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April 16th, 2018 11:42 AM 23 COMMENTS

Vodafone and Idea Merger Will Lead to Massive Layoffs

In a rather shocking development, Vodafone-Idea merger will reportedly lead to massive layoffs. The ongoing merger process of Vodafone India and Idea Cellular might lead to loss of about a fourth of the telcos’ combined 21000 strong workforce, reports ET. The companies have been advised by the nodal team heading the merger to shed as many as 5000 employees. Idea and Vodafone currently employ around 11,000 and 10,000-plus people, respectively.... Read More

April 15th, 2018 10:33 AM 46 COMMENTS

After Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular Now Launches Rs 249 Prepaid Plan With 2GB Data Per Day

Idea Cellular has now come up with a new prepaid plan of Rs 249 to compete with Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio. The Rs 249 prepaid plan from the country's third-largest telecom operator offers 2GB data per day and voice calling benefits as well for 28 days. So Idea is providing 56GB of data at just Rs 249 along with unlimited voice calls even the roaming calls are free. But... Read More

April 11th, 2018 10:51 AM 13 COMMENTS

Vodafone India and Idea Cellular Missed Trai’s Call Drop Metrics by a Small Margin: COAI

Telecom Industry body COAI said Bharti Airtel and Jio were fully compliant with the Trai's quality of service norms, though Vodafone India and Idea Cellular were marginally not meeting the standards. The body added the non-compliance of call drop parameters laid down by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India in October, was limited to specific local areas and should not be misrepresented as a widespread phenomenon. “These local area problems are... Read More

April 6th, 2018 11:47 AM 29 COMMENTS

DoT Likely to Approve Idea Cellular and Vodafone India Merger by the End of this Month

The Department of Telecom (DoT) is likely to approve the merger between Idea Cellular and Vodafone India by the end of this month. An anonymous official said in his statement to ET “The final approval should come within this month.” When this approval is passed, the Idea and Vodafone merged entity will become the largest data carrier in the country in terms of market share and subscribers. As we're already... Read More

April 2nd, 2018 5:49 PM 6 COMMENTS

Idea Cellular Intros Rs 19 Prepaid Plan With Unlimited Voice, 150MB Data for Two Days

Idea Cellular has been rolling out new prepaid plans every now and then, and the telco now rolled out a Rs 19 prepaid tariff plan for its prepaid subscribers. The Rs 19 prepaid plan from Idea offers benefits in-line with Airtel Rs 19 prepaid plan and better benefits than Jio's Rs 19 prepaid plan. The validity of this plan is two days, not one day like Reliance Jio's plan and... Read More

March 31st, 2018 12:17 PM 10 COMMENTS

Idea Cellular and Vodafone India Gear Up for Legal Battle Against Aircel to Recover Dues

Aircel might be stepping onto another legal battle as Idea Cellular and Vodafone India gear up to take action against the telecom company which is already under the weight of bankruptcy. Airtel and Idea might be the first companies to take such a step in these regards, according to the people following the matter. The two major telcos are taking this drastic step to recover their dues from Aircel. According... Read More

March 27th, 2018 5:46 PM 28 COMMENTS

Idea-Vodafone Merger in the Last Step of Clearance: Aruna Sundararajan

India's second and third largest telecom operators- Vodafone India and Idea Cellular's merger proposal is in the final stages of approval as told by Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan on Tuesday. "The Idea-Vodafone merger is in the final stages of approval. Because they have got the NCLT (National Company Law Tribunal) and SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) clearances, but there are some FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) approvals that are... Read More

March 22nd, 2018 7:00 PM 51 COMMENTS

Vodafone, Idea Says The Future is Exciting, Announces New Leadership Team of the Combined Business

The biggest merger in the Indian telecommunications history between Vodafone India and Idea Cellular is expected to complete in the next few weeks. Post the merger, we will have a new leading telecom operator in the country. Anticipating the merger to be done by the end of first half of 2018, Vodafone Group and Aditya Birla Group today announced the proposed leadership team of the merged entity, which will come... Read More

March 22nd, 2018 12:25 PM 6 COMMENTS

Idea Cellular Launches Rs 998 and Rs 1298 Prepaid Unlimited Packs With Unlimited Voice

Idea Cellular has now come up with two new prepaid unlimited packs of Rs 998 and Rs 1298 offering unlimited voice, limited amount of data and SMS benefits. However, these new plans don't match with the other prepaid tariff plans available from Idea Cellular and other telcos. The Rs 998 prepaid unlimited pack offers benefits for 28 days, whereas the Rs 1,298 plan provides benefits for 35 days. Both these... Read More

March 19th, 2018 5:31 PM 5 COMMENTS

Idea Cellular Takes the Battle to Jio and Airtel by Offering More Than 400 Live TV Channels

Idea Cellular has now become the second telecom operator after Reliance Jio to offer more than 400 Live TV channels on its standalone platform- Idea Movies & TV. Idea says that the platform has ramped up its content with the introduction of several new Live TV channels along with the popular Discovery bouquet of channels. Overall, Idea is now providing more than 400 Live TV channels with content ranging from... Read More

March 18th, 2018 9:24 AM 1 COMMENTS

4G Smartphone Offers from Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Idea Cellular Compared

Telecom operators are involved in a cutthroat competition to weed out each other out of the game and get the most people to sign up for their services. The current scenario of the Indian telecom is nothing short of what we described. Especially, when the telcos are rolling out cashback offer one by one and trying to salvage the most of the subscriber base by luring them with attractive offers... Read More

March 17th, 2018 8:35 AM 22 COMMENTS

Best Postpaid Plan for Your Needs Under Rs 500

With the constantly declining price of data and with the telcos offering new plans each and every day there seems to be a fierce battle going on between all the telecom operators for capturing the market. Companies are desperately trying to bring in subscribers in mass numbers, and in this lieu, they are rolling out the most economic and high-value plans out for the public. In between all this hustle... Read More

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