At a time when other companies have hiked tariffs or slashed benefits in data category, Vodafone hikes data tariff by up to 47 % price in prepaid category . The increase comes as the aftermath of March spectrum auction wherein telcos had paid around Rs 1.1 lakh crore to acquire airwaves. Earlier, Bharti Airtel and Idea Cellular and Aircel had increased the data tariffs. Vodafone has increased the price of... Read More
Vodafone India has invested over INR 208 crores on ramping up network and distribution in Kerala in the last financial year (April 2014-March 2015). Vodafone, as part of an endeavour to be ‘Future Ready’ through closer engagement and enhanced customer experience has been focusing on the key areas of Customization, Enhanced Connectivity and Retail. Pursuing an accelerated growth strategy since April 2014, Vodafone has added over 150 new sites, 1400... Read More
Vodafone India, has invested over INR 750 crores on ramping up network and distribution in Tamil Nadu circle over the past 12 months (April 2014-March 2015). Already the preferred mobile services provider in terms of Subscriber base, Network, Revenue Market Share and Retail touch points, Vodafone has been focusing on closer engagement and enhancing customer experience in an endeavour to be future ready. Vodafone has also expanded its network footprint... Read More
Vodafone has withdrawn from Bharti Airtel by selling its 4.2 per cent shares in the Indian telecom major to Bharti Enterprises (Holding) Private Limited, an arm of Bharti Group. Vodafone in a statement on Thursday confirmed that it has sold, its slaveholding in Bharti Infotel Private Limited, representing an approximate 4.2 per cent interest in Bharti Airtel Ltd for USD 200 million. The sale happened following new norms issued by... Read More
Vodafone India has invested over Rs. 1050 crores on ramping up network and distribution and retail presence in Maharashtra and Goa circle over the past 12 months (April 2014-March 2015). Vodafone has also expanded its network footprint by adding over 3000 new 3G and 2G sites across Maharashtra in the last financial year. During this period, Vodafone has increased its exclusive retail footprint by rolling out 17 Vodafone Stores and... Read More
Vodafone is once again under the ire of a customer, this time for its improper plan migration and fake promises of its RED plan. Aviral Sangal, an entrepreneur requested Vodafone to migrate his plan from Sachet 300 to RED 1999 through its ‘live chat’ option on 9th May 2015. The customer care replied him saying that his tariff plan along with the integrated data and call packs will cease to... Read More
Vodafone was found charging a customer luxuriously for using data on his mobile, reveals a user-experience. Aseem Manchanda, a reputed journalist who worked with firms like Zee Business, India TV and BBC World Services is the victim of the case. Mr. Manchanda, a decade long Vodafone user activated Blackberry 399 unlimited plan before three years during which he found discrepancies in his billing. On... Read More
Vodafone subscribers, mainly from Delhi circles were reporting call drop issues for past few days. The company reports the issue to be that of frequency change and promised it to be resolved at the earliest. “The issue mainly concerns the Delhi service area, not entire India. The reason for this problem is frequency change. Last November, our license for 20 years expired and our frequency got changed,” Vodafone Managing Director... Read More
A few selected cities in the country will get Vodafone 4G services by the second half of this year, reports Business Today. The company will be rolling out 4G in five cities, where it won 5MHz spectrum in 1800 MHz band, including Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Karnataka and Kerala. Besides, the company has also planned to expand its services in the North East. "We are conducting 4G trials and plan to... Read More
Vodafone India is the second largest MNC in India with a revenue of INR 42,352 crores in FY 2015, registering a growth of 12.6 percent, according to the Full Year Results (IFRS) released by the company. Its EBITDA stood at INR 12,605 crores. The company’s Operating Free Cash Flow (OFCF) stood at INR 3,228 crores in FY15 compared to INR 7,647 crores in FY14. High intensity of capex spend is... Read More
As part of ‘Speed is Good’ campaign, Vodafone India undertook a speed test drive in Chennai by reaching out to 2,000 Telecom Retailers across the city. Vodafone employees met with retailers in the city and did live demo of Vodafone’s faster 3G network. Retailers who participated in the initiative was presented a ‘Speed Test’ certificate by Vodafone. As per Vodafone, the ‘Speed is Good’ campaign is based on the findings of... Read More
Last month we reported Vodafone's new STV26 in Delhi circle offering local calls at 30p/min for 60 days. The offer was unbelievable from an operator like Vodafone. It looks like Vodafone has realised their mistake and reduced the validity drastically to just 7 days. STV26 now offer All local Calls at 30p/min for only 7 days. Vodafone currently do not have any STV offering local calls @ 30p/min with 60 days validity. The nearest STV79 offering... Read More
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