Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea (Vi) are the three leading telecom operators in India. One of the key metrics telcos use to measure their financial performance is ARPU (average revenue per user). The ARPU figure is one that helps them understand how much on average they are earning from each of the customers. The telcos implemented a tariff hike in July 2024 to boost their ARPU figure. Now,... Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom in India, has several prepaid recharge plans with JioHotstar subscription. Note that the JioHotstar subscription plans are not new. Only the older Disney+ Hotstar plans now instead bundled JioHotstar. This is because JioStar recently introduced JioHotstar, a merged version of the Disney+ Hotstar and JioCinema. Let's take a look at the plans from Vi that are offering JioHotstar subscription to the cutomers at no... Read More
The Supreme Court has dismissed the last pending Review Petition filed by telecom operators, including Vodafone Idea (Vi), in the long-running Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) case. This decision effectively closes all AGR-related legal matters at the apex court, Vodafone Idea clarified in an exchange filing on Friday, February 14, 2025. Also Read: Vodafone Idea Asked to Provide Rs 6,090 Crore Bank Guarantee: Report Over the years, telecom companies had filed... Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi) and Bharti Airtel are not going to see any reductions in the AGR (adjusted gross revenue) dues that they need to pay to the DoT (Department of Telecommunications). The two telcos had moved to the Supreme Court (SC) and filed review petitions to overturn the SC's earlier order in 2021 which refused the AGR amount to be corrected or changed because of an alleged miscalculation of the... Read More
Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL), the third-largest telecom operator, has said that they are counting on the government to find a solution to support the company. The telco needs the help of the government in the coming financial year when its payout towards statutory dues will increase. The moratorium period will end in FY26 and payout towards the adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues will go up for the telco. This will... Read More
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has asked Vodafone Idea (VIL) to furnish a bank guarantee of Rs 6,090 crore to cover a one-time shortfall in payments for spectrum acquired after 2015. The telecom operator has been given a deadline of March 10 to comply, Moneycontrol reported, citing sources. Also Read: Vodafone Idea Reports Rs 6,609 Crore Loss, Plans 5G Rollout in Mumbai by March 2025 DoT’s Directive and Payment Options... Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom operator in India, has given us a brief timeline of its 5G launch. This would mark as huge event for the Indian telecom industry, as Jio and Airtel will finally have competition in the 5G segment. Vodafone Idea recently confirmed that it will start with launching 5G in Mumbai in March 2025, which is just a month from here. Then, in the following month,... Read More
Major global Big Tech and telecom companies, including Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Airtel, have joined the New Safer Internet India (SII), a newly formed policy advocacy group focused on combating cyber threats and enhancing user safety, the group announced on February 12, according to a multiple media reports, including Moneycontrol. Also Read: Airtel Expands Network to Cover Over 89,000 Villages in India Coalition Members and Cybersecurity The coalition's members include... Read More
Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL), the third-largest telecom operator, recently announced Q3 FY25 financial results. The results showed that the revenue for the quarter was Rs 111.2 billion, a QoQ improvement of 1.7%. While this is marginal revenue growth, the telco was still able to scale its capex to new heights. This was possible due to the successful fundraising through equity during early part of the year. Vi said that its... Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi), on February 11, 2025, reported a net loss of Rs 6,609 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, compared to a net loss of Rs 6,985.9 crore in the same period the previous year. The third-largest telecom operator's revenue from operations stood at Rs 11,117 crore in Q3FY25, up from Rs 10,673 crore in Q3FY24. Also Read: Vodafone Idea Offers Blue Ribbon Bags Service With Postpaid... Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi) said it has enhanced its International Roaming offering by integrating baggage protection service into all its Postpaid International Roaming packs at an additional cost of Rs 99. Through a partnership with Blue Ribbon Bags, a US-based lost baggage concierge service, Vi Postpaid customers can now receive compensation of Rs 19,800 per bag if their luggage is delayed or lost beyond 96 hours of filing a complaint, the... Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom operator in India, has three plans on offer which come bundled with SonyLIV OTT (over-the-top) benefit. Users can also purchase SonyLIV from outside, but getting it free with a prepaid plan is also not a bad option. There are three plans which cost Rs 95, Rs 408, and Rs 998. The Rs 95 plan is a prepaid data voucher while the Rs 408 and... Read More
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