The telecom sector is being taxed like non-essential items such as liquor and cigarette, instead of being treated as critical infrastructure, according to Vodafone Idea. "We have got customs duty at 23%, GST at 18%. This is pretty similar to the way you treat non-essential items like for liquor or cigarette or something. We paid a lot of money for the spectrum, that is the reason for so much of... Read More
Vodafone Idea, which is in the midst of Rs 25,000 crore mega fund-raising, has said the Indian telecom market with three private players is an "ideal scenario" in terms of healthy competition, dismissing any possibility of cartelisation or duopoly. "It is three private players plus one (BSNL and MTNL) and that is the ideal scenario to be. There are four players here...it is an ideal level of competition," Balesh Sharma,... Read More
The current telecom market leader, Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) has dismissed the idea of a duopoly in the market saying that the current industry structure with three major telecom players at the apex will be maintained, ET Telecom reported. The telco also said that this would be in the best interest of the consumers. Government Has Best Interest of Industry in Mind: Balesh Sharma Balesh Sharma, CEO of Vodafone Idea... Read More
Leading telcos Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio have paid the government over Rs 10,000 crore in spectrum dues slated for April 10, but debt-ridden Reliance Communications has so far not deposited its outstanding amount of Rs 492 crore, a source said. The payments are towards the latest instalment in deferred spectrum liability for radiowaves bought in the past auctions. The source privy to the development told PTI that... Read More
Vodafone Idea expects the sale of its 11.15% stake in Indus Towers to complete in the next three-four months which could yield an estimated Rs 5,500 crore, a senior company official said Tuesday to PTI. Under a contract signed with Bharti Infratel in April 2018, the company has an option to sell the 11.15% stake in Indus Towers for cash ahead of the merger of the country's largest mobile tower... Read More
Vodafone Idea Limited, the largest telecom service provider in India, is on the task of deploying an automated multi-cloud network across the country. The telecom operator has said that this new multi-cloud network will enable it to provide an unmatched network experience for its retail and enterprise customers. The largest telecom company in India is also already deploying 5G-ready technology in the country with new TDD sites and more. The... Read More
Vodafone Idea has expressed concern on the fact that the 50% combined holding limit on the sub-1 GHz spectrum which is likely to be used for 5G can lead to a duopoly in the telecom sector. According to Vodafone Idea's claim, the duopoly will undermine the healthy competition in the industry which is on its way back from the trenches. VIL Deems 2020 as Appropriate Year for Spectrum Auction ET... Read More
The Indian telecom industry has reached a point where telecom operators are struggling to revise existing tariff plans. In recent times, we've seen operators modify postpaid plans, but there's no major development in the postpaid segment. It has over 15 months since Jio revised its tariff plans because they're still the best in the business. Bharti Airtel has now revised its Rs 169 open market plan to compete with Jio's... Read More
With the increasing importance of content-based offerings in the telecom industry, the telcos are not shying away from partnering up with broadcasters to launch new services for the customers and to expand their content portfolio. Post its merger, Vodafone Idea has forged many content partnerships with major platforms in the country, on the same lines, the telecom operator has announced yet another strategic alliance with ZEE5 under which it will... Read More
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has released the monthly subscription data for January 2019. At the end of 2018, top telcos Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel reported a massive dip in the subscriber base, thanks to the introduction of minimum recharge scheme. While the carnage seems to be ended for Bharti Airtel, it isn't the same for Vodafone Idea as it lost 3.5 million subscribers, which brings its... Read More
Mukesh Ambani led telecom operator, Reliance Jio will work on its 5G services and speed up the rollout of the technology by the second half of the 2020 calendar year with the aim of obstructing gain of Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel through their 4G-led data monetisation. The report came from SBICap Securities and was brought to light by ET Telecom. SBICap Securities said that Reliance Jio’s announcement of stepping... Read More
The ARPU or the Average Revenue Per User, an important financial metric for the telecom operators in the industry might improve by 30% in the upcoming December thus highlighting that the industry, which has been witnessing revenue erosion from the past two years, will finally be on the path to attaining financial health. As per an ET Telecom report, Neil Shah, research director, IoT, mobile and ecosystems, at Counterpoint Technology Market Research... Read More
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Same here. BSNL 4G coverage top notch, easy getting north of 30Mbps
Just morning BSNL 4G speed test result oh and here is the band usage as shown by Netmonster as attached:
