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Arpit Sharma January 22nd, 2020 2:42 PM 0 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Could Soon Become a Totally Foreign Entity With New Investments

The telecom companies in India are in desperate need for cash flow and investment. Some of the biggest telcos in India, including Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel, are facing a financial crunch due to the AGR dues which were also the reason for the massive losses of the telecom companies in the last quarter. However, for the Sunil Bharti Mittal led telecom operator, Bharti Airtel, things might start to look... Read More

Arpit Sharma January 21st, 2020 11:24 AM 3 COMMENTS

Trai Says Only Two Private Telcos in Industry is a Risky Affair

As per the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) and one of its top officials, a situation where there are only two private telecom operators leading to a duopoly could be a dangerous situation for the industry, ET Telecom reported. The Trai official who decided to be anonymous added that Trai has already suggested some of the relief measures to the government which include a reduction in Spectrum Usage Charges... Read More

Arpit Sharma January 20th, 2020 1:22 PM 4 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel and Other Telcos to Approach SC for Last Shot at AGR Relief

Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and some of the other telecom companies are currently under heavy distress with the burden of AGR dues which they have to pay in a few days. However, the telecom operators have not given up and are still seeking some relief from whatever source possible. The companies, namely, Vodafone Idea, Tata Teleservices and Bharti Airtel will reach out to the Supreme Court to ask for permission... Read More

Chakri K January 19th, 2020 2:57 PM 7 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Adds Rs 2 Lakh Life Insurance to Rs 149 Plan and Makes it Rs 179

Bharti Airtel has launched a new affordable prepaid plan of Rs 179 across all the 22 telecom circles. The Rs 179 prepaid recharge is basically the Rs 149 plan which the telco is offering right now, except for the fact that it ships with built-in life insurance cover. Airtel already has a Rs 279 prepaid plan which offers daily data benefit and Rs 4 lakh life insurance cover for 28... Read More

Arpit Sharma January 17th, 2020 7:08 PM 6 COMMENTS

Airtel Postpaid Plans No Longer Ship With Netflix Subscription for 3 Months

When it comes to shipping extra benefits with prepaid and postpaid plans, there is one operator that trumps the industry, and it is Bharti Airtel. Although the pricing of the Bharti Airtel prepaid and postpaid plans is similar to the competing offerings and there is little to differentiate them from them in terms of core offerings like calling and SMS, but there are plenty of other benefits which Airtel ships... Read More

Chakri K January 17th, 2020 9:48 AM 14 COMMENTS

Reliance Jio Becomes Leading Telecom Operator in India by Subscriber Base

Reliance Jio is now officially the leading telecom operator in India in terms of subscriber base. As per the Trai subscription data for November 2019, Vodafone Idea lost more than 30 million subscribers, whereas Jio added five million new users, taking its overall user base to 369.93 million. The Trai subscription data has always been confusing; Back in July 2019 itself, Vodafone Idea stated that its subscriber base has been... Read More

Arpit Sharma January 16th, 2020 7:55 PM 0 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Review Petition in SC Rejected, Telco Thinking of Filing Curative Petition

The biggest trouble for the telecom sector at this point of time happens to be the Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) dues which the companies have to pay in the matter of a few days. The AGR dues deadline, as given by the Supreme Court is January 23, and the telecom companies are reluctant to pay these dues because of the extreme financial crunch which the telecom sector is facing right... Read More

Chakri K January 16th, 2020 5:35 PM 5 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Postpaid Data Add-Ons Can Be Used on Top of Regular Plans, Priced at Rs 100 and Rs 200

Over the next couple of months, prepaid plans may lose the charm and the entire focus will again shift to the postpaid segment. After the recent tariff hike for prepaid plans, an 84-day plan with 2GB of daily data costs around Rs 700. Postpaid plans from telcos ship with a lot of data, but users will be billed on a monthly basis. For example, the Rs 499 postpaid plan from... Read More

Chakri K January 14th, 2020 11:18 AM 7 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel New Users Will Have to Shell Out Rs 45 or More to Avail Services

Bharti Airtel recently increased the price of its minimum recharge plan from Rs 24 to Rs 45, adding woes to the prepaid customers. And this move is also affecting the new customers of Bharti Airtel who are looking to join the network. Airtel's new customers will have to choose at least Rs 45 plan to enjoy prepaid services. Airtel also introduced some new First Recharge plans starting at Rs 197.... Read More

Arpit Sharma January 11th, 2020 4:53 PM 21 COMMENTS

Data Tariff Hike By Airtel and Vodafone Idea to Reduce Total Mobile User Base

One of the biggest moves in the telecom industry last year, towards the end of the year has been the data tariff hike by the telecom companies. All the private telecom operators came together to increase the prices of their plans, in some cases by as much as 40% after being hit brutally by the AGR dues and poor financials. However, the data tariff hike was not liked by the... Read More

Chakri K January 11th, 2020 6:59 AM 10 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea Increase the Price of Minimum Recharge Plans: Should You Get Them Now

Telecom operators Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea are making major changes in the prepaid segment to generate revenue from the users. In December last year, both the telcos increased the prepaid tariff prices for good, and at the same time, they also hiked the prices of Minimum Recharge plans. At the end of 2019, Bharti Airtel announced a hike of its base minimum recharge of Rs 24 and it now... Read More

Chakri K January 10th, 2020 11:38 AM 32 COMMENTS

Airtel Wi-Fi Calling Crosses 1 Million Users, Now Has Support on More Than 100 Smartphones

Airtel Wi-Fi Calling service is already being used by one million users, the company has announced today. Right after the announcement of Jio Wi-Fi Calling, Airtel has sent out a press statement saying that its Wi-Fi Calling service is available across the country and more than 100 smartphones now offer the support. Last month, Airtel launched India's first VoWi-Fi service called 'Airtel Wi-Fi Calling' with support for 40 smartphones and... Read More