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Chakri K August 30th, 2018 9:38 AM 11 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Shareholders Favours Merger Proposal With Tata Teleservices

Shareholders of Bharti Airtel has approved the proposed merger with Tata Teleservices, according to the company. The merger which is now looking for the approval from National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) is expected to be finished by the end of March 2019. In a regulatory filing, Airtel revealed that 99.97% of shareholders voted in favour of the merger. "The special resolution to approve the proposed composite scheme of arrangement between... Read More

Chakri K August 29th, 2018 12:59 PM 0 COMMENTS

Airtel Receives Green Signal from Government to Reduce 15% Stake in DTH Arm

Bharti Airtel's DTH arm, Bharti Telemedia has revealed in a regulatory filing that it has received government's nod for transferring 15% stake to private equity firm Warburg Pincus. "The said approval has been granted by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting," Airtel said in a regulatory filing, as reported by PTI. The deal was announced back in December 2017 but was halted due to some FDI requirements from the government. Earlier... Read More

Chakri K August 29th, 2018 10:36 AM 3 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Receives FDI Clearance for Selling 20% Stake in its DTH Arm to Warburg Pincus

Bharti Airtel has reportedly received FDI clearance from the government for selling 20% stake in its DTH arm to Warburg Pincus. The deal worth USD 350 million was announced way back in December 2017. According to a source close to PTI, the government has cleared the FDI which is required to sell 20% stake in Bharti Telemedia. The source privy to the development said that the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)... Read More

Arpit Sharma August 28th, 2018 6:55 PM 11 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel to Expand its 4G Network in Rajasthan by Deploying 9000 New Sites This Year

Bharti Airtel has now announced its massive network expansion plans for FY 2018-19 in Rajasthan. With this new expansion plans, Airtel is looking to improve its high-speed mobile data footprint in Rajasthan. Under its network expansion program, Project Leap, Airtel promised to add more than 9000 new sites in FY 2018-19, along with the addition of more than 4150 kms of optic fibre in Rajasthan. Airtel wants to step up... Read More

Chakri K August 27th, 2018 12:24 PM 15 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Postpaid and Broadband Users to Get Free Netflix Subscription for 3 Months

Bharti Airtel today announced its partnership with content platform Netflix through which subscribers of select Airtel and V-Fiber Home Broadband plans will receive a three-month gift of a Netflix subscription. After three months, Airtel users will be able to pay for their Netflix subscription seamlessly, using their Airtel postpaid or home broadband bill. Airtel also confirmed that existing Netflix subscribers would also be eligible for this gift. Subscribers not eligible... Read More

Chakri K August 25th, 2018 1:32 PM 22 COMMENTS

Airtel Thanks: Eligibility for Membership and Benefits Explained

Reliance Jio’s competitive pricing and strategies have troubled other telcos ever since the Mukesh Ambani led operator stepped into the playing field. One of the most sought-after programs for Reliance Jio subscribers was of the JioPrime membership which cost Rs 99 for an entire year and this year was renewed for free for all the existing Prime members this year. Now Bharti Airtel has come up with a similar program... Read More

Arpit Sharma August 24th, 2018 2:17 PM 18 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Upgrades its Mobile Network in Odisha to Provide Better Voice Experience for 4G Users

Bharti Airtel, which has over 340 million subscribers under its belt has announced the upgradation of mobile network in Odisha. Airtel says that this network upgradation will enable a superior voice experience for 4G smartphone users. The company has further optimised its 3G network, which carries a bulk of the voice traffic for smartphone users, by deploying state of the art network solutions and advanced network software. 4G smartphone users... Read More

Arpit Sharma August 22nd, 2018 8:02 PM 3 COMMENTS

Airtel Says Over 1 Million Users Availed Amazon Pay Gift Card in Five Days

Bharti Airtel says that over one million of its customers availed the Amazon Pay Gift card worth Rs 51 in less than five days after the company announcing the offer. For the unaware, Airtel had sent out the gift card offer to its mobile customers in partnership with Amazon Pay as part of its 23rd-anniversary celebrations. Airtel is allowing its prepaid and postpaid users to avail the Rs 51 Amazon... Read More

Arpit Sharma August 21st, 2018 8:18 PM 56 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Revamps Rs 399 Plan to Offer 20GB Additional Data in a Year

Bharti Airtel, the former leading telecom company, has made a change to its Rs 399 postpaid plan. The telecom operator has announced that it will now offer 20GB additional data in a year. Notably, the Rs 399 postpaid plan by Airtel provides 20GB data per month along with other bundled benefits like unlimited local, STD and roaming calls and also 100SMS per day. Previously, we were doubtful whether or not... Read More

Chakri K August 21st, 2018 9:10 AM 15 COMMENTS

BSNL Pips Bharti Airtel in Subscriber Addition During June 2018: Trai

BSNL has been reporting new subscriber additions every month and the same continued in June 2018. The state-run telecom operator, which operates in 20 telecom circles has added 2.44 lakh new customers during the month, according to the data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai). In the process, BSNL has added more subscribers than the current leading telecom operator Bharti Airtel which has added a mere 10,689... Read More

Arpit Sharma August 20th, 2018 3:03 PM 12 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Hits 10 Million Subscriber Mark in Punjab

Bharti Airtel, which has over 340 million subscribers in the country today said that it had become the first mobile operator in Punjab to cross 10 million subscriber mark. Furthermore, underlining Airtel’s position as the most preferred network in Punjab, over 52% of all RCom customers and 42% of all Tata Docomo customers ported to the Airtel network recently. With this, Airtel has further cemented its leadership position in the... Read More

Arpit Sharma August 19th, 2018 7:19 PM 12 COMMENTS

Airtel Rs 47 Pocket-Friendly Prepaid Pack Now Offers Benefits for 28 Days

Bharti Airtel has introduced yet another pocket-friendly prepaid recharge plan of Rs 47 targeting Jio's Rs 52 and Vodafone's Rs 47 prepaid plans. Firstly, Vodafone launched the plan of Rs 47, which is followed by Airtel. The surprising aspect of this plan from Airtel is the validity of 28 days. The benefits, however, are sub-par, which is understandable as Airtel is aiming this plan at basic users. Benefits wise, it... Read More