Credit rating lowered after Indian telco’s lenders give it more time to repay debts.
Credit rating lowered after Indian telco’s lenders give it more time to repay debts.
Troubled Indian operator aims to repay INR250 billion by end of September.
Indian operator calls for scrapping of interconnection charges, lower licence and spectrum usage fees.
Indian operator’s ‘Summer Surprise’ unlikely to go down well with its rivals.
Deal completes Indian operator’s nationwide 2.3-GHz spectrum holdings.
Voda CEO says joint venture will have scale needed to offer consumer choice in fiercely-competitive market.
Norwegian incumbent heads for the exit amid intense competitive pressure.
Norwegian operator reportedly talking to RCom-Aircel about tie-up, but deal with Bharti is still on the table.
Government raises 8.8 billion as operators give 700-MHz, 900-MHz frequencies a wide berth.
Vinod Sawhny replaced by new co-CEOs Bill Barney, Gurdeep Singh with immediate effect.
Seven bidders expected to take part when process kicks off in October.
Funds to be spent on spectrum, 4G rollout, and the eventual deployment of 5G.
Telenor, state-run telcos absent from prospective bidder list.
Indian mobile operator takes control of 20 MHz of 2.3-GHz spectrum in Orissa.
State-owned operator has tentative plans for 4G network upgrade next year, but will not bid in multi-band spectrum sale, government says.
India’s biggest mobile operator says it has no great need for additional spectrum, raising questions over sum government will generate from September’s auction.
Telecom Commission sticks to weighted average charge with 3% floor price; Cabinet to vote next week.
Manoj Sinha becomes India’s new telecoms minister after Modi shuffles jobs, moving Ravi Shankar Prasad to law ministry.
Call for bidders will be issued once regulator, cabinet finalise spectrum usage charges, according to local press report.
India is home to 1.03 billion mobile subscriptions, according to latest regulator numbers, but some operators are performing significantly better than others.