Page 11 - Telecom Companies

Over 26,400 complaints received against telcos by Trai during Nov-Jan: Govt

The government is considering setting up a telecom Ombudsman for addressing consumer grievances, said Sanjay Dhotre in the Lok Sabha

DoT cracks whip, tells telcos to pay pending Rs 1.47-trn AGR dues soon

Further, self-assessment of dues and payments along with the submission of relevant documents as per a licence finance wing letter of November 13 needs to be expedited, the letter said

A sensible call

Tariff increase by telcos was long overdue

Moratorium on spectrum payment, tariff hike won't offset AGR impact: Fitch

The Supreme Court had on October 24 ruled that non-telecom revenues will be included while calculating statutory dues towards the government

Telcos' AGR dues to outweigh two-year breather for spectrum payment

Incumbent telcos Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea have said they would go for a review petition of the SC order, but they have limited time to move court

Trai decision on revised pricing after telcos report their new tariffs

Another official said that as things stand now there is no move to initiate any consultation on floor price

Telecom companies' stocks may continue their surge, thanks to Reliance Jio

Tariff hikes may not be across the board but in a few key segments, say experts

Saving the telecom sector

Govt should prevent a near-monopolistic situation

SC's AGR order: Airtel, Vodafone Idea likely to file review petition

A government Secretaries' panel is looking at providing relief to telcos through levy reductions in licence fee and the USO Fund

Price war in India's telecom market: Vodafone may suffer $1.1-bn writedown

Vodafone Chief Executive Officer Nick Read is trying to keep shareholders onside following a dividend cut by focusing on Europe and Africa, where he sees the best chance of defending profits

Sale of Rs 37,500 crore worth of BSNL, MTNL assets hits ownership hurdle

Sources said there was a one-month lag in salary payments of BSNL employees and two months for MTNL staff

Will banks accept telcos' demand for more funding? Lenders' meet this week

According to the court order on October 24, the telecom companies have three months to pay spectrum usage charges and licence fees in the way adjusted gross revenue has been calculated by the govt

The telecom turmoil

Govt should address some fundamental issues

Slowing spend by telcos drags IBM India earnings; FY19 net down 12%

The company's net margin stood at 8.89% in FY19, compared with 9.88% in the year-ago period

Building startups and companies that last

The tendency to announce near-victory is a pervasive disease. This is exemplified by the reports on ease of doing business

Govt forms secretaries' panel on steps to ease financial stress in telecom

The government is constituting a Committee of Secretaries (CoS) under the Cabinet Secretary

Supreme Court gives telecom companies 3 months time to clear AGR dues

Apex court had upheld government definition of AGR, said telcos must pay licence and fine applicable

Another blow to telecom

Govt needs to decide what it wants to do with the sector

Telecom companies not the only ones looking at acquiring 5G expertise

Companies with a strong digital presence across IT services landscape stand to gain even if the deal bundles are smaller

Telcos to lose Rs 4-5 crore a day as internet services suspended in Kashmir

As on December 31, 2018, the number of telecom subscribers in Jammu & Kashmir was 11.5 million