August 6th, 2021 11:52 AM 17 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel to Gain the Most Out of Vodafone Idea

Bharti Airtel’s stock has risen in the last couple of days. The reason primarily being the downfall of the Vodafone Idea (Vi). Vi’s shares have fallen very rapidly for consecutive days, and fearing a further fall, the investors have flocked towards Bharti Airtel and Reliance Industries Limited’s stocks. Bharti Airtel’s stock gained as much as 8% nearing its record high price. Investors are particularly happy and positive about the future... Read More

August 6th, 2021 12:20 AM 24 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea and BSNL Merger Should Get Green Flag

Vodafone Idea is one company that stands on the plank with a big question over its survival. Burdened by dues which it has to pay on Adjusted Gross Revenue, spectrum allocation and other operational expenses, the company stands amidst financial ruins. Late at night on Wednesday, the billionaire, Kumar Mangalam Birla, also tendered his resignation from Vodafone Idea. Not only this, but the company’s market cap has been taking a... Read More

August 5th, 2021 3:35 PM 19 COMMENTS

UK Firm Giving Away Stake in Vodafone Idea Freely to BSNL

Vodafone Plc is the another owner of the financially weak telco, Vodafone Idea, apart from Aditya Birla Group. While the latter owns a 27.66% stake in the company, the UK-based group owns 45% in the company. As per the latest reports on the matter, Vodafone Plc has said that it would offer its stake to the lenders who are willing or to the public telecom company, BSNL, for free if... Read More

August 5th, 2021 10:27 AM 10 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Stock Plummets Massively In Early Session

Vodafone Idea’s (Vi) troubles just don’t seem to end. The private operator’s shares have been falling continuously for consecutive days. In the early market session today, Vodafone Idea’s shares have fallen by more than 20%. Yesterday, we had reported that VI’s stock had dipped by 16% in the noon session. But today, they have fallen even further, and that is not good news for the telco’s investors. The stock had... Read More

August 5th, 2021 9:13 AM 0 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Ready to Monetise Stake in Airtel Payments Bank: Vittal

Bharti Airtel is ready to go ahead with monetising stake in its online banking arm - Airtel Payments Bank if such a situation arrives. It will be the telco’s way to arrange for resources in case it needs it. Neither of the operators got any relief from the adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues decision made by the Supreme Court. While it is more devastating for Vodafone Idea, even Bharti Airtel... Read More

July 31st, 2021 1:15 PM 22 COMMENTS

Airtel Africa Signs New Deal With QIA for $200 Million

The African unit of Bharti Airtel has bagged a new deal with Qatar Holding LLC, an affiliate of Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), to sell its 7.5% stake of the mobile unit for around $200 million. The development comes under the fundraising activities carried out by Bharti Airtel to reduce the financial burden and invest in the network. As reported by ET Telecom, the inclusion of Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund will... Read More

July 29th, 2021 8:54 PM 35 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea, Airtel Should Avoid Tariff Hikes: Opinion

Vodafone Idea (Vi) and Bharti Airtel are going to go for tariff hikes soon. But neither of the telcos should be too jumpy about it after looking at the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) monthly report for May 2021. Apart from Jio, neither of the telcos added any subscribers. In fact, both Vi and Airtel, who are planning to go for tariff hikes, lost more than 4 million subscribers... Read More

July 27th, 2021 11:44 AM 16 COMMENTS

BSNL, Vodafone Idea Merger Only Solution: Deutsche Bank

Both Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Vodafone Idea (Vi) are struggling really hard to maintain their position in the Indian market. Neither of the telcos has been profitable for a long time and are also not getting sufficient cash-inflow to sustain for a long period. Vi is looking for raising capital while BSNL is trying to push its 4G operations, but neither of the telcos has gotten any further.... Read More

July 27th, 2021 1:36 AM 21 COMMENTS

BSNL Should Be Privatised: CUTS International

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Vodafone Idea (Vi) both need to stay in the market to ensure that India doesn’t become a country with a duopoly of Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel. Pradeep Mehta, Secretary-General of CUTS International told ET Telecom that BSNL should be privatised and Vodafone Idea should be provided temporary relief to ensure the survival of the two struggling telcos. Mehta warned that if this doesn’t... Read More

July 26th, 2021 12:11 PM 2 COMMENTS

RCom Lenders Very Close to Huge Loss

Reliance Communications, the bankrupt Anil Ambani company, might soon see its telecom license getting cancelled. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is set to cancel the telecom license of RCom because the telco has failed to pay the statutory dues. According to a Business Standard report, the bankrupt telco would be served with a show-cause notice before its telecom license is cancelled. For the unaware, RCom’s telecom license is expiring on... Read More

July 26th, 2021 10:52 AM 6 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Investors May Dilute Stake

The current owners of the Vodafone Idea (Vi) - Vodafone Group Plc and the Aditya Birla Group are ready to transfer control of the company to an interested investor if any. The telco’s initial plan of getting an investor hasn’t been successful yet. Both the promoter groups are currently in talks with potential investors including three US-based funds. The aim is to sell a bundle of the convertible as well... Read More

July 14th, 2021 11:19 AM 0 COMMENTS

BSNL Will Pay 1% SUC to Government for Satellite Services

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) will have to pay a percentage of its adjusted gross revenue (AGR) towards the spectrum usage charges (SUC) to the government for providing satellite-based services. As per a PTI report, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has asked the state-run telco to pay 1% SUC for offering services based on satellite communications. At present, the state-run telco offers satellite-based communication services to several shipping companies, government... Read More

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