Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL), the third-largest telecom operator in the country, is 23.15% owned by the central government. This happened as the telco opted for the option of reducing interest dues on deferred payments to the government and in exchange gave equity to the center. Since the telco has raised funds successfully and is looking to raise more via debt, the government is considering selling its 23.15% stake in the... Read More
Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL), the third-largest telecom operator in the country, now has access to a contiguous block of spectrum in the 2500 MHz band. Much recently, the Department of Space (DoS) has released 20 MHz of spectrum in the 2500 MHz band worth Rs 11,000 crore for mobility use. This is a great development for Vi, as it is the only private telecom operator in the country that is... Read More
Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) has a postpaid plan that is meant for 2 users. It is a family plan, of course, and comes under the branding 'Vi Max Family'. This plan costs 701. It is a decent family postpaid plan in our opinion because it bundles plenty of data and also has additional OTT (over-the-top) benefits that customers can choose from. However, the benefits for the primary number and the... Read More
Vodafone Idea has a prepaid plan with which consumers get 60 days of service validity. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had asked the telcos to offer plans that come with validities such as 30, 60, and 90 days. People were frustrated that they were getting options such as 28, 56, and 84-day plans. Vi has been offering the 60-day service validity plan with lumpsum data for quite some... Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi), in a gesture of solidarity with the residents of Wayanad, Kerala, who are reeling from the effects of a recent natural disaster, has announced a series of measures to assist the affected community. Airtel and Reliance Jio have also announced respective measures to support the residents. Also Read: Airtel Announces Relief Measures Amid Crisis in Wayanad, Kerala Prepaid Customers Benefit from Free Data To ensure that prepaid... Read More
Indus Towers, a telecom tower infrastructure company, is still waiting for the payments to stabilise from its key customer Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL). While Vi has been clearing the current dues on time, there's still a backlog that hasn't been cleared. For that, Indus is yet to receive any clarity over how and when Vi will make the payments. However, having raised funds, Vi is slowly clearing some of the... Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom player in the country, is offering customers 5GB of bonus data with select prepaid recharges. These recharges are Rs 859, Rs 579, and Rs 349 plans. All of these plans are 1.5GB daily data options, however, come with different service validity. From the price itself, you can guess that the Rs 859 plan comes with 84 days of service validity, the Rs 579 plan... Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi), the third-largest telecom company in India in terms of wireless subscriber market share, has removed the Hero Unlimited Benefits from the Rs 299 plan. Before the tariff hikes, and in fact, for a few days after the hikes, customers still got the Hero Unlimited benefits with the Rs 299 plan. However, that has been removed now and the users will have to spend at least Rs 349... Read More
Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL), the third-largest telecom operator in the country, has offered to clear the remaining Rs 1500 crore worth of dues to Nokia in equal instalments. However, Nokia has not yet accepted the offer yet. The telco wants to clear this in different instalments by December 2025. For the unaware, Vodafone Idea recently decided to allot 1027 million equity shares to Nokia via a preferential issue to clear... Read More
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), Vodafone Idea (Vi), Bharti Airtel, and Reliance Jio offer 1.5GB daily data plans to customers. These plans come with active service validity, and 1.5GB of daily data suits the majority of the customers. However, after the tariff hikes recently, the telecom operators removed the unlimited 5G component from these plans (we are talking about Jio and Airtel, of course). Regardless, these plans are worth checking... Read More
Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL), a major Indian telecom operator, has partnered with Asianet, a regional internet service provider based out of Kerala to launch Vi One service. Vi One is not a new service from the telecom operator. Under Vi One, the customers of the telco get both a mobile connection along with a fiber broadband connection. However, Vi-owned You Broadband doesn't operate through the entire India, and thus for... Read More
There is no other telecom operator in India apart from Vodafone Idea that is offering customers mobile plans that bundle 4GB daily data. Rest of the telecom operators have plans with up to 3GB daily data. The 4GB daily data plan from Vi is an amazing option for someone who wants high-speed 4G data on the go without worrying about how much they are consuming. 4GB data is enough to... Read More
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