Vodafone Idea (Vi) users in India faced a network down issue on Friday (February 3, 2023). The telco, which has 200+ million customers, faced complaints from users on Twitter about the network going down for them. DownDetector platform also shows that around 2:30 PM on Friday, there were 1800 complaints from users about Vi's network going down. Nonetheless, the network was restored for users in a short period. Network going down is a rare occasion in the Indian telecom market.
On Friday, Vodafone Idea also got the order from the Ministry of Communications to go ahead with the conversion of interest dues related to the deferred AGR payments and spectrum auction payments into equity for the govt. This would enable Vodafone Idea to proceed with its plans for fundraising.
