Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL), the third-largest telecom operator in the country, is growing its postpaid mobile business steadily. The number of postpaid subscribers grew by almost a million QoQ in Q3 FY26. The telco recently shared the results, and while the overall mobile subscriber base continues to shrink, the postpaid mobile business is growing. Even when we look at the 4G/5G subscriber base, it has grown by a decent margin... Read More
Kumar Mangalam Birla, chairperson of the Aditya Birla Group, a promoter of Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL), recently talked about the telco. Birla, for the obvious reasons, refrains from commenting too much about the telco in public forums. But after the recent developments, even he has commented about the business. For the unaware, the government recently gave a huge adjusted gross revenue (AGR) relief to Vi. The telco doesn't have to... Read More
Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL), the third-largest telecom operator in India, has seen its average revenue per user (ARPU) jump from Rs 180 in the previous quarter to Rs 186 in Q3 FY26. This is a decent jump but compared to a year before, it doesn't seem as good. The customer ARPU (excluding M2M connections) for Vi was Rs 186, which is by far the lowest in the Indian telecom sector... Read More
The prepaid users in the country are paying more for telecom services, and are likely to pay even more in the coming days. Multiple tariff hikes have been applied by the operators over the last few years. The prepaid ARPU (average revenue per user) of the telecom operators jumped from Rs 90 in QE September 2020 to Rs 189.69 in QE September 2025. The postpaid ARPU per month has decreased... Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi) has rolled out its Super Saver Offer in partnership with HMD Mobile, targeting the mass feature-phone segment with bundled voice, data and SMS benefits over an extended period. an extended period. The limited-period offer is aimed at new prepaid subscribers purchasing select HMD and Nokia feature phones in India, according to the telco. Also Read: HMD to Partner Vodafone Idea to Drive Affordable 4G Feature Phone Adoption... Read More
Vodafone Idea (Vi) on Tuesday announced the expansion of its 5G services across all 14 districts of Kerala, making its 5G network available statewide. The rollout enables customers to access high-speed, low-latency connectivity across major cities, emerging towns and key rural areas in the state, according to an official release. Also Read: Punjab National Bank Not Exploring Further Lending to Vodafone Idea; Exposure at Rs 300 Crore Cheap 5G plans... Read More
Indian public sector bank Punjab National Bank (PNB) has an exposure of around Rs 300 crore to Vodafone Idea (Vi) and is not exploring any further lending to the telecom operator at present, the bank’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Ashok Chandra, told ETBFSI on Monday during the bank’s Q3 FY26 earnings call, according to a report dated January 20, 2026. Also Read: DoT to Finish Vodafone Idea AGR... Read More
Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) is unlikely to get any fresh lending from the Punjab National Bank (PNB). The bank has an exposure of Rs 300 crore towards Vi (Vodafone Idea). The bank's not looking to give any more loans to Vodafone Idea currently, it confirmed recently. Ashok Chandra, Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the bank said in the recent earnings call, "PNB has ?300 crore exposure... Read More
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has initiated the reassessment of Vodafone Idea (Vi) Ltd’s adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues and aims to complete the exercise by the end of February, following the company’s submission of a formal undertaking agreeing to the process. This was reported by Live Mint [1] in a report by Jatin Grover, which said it had seen a copy of the letter, and separately by The Hindu... Read More
After the government announced the relief on adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues for Vi, it was a matter of time before Airtel also demand the same. It was already said by Airtel's management that whatever benefit is given to one player, should be extended to another. It makes sense as this is all about fair competition. The governmen can't play on biases, especially when the whole market is watching. Now,... Read More
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is set to commence the reassessment of Vodafone Idea’s adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues this week. According to a senior official, the process will begin once the company submits a formal undertaking committing to accept the outcome of the reassessment, whether the final AGR liability increases, decreases, or remains unchanged, as reported by The New Indian Express on January 12, 2026, by Rakesh Kumar. Also... Read More
Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL), the third-largest telecom operator in India, may not get the same kind of relief from the government it got for the adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues. For AGR dues, the telco said that the government has given it a ten year breather, with a minimal amount payable every year till 2036. However, the analysts expect that the same kind of relief may not be extended to... Read More
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