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Arpit Sharma May 28th, 2018 12:30 PM 11 COMMENTS

DoT to Allow 100% FDI for Idea Cellular as the Proposal Expected to Pass in a Week

Previously, Idea Cellular had proposed a plan to DoT asking for the limit of FDI in the newly ‘to be merged’ company to be extended to 100%. In the coming week, the proposal has been expected to get the affirmative from the department. Officials confirmed the news after the Aditya Birla company submitted all required documents and when Vodafone India did the same. This approval would mean that the Idea... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas May 25th, 2018 10:20 AM 7 COMMENTS

Idea Cellular-ATC Tower Deal Approved by DoT

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on Thursday cleared the sale of Idea Cellular’s standalone towers to the Indian arm of American Tower Corp (ATC) for Rs 4000 crore. The deal was awaiting approval on the FDI clearance from the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion (DIPP), which has come. “Idea-ATC, captive towers deal, has been approved,” a top DoT official told ET. Queries sent to Idea and ATC did not... Read More

Chakri K May 23rd, 2018 5:57 PM 76 COMMENTS

Idea Cellular 4G Services Now Live in Delhi Via ICR With Vodafone

Idea Cellular has started offering 4G services in the capital city via an Intra Circle Roaming (ICR) agreement with its yet-to-be-merged company Vodafone India. All these days, Idea has been offering 3G services in Delhi, but now, users will be able to get better speeds, thanks to 4G network. That said, the company has introduced 4G in the circle via the ICR agreement, meaning it may not be able to... Read More

Chakri K May 19th, 2018 10:38 AM 15 COMMENTS

Idea Cellular’s New Prepaid Bullet Data Packs Offer 3GB Data at Rs 53 and 6GB Data at Rs 92

Internet data is getting real cheap in India as telecom operators continue to roll out exciting new offers every other day. This time Idea Cellular has introduced two data add-on packs to rival that of Airtel and Jio. The company launched two data add-ons with 6GB and 3GB data benefit on offer, priced Rs 92 and Rs 53 respectively. These data add-on packs are in-line with Airtel and work similar... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas May 11th, 2018 2:38 PM 9 COMMENTS

Vodafone-Idea Merger Will Certainly Enhance Mobile Experience to Users: Himanshu Kapania

With two of the biggest telecom giants closing in on a merger deal, the vendors and subscribers, both have started receiving similar emails which inform them about how the merger will be a beneficial deal for all. According to the current scenario, the current deal should go through by next month, after which Idea Cellular and Vodafone will fuse to make the biggest telecom company in India. The first batch... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas May 7th, 2018 1:46 PM 1 COMMENTS

Telecom Ministry to Take a Final Decision on Idea Cellular’s 100% FDI Proposal

Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu has finally said that the Telecom Ministry will take a decision on whether or not Idea Cellular will be granted with the permission for 100% FDI in the company, commerce and industry. However, things still remain twisted as the DoT has put some conditions while also taking inputs from the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) on the said proposal of 100% FDI.... Read More

Chakri K May 1st, 2018 3:20 PM 24 COMMENTS

Idea Cellular Offering Free 10GB Data to Users on First VoLTE Call, Service Now Live for Public

Idea Cellular has now rolled out the Idea VoLTE services in six major circles. Idea VoLTE services are now open for public in Maharashtra & Goa, Gujarat, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh & Telangana and Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh. Idea Cellular 4G users across these circles will be able to use Idea VoLTE services starting from May 2, 2018. With this rollout, Idea joins the list of operators providing VoLTE... Read More

Chakri K April 28th, 2018 4:47 PM 33 COMMENTS

207.7 Million Idea Cellular Users are Consuming 7GB Data Per Month on Average

As expected, Idea Cellular has revealed its numbers for the Quarter ended on March 31, 2018. In the report, Idea Cellular stated that its subscriber base had reached 207.7 million as of March 31, 2018, and the average data per user has seen a meteoric growth to 7GB in Q4 FY18, compared to 1.4GB a year back. The company also revealed that voice usage per subscriber has risen sharply to... Read More

Chakri K April 28th, 2018 9:34 AM 8 COMMENTS

Idea Cellular’s New Rs 349 Prepaid Plan Offers 84GB Data for 28 Days

Following the footsteps of Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular has now introduced a new Rs 349 prepaid plan with a validity of 28 days and 3GB data per day on offer. Idea's new tariff plan is different from the Rs 357 prepaid plan which the telco used to offer earlier. The Rs 349 plan is offered in several circles alongside the Rs 357 plan, but the irony is the newly launched... Read More

Chakri K April 23rd, 2018 12:06 PM 1 COMMENTS

Idea Cellular Seeks Increased FDI in the Company from DIPP

Idea Cellular has proposed for granting the company with 100% Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP). This new information comes into the light after Idea Cellular and Vodafone India have announced their plans of merging into a single entity, which will emerge as India’s biggest telecom operator. After the announcement of this merger, both the companies have gone forward with the step and made significant progress... Read More

Chakri K April 20th, 2018 9:21 AM 0 COMMENTS

Exclusive: Idea Cellular’s VoLTE Services Will Go Official for Public in Maharashtra and Gujarat First

Idea Cellular is the only top telecom operator yet to launch Voice over LTE (VoLTE) services based on 4G network to the consumers. While the company stated that it would be launching VoLTE services to its users in Q2 2018, there's no official word on the same. Right now, the telco has opened the VoLTE services to its employees in various cities, but as per the information we received, Idea... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas April 17th, 2018 12:49 PM 18 COMMENTS

Idea Cellular’s Rs 398 Prepaid Plan Also Offering 1.4GB Per Day for 84 Days

Idea Cellular has started offering 1.4GB data per day with its Rs 398 prepaid plan, countering Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio. The telco has silently revised the Rs 398 prepaid plan for select users, under which it's offering 1.4GB data per day, unlimited voice and 100 SMS per day for a period of 84 days. Earlier, the same plan used to provide 1GB data per day, but it's now increased... Read More