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May 9th, 2015 11:33 AM 11 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel gulped an undue benefit of Rs. 499 crore in Chennai-Tamil Nadu merger, reports CAG

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India rapped the Telecom Ministry for providing Bharti Airtel an undue benefit of Rs. 499 crore by allowing them to merge Chennai circle with Tamil Nadu during 2005, in a hasty manner. The prescribed order was issued in September 2005. According to the order, UAS licence for Chennai SA was extended from November 2014 to September 2021. This extension was sanctioned in a... Read More

May 6th, 2015 10:14 PM 8 COMMENTS

Airtel Zero Platform violated Net Neutrality, Says DoT Secretary; but is the violation illegal ? TRAI yet to decide

The outcry from internet users that Airtel Zero has been facing for the last few weeks has induced the authorities to jump into the matter. As per the reports, Rakesh Garg, Secretary, Department of Telecommunications has stated that internet.org of Facebook and Airtel Zero of Bharti Airtel violate net neutrality principles. While giving an interview to Business Standard, Garg said that net neutrality meant to give access to all the... Read More

May 1st, 2015 11:45 AM 29 COMMENTS

Airtel to end its 3G intra-circle roaming pacts with fellow operators, $3 billion investment for the country this year

Bharti Airtel announced to end its 3G intra-circle roaming agreements with Vodafone and Idea Cellular in various telecom circles, except Kerala by the end of 2015-16. Alongside, the telecom operator would also make an investment of $3 billion in Indian and South Asian market. "We have capex guidance of about $ 3 billion this fiscal. Of this about $ 700-800 million is for Africa and rest is for India and... Read More

May 1st, 2015 10:29 AM 18 COMMENTS

Airtel customers can now use the all new shake-the-phone feature to avail exciting value-for-money deals

Airtel customer can now avail a host of value-for-money offers by simply shaking the ‘My Airtel’ application window on their mobile phones – an all new feature aimed at giving customers a quick and fun way of availing the best recharge deals. Customers can now download or update their ‘My Airtel’ app and choose from a range of deals (including My Airtel My Offers, talktime benefits, extra internet and cashback... Read More

April 30th, 2015 10:49 PM 8 COMMENTS

Reliance and Airtel announce their new roaming tariff rates, 40% reduction on incoming calls

Reliance Communications and Airtel have announced their new roaming tariff rates in accordance with the new TRAI guidelines. These charges will be effective from 1st May, 2015. For Reliance, the customers will now have to pay 40 percent lower tariffs for the incoming calls while roaming. For outgoing calls, both local and STD, the new charges are up to 23 percent lower. Also, with RCOM’s One India, One Rate Plan,... Read More

April 29th, 2015 5:51 PM 11 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel’s net income stands at Rs. 1,255 crore, marking a rise of 30.5% Y-o-Y

The country’s largest telecom operator Airtel has marked a Q4 profit of Rs. 1, 255 crore, marking a rise of 30.5% year-over-year (Y-o-Y), according to its consolidated International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) results for the fourth quarter and the year. On comparison with the previous quarter of December, the provider’s profit fell at 12.6%, from Rs. 1,436.50 crore. Sustained pressure on voice business, growth in finance costs and capex during... Read More

April 26th, 2015 2:27 PM 74 COMMENTS

Exclusive: Airtel to offer unlimited free voice calls to Broadband customers at Rs. 99 per month

After BSNL Airtel will start offering its broadband customers free voice calls to any network at unbeatable prices to any number in India on any network, both fixed line and mobile. 'Customers can enjoy unlimited free local calls with the pack priced at just Rs. 49/- per month and unlimited free STD+local calls at just Rs. 99/- per month to any network, anywhere in the country to both landlines and mobile phones... Read More

April 25th, 2015 9:25 PM 26 COMMENTS

Airtel follows BSNL, makes all calls from India to Nepal free for next 48 hours

All India to Nepal calls on Airtel network will be free of cost from midnight for the next 48 hours effective from 00:00 hrs 26 April, announces Airtel. This is to enable the customers across the country to reach their families and friends in Nepal, who are struck in the country due to massive earthquake. Besides making the call rates, Airtel has also conveyed their condolence to all who lost... Read More

April 18th, 2015 11:03 PM 19 COMMENTS

Airtel CEO clears the air on ‘Airtel Zero’ sends mailers to its customers, says it doesn’t violate net neutrality

It looks like things are not going well with Airtel in an effort to clear the misconceptions existing about Airtel Zero, Gopal Vittal, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Bharti Airtel issued a public notice explaining the ‘whats’ and ‘what nots’ of the platform to its customers. This is for the first time when Airtel has come forward in support of Airtel zero platform and directly reaching to its end... Read More

April 18th, 2015 4:41 PM 64 COMMENTS

Airtel strengthens its stronghold in Indian telecom space post auction

After the recent auction was concluded, Bharti Airtel now holds the largest amount of spectrum across airwaves in 2100MHz, 1800MHz and 900MHz. Airtel had spend a total of Rs 29,130.20 crore in the last auction. While Idea and Vodafone were busy renewing their 900MHz spectrum Airtel was shopping for additional spectrum after it renewed its expiring spectrum. 3G spectrum in 21 circles Airtel now stands to offer 3G service in all circles expect... Read More

April 14th, 2015 5:20 PM 29 COMMENTS

Airtel Reacts after Flipkart pulls out, defends its Airtel Zero Platform and supports Net Neutrality

Airtel has now issued a statement saying it fully supports the concept of Net Neutrality and quotes there have been some misconceptions about our toll free data platform – Airtel Zero. It is a not a tariff proposition but is an open marketing platform that 1. Allows any application or content provider to offer their service on a toll free basis to their customers who are on our network. 2.... Read More

April 13th, 2015 11:50 PM 4 COMMENTS

Net Neutrality report by Telecom Ministry on May 9

The debates on Airtel Zero is expanding to new heights. The Government has set up an expert panel to examine the issue of ‘Net Neutrality’, which will release its findings on 9th May. According to Telecom Minister Ravi Sankar Prasad, a committee comprising of the senior government official was already formed in January to study on net neutrality. “Way back in January itself, I have also constituted a committee headed... Read More

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