Vodafone Idea is benefitting from the fact that people are staying indoors and as a result of that consuming more data than ever. The demand for data services has spiked in the last few days as everyone in the country is using high-speed internet to save them from boredom inside their houses. The telco recently launched its program ‘RechargeforGood’ which will give users a 6% cashback on the recharges they... Read More
Vodafone Idea has launched a new program 'RechargeforGood' which will aim to connect subscribers with each other amid the lockdown period. Under the program, Vodafone Idea subscribers will get cashback up to 6% if they recharge for a friend, family members or any other active Vodafone Subscriber. Since the entire nation has been lockdown until April 14, 2020, many subscribers who don’t have the online recharge facility are facing connectivity... Read More
Trai recently urged all the telecom operators to treat customers equally during the current situation. It is reported that the telcos have completely ignored 2G subscribers and only providing free talk time & validity extension benefits to 4G users. However, Vodafone Idea has now come up with new initiatives for its 2G subscribers. Alongside keeping the network performance in check, Vodafone has introduced new measures to enhance customer service via... Read More
Telecom operators have teamed up with different channels other than retail stores to provide recharge facility to millions of subscribers. Since the beginning of the lockdown period, people are forced to stay at homes to combat COVID-19. Also, all shops except essential and necessary items have been shut down as per safety measures. To ensure that people are connected with their loved ones amid the stressful times, Vodafone Idea has... Read More
Annual prepaid plans became a trend in 2018 when Reliance Jio first introduced the Rs 1,699 plan. Following the footsteps of Jio, other private telcos Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea followed by the suit along with government-led BSNL. Reliance Jio has been modifying its prepaid plans for a while now and the last change to its annual plan was made a couple of months ago. Jio is now offering an... Read More
State-owned telecom operator BSNL and private TSP Vodafone Idea have changed their network names in order to generate awareness among users regarding COVID-19. The government has imposed 21-day lockdown to stop the spread of Coronavirus. To support the decision by the government, BSNL has changed its network name from BSNL Mobile to 'BSNL Stay at Home'. Similarly, Vodafone Idea has added a suffix in their network name to spread awareness... Read More
Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), the industry body for telecom operators like Airtel, Reliance Jio and Vodafone Idea, has urged its mobile customers to use their data more responsibly. The appeal from COAI comes at a time when data usage has been reported to increase, thanks to Covid 19 lockdown which has forced citizens to flood their home networks for professional use. PTI has reported that Rajan Mathews, director... Read More
The global spread of Covid-19 has created instability in various industries around the world, including the Indian telecom sector. Indian Government has recently declared 21 days lockdown to fight back the deadly virus. Telecom Industry which is worst hit by Covid-19 is also facing operational issues as millions of people are using networks at the same time. According to an ET Telecom report, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has subsided... Read More
Telecom Industry has been facing massive financial distress in India. Telecom operators such as Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio and many others have to pay a cumulative amount of Rs 1.47 lakh crore to DoT towards AGR dues. Recently, the Supreme Court slammed the telcos, and DoT officials stating that self-assessed dues are contempt of court and the telecom operators have to pay their AGR dues estimated by DoT.... Read More
Vodafone Idea is facing massive financial distress as the telco giant has to pay Rs 58,254 crore towards AGR dues to the government. However, the Supreme Court might allow the deferred payment mechanism, which would allow the stressed telco to clear their AGR dues in a period of 15 or 20 years. However, as per the analysts, the telco giant might lose its financial credibility as they will have to... Read More
DoT has been collecting call records of the masses to check the poor network quality. To enhance the network quality, the Department of Telecommunications or DoT is planning to build in-house platforms which would be backed by the big data analytics collected by the telecom department. However, the call data collection by DoT has been criticised by various telecom operators as they consider it as unnecessary. But as per DoT,... Read More
Vodafone Idea has been in trouble for a long time because of the massive financial distress caused by the default in AGR dues. The supreme bench asked the telcos to pay their AGR dues without any delays. However, banks addressed the government and mentioned their concern regarding the massive debt of Vodafone Idea towards the bank. The letter sent to the government by the Indian Banks Association (IBA) also included... Read More
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