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RCom Inches Towards Aircel Merger; Gets Approval from Competition Commission of India (CCI)

RCom Inches Towards Aircel Merger; Gets Approval from Competition Commission of India (CCI)

RCom, the Anil Ambani-led telecommunications operator, is inching towards combining their cellular operations with Aircel. RCom has announced that they received approval from the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for the proposed Scheme of Arrangement for demerger of the Wireless division of the Company into Aircel and Dishnet Wireless Limited. … Read More

Rudradeep Biswas

Tata Teleservices in talks to join proposed RCom-Aircel-MTS entity: Report

Tata Teleservices in talks to join proposed RCom-Aircel-MTS entity: Report

In an interesting turn of events, Tata Group-owned telco Tata Teleservices has entered into an initial round of discussions with Anil Ambani-led Reliance Communication to explore the possibility of joining forces with the upcoming merged RCom-Aircel and MTS entity. Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio’s entry has resulted triggered intense competition, leading … Read More

Rudradeep Biswas

RCom’s tower assets sale, merger with Aircel to take another 6-9 months to close; gets negative outlook from Moody’s

RCom’s tower assets sale, merger with Aircel to take another 6-9 months to close; gets negative outlook from Moody’s

Reliance Communication’s sale telecom tower assets and the merger of its core wireless operations with Aircel Limited (unrated) in a new joint venture are expected to take another 6-9 months to close, according to ratings agency Moody’s. Moody’s Investors Service has also downgraded Reliance Communications Limited’s (RCOM) corporate family rating … Read More

Ria Lakshman

RCom sells its tower business to Brookfield Infrastructure

RCom sells its tower business to Brookfield Infrastructure

Brookfield Infrastructure, along with its institutional partners, is buying the tower business of Reliance Communications (RCom) at an upfront payment of Rs. 11,000 crores in cash, announces a statement released by RCom. The transaction is subject to authority approvals. The binding agreement will de-merge RCom’s tower business into a separate business … Read More

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RCom’s ‘non-core’ assets like GCX may become key focus area after restructuring: Moody’s

RCom’s ‘non-core’ assets like GCX may become key focus area after restructuring: Moody’s

Reliance Communications’ ‘non-core’ assets originally identified for disposal like GCX will become the telco’s key business focus following the planned de-merger and tower sale, ratings agency Moody’s said on Wednesday. The agency has also downgraded RCom’s corporate family rating and senior secured bond rating to B1 from Ba3, due to … Read More

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