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Bharti Airtel's Q2 India mobile revenue up 7% at Rs 10,981 cr; ARPU slips
The company released its operating highlights for the three months ended September 2019 in a regulatory filing to the BSE, but postponed the release of its Q2 earnings to November 14
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AGR order: Telcos seek interest, penalty waiver, 10 years to pay principal
With the telecom sector staring at a massive Rs 1.4 trillion payout following a Supreme Court order, it asked the government not to press for AGR dispute payment in its entirety
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Top headlines: Airtel defers Q2 results, SFIO probe into DHFL, and more
The government is likely to order an SFIO probe on the financial irregularities at troubled mortgage firm DHFL soon
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Bharti Airtel defers Q2 results till Nov 14 over ambiguity on AGR verdict
Shares of the company, which was expected to release its quarterly numbers later in the day, dropped 3.3 per cent in early trade
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AGR verdict: Sunil Mittal approaches Prasad, others over statutory dues
Supreme Court had on October 24 upheld government contention that non-core revenue in telecoms groups should be included in adjusted gross revenue
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Jio's move to charge for off-network calls may help telcos raise tariff
Analysts largely see this as a positive for the sector, saying it will allow Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea to increase their rates as well
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Airtel Africa posts 24% jump in profit before tax at $143 million
The revenue of Airtel Africa grew 9.8 per cent to $844 million during the reported quarter from $769 million in the corresponding quarter of 2018-19
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Airtel Africa Q2 net rises 78% to $96 mn on strong growth in user base
The revenue of Airtel Africa grew 9.8 per cent to $844 million during the reported quarter from $769 million in the corresponding quarter of 2018-19
Why the SC verdict on AGR does not validate Indian telecom licensing regime
It is time to abandon the logic of telecom levies on operator revenues
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Blow to telecom service providers as SC rejects plea over AGR definition
SC says all revenues except termination fee and roaming charges will form part of AGR
AGR or spectrum? What's a bigger drag on telecom operators' finances?
Trai says a reduction in AGR will allow more investment in telecom sector, but DoT argues the same can be ensured if Trai agrees to reduce spectrum reserve price at auctions
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Blow to Bharti Airtel, Voda Idea: SC rejects appeal against AGR definition
We are disappointed by the verdict of the Hon'ble Supreme Court, Airtel says in a statement
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Blow to Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea as SC rules out AGR definition change
The two telecom providers will now have to pay Rs 50,000 crore to the Department of Telecommunications
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Market forces easing price war among Indian telecom companies: Trai chief
In one signing of easing competition, Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. earlier this month said it was imposing a charge on voice calls that were formerly free
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Top 10 biz headlines: BSNL-MTNL merger, HCL Tech Q2 result, and more
From government announcing the merger of BSNL and MTNL to HCL Tech Q2 net income rising 4.4%, here are the top 10 business headlines on Thursday
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Will Airtel, Vodafone have to pay Rs 50,000 cr? SC order on AGR today
The telcos contend that AGR should comprise revenue earned only from telecom services, while the DoT has been insisting that AGR should include all revenues, including those from non-core operations
 "Will Airtel, Vodafone have to pay Rs 50,000 cr? SC order on AGR today")
Will Airtel, Vodafone have to pay Rs 50,000 cr? SC order on AGR tomorrow
The telcos contend that AGR should comprise revenue earned only from telecom services, while the DoT has been insisting that AGR should include all revenues, including those from non-core operations
Jio, Vodafone Idea, Airtel pay govt over Rs 4500 crore in spectrum dues
Reliance Jio has paid Rs 1,133 crore to the Department of Telecom, Vodafone Idea paid Rs 2,421 crore and Bharti Airtel paid Rs 977 crore
Airtel tops in 4G download speed, Idea leads in uploading: Opensignal
Due to availability of 4G services most of the time on Jio, Opensignal has found latency experience on its network better in overall score compared to other operators
Top 10 biz headlines: Ogilvy-Vivo dispute, Tata Steel cuts jobs, and more
From Ogilvy dragging Vivo to court over plagiarism to Tata Steel cutting jobs in Europe, here are the top 10 business headlines on Tuesday
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