noted.

Spectrum sale deal: SC asks RCom, Reliance Jio to take a decision by 11 January over settlement of past dues to DoT

The apex court was hearing a contempt petition filed by RCoM alleging that the Department of Telecom (DoT) has failed to furnish a no-objection certificate (NoC) clearing its spectrum sale deal with RJio even after the court had directed it to do so

Dues settlement row: Reliance Communications says Ericsson attempting media trial, endangering interest of creditors

RCom said it remains committed to clear dues of Ericsson from spectrum realisation. However, the approval for the same is pending with the government