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AGR verdict: Will Voda Idea survive? Answer lies in ability to raise funds

Increase in APRU can help Vodafone but rival Reliance Jio is in no mood for tariff hike yet

AGR case: Professional managers face bigger risk if telcos default

The Bench led by Justice Arun Misra observed that should telcos fail to pay up, it would lead to penalty, interest, and contempt of court

SC makes CEOs liable if telecom companies fail to pay AGR dues

CEO asked to furnish personal guarantee within four weeks; order alarms professional managers

SC gives telcos 10 yrs to clear AGR dues, NCLT to decide on spectrum sale

The Supreme Court finished hearing the AGR case on August 24, almost a year after its verdict on the definition of the AGR

Jio takes on rivals, rolls out new broadband plans starting at Rs 399

Plans to be rolled out from today

Telecom firms await SC verdict on AGR dues; judgment likely this week

Apart from approving a relaxed payment schedule to pay the dues, SC verdict is also likely to seal the future of Vodafone Idea

Telecom stocks rally; Vodafone Idea surges 17%, Bharti Airtel up 2%

The telecom companies are awaiting the Supreme Court's judgement in the adjusted gross revenue (AGR) case

AGR case: Spotlight on treatment of public resources under IBC framework

The lawyers representing the insolvent telecom companies have held that they never claimed spectrum as an asset

AGR case: SC seeks details of spectrum sharing between RCom, Reliance Jio

Spectrum is a government property, not private, and anyone using it is liable to pay the dues, the apex court said

Telecom firms evolving into digital networks a positive sign: Trai chairman

Large telecom companies are using artificial intelligence, big data and machine learning in a significant way already to improve services and optimise resources, R S Sharma said

SC asks Centre to prepare plan for recovering AGR dues from bankrupt telcos

Justice Arun Mishra said: "We want to go into the cause for initiation of insolvency against telcos under the IBC."

TRAI decision on priority plans within 2 weeks of telcos' reply: Report

TRAI expects to finalise its decision on priority plans of Vodafone Idea and Airtel within two weeks of getting detailed responses on its queries from the two telcos, according to a regulatory source

Telecom can't afford duopoly: Jindal asks govt to ensure Voda Idea survives

Vodafone Idea's net worth has completely eroded and it faces Rs 58, 254 crore adjusted gross revenue liability

Voda Idea's loss jumps 4 times to Rs 25,460 cr in Q1; revenue falls 5.4%

The result indicated the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the lockdown, but its overall performance was weighed down by financial stress

To convert 2G to 4G, telecom companies need to invest $8 billion

Availability of low-cost smartphones and tariffs also key to make the country 2G-free

25 years of mobile telephony: PM Modi congratulates telecom industry

Telecom Secretary Anshu Prakash indicated how telecom services had kept it all going during the Covid-19 crisis

Time to make 2G telecom services part of history, says Mukesh Ambani

Reliance Jio shares platform with Bharti Airtel to ring in 25 years of mobile telephony

25 years of telecom: Boon for India's business tycoons, bane for MNCs

Big business houses such as the Tatas, Anil Ambani, multinationals like Malaysian tycoon T Ananda Krishna of Maxis failed to create viable businesses

Reliance Jio pre-tax profit zooms 147% in June quarter, revenue up 33.7%

Ebitda for the June quarter grew 55.4 per cent to Rs 7,281 crore

Bharti Infratel Q1 profit before tax declines 15% to Rs 943 crore

The consolidated profit after tax for the quarter was down 21 per cent at Rs 704 crore from Rs 887 crore in the same period last year.