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Chakri K April 15th, 2017 12:27 PM 62 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel to Offer Free Data for One More Month; Affordable International Roaming Plans Announced

Bharti Airtel has started sending out emails to its loyal customers saying that it will offer free data for one more month via the MyAirtel app to make its customers holidays even better. Back in March, Airtel offered free data to all its postpaid customers to celebrate the India’s fastest network label given by Ookla. With this addition, Airtel is now offering free data for four months. The company’s CEO,... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas April 6th, 2017 11:59 PM 3 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel Deposes VP and Head of Alliances for Violation of Code of Conduct

Bharti Airtel has terminated the services of its Vice-President and Head of Alliances, Pallab Mitra for violation of the code of conduct according to an official mail to employees sent by the company's Chief Human Resource Officer B Srikanth. This is the second high-profile termination since the telco sacked its CIO Jay Menon in December 2013. Srikanth, in an email to employees, said, "All employees are hereby advised that the... Read More

Chakri K April 2nd, 2017 12:14 PM 18 COMMENTS

India Finally Joins the Giga Enabled Elite Club: Here Are the High Speed Broadband Plans Available Right Now

India is finally catching up with other countries in terms of the internet speeds. Just two days ago, ACT Fibernet, India’s third largest Internet Service Provider (ISP) launched a new wired broadband service which delivers speeds up to 1 Gbps. It is worth noting that this is the first time ever in the history of India for an ISP to offer such insane speeds and that too at a modest... Read More

Chethan S March 30th, 2017 7:36 AM 89 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel has Made a Right Move By Removing Roaming At The Right Time

So, the roaming free India is about to kickstart from three days to now. For the uninitiated, Airtel has already announced the scrapping of domestic roaming in the country, and the changes will be effective from April 1, 2017. That said, Airtel won't charge you anything extra even if you are on roaming. The scrapping of national roaming means that customers can enjoy free incoming calls/SMS, and there will be... Read More

Zara Ali March 28th, 2017 9:54 PM 8 COMMENTS

Airtel and TrueCaller Strike Partnership To Provide Caller ID Service For Feature Phones

Airtel and TrueCaller have come together for TrueCaller Caller ID function to feature phones. With this collaboration, even the feature phones would get the TrueCaller service without the need of the internet. As per the company, the callers will be informed of the caller's identity with the help of TrueCaller's database. The caller information won't be flashed directly on the screen as we see on smartphones but sent via a... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas March 28th, 2017 12:44 PM 5 COMMENTS

Airtel Sells 10.3 Percent Stake of Bharti Infratel for Rs. 6193.9 Cr

Bharti Airtel, today announced that they have successfully sold over 190 million shares of its subsidiary Bharti Infratel representing 10.3 percent, to a consortium of funds advised by KKR and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (“CPPIB”). The total value of this secondary deal is over Rs. 6193.9 crores (approx. Rs. 951.6 million), which also dubs to a price of Rs. 325 per share. Bharti Airtel will primarily use the proceeds... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas March 16th, 2017 2:46 PM 23 COMMENTS

Telecom tribunal asks TRAI to re-examine nod to Jio’s free promo offers

The telecom disputes settlement appellate and Tribunal (TDSAT), the telecom tribunal on Thursday asked the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India to re-examine its nod to Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio’s free promotional services offer. On January 31, the TRAI held that Jio's free voice calling and data plan was not a violation of the regulatory guidelines. The tribunal has also asked the regulator to inform it about the outcome and findings... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas March 15th, 2017 5:58 PM 106 COMMENTS

Airtel Girl Sasha Chettri is Back Again With Another Campaign Asking Which is the Fastest Mobile Network in India?

There's no denying the fact that Airtel is the best network in the country and the same was rated by Ookla, a couple of weeks ago. Do you remember the Airtel Girl, Sasha Chettri, who used to appear in several Airtel TV campaigns? Yes, the same girl is back with yet another campaign along with her friends, but this time around, they are trying to figure out which mobile network... Read More

Chakri K March 14th, 2017 1:29 PM 20 COMMENTS

Airtel 4G services goes live in Jammu and Kashmir; now offers pan-India 4G coverage

India's largest telecommunications services provider, Bharti Airtel has announced the launch of its 4G service in Jammu & Kashmir. With this roll out, Airtel becomes the first network in India to offer 4G services in all the 22 telecom circles of India. In contrast, Vodafone has 4G services in 17 telecom circles of India and Idea is offering 4G services in 10 circles of India. Airtel 4G is currently available... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas March 13th, 2017 1:26 PM 13 COMMENTS

Bharti Airtel is a step ahead of Idea Cellular in International Roaming

Following the footsteps of Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular had earlier announced that the telco is doing away with the domestic roaming charges. As a result, Idea subscribers will be able to receive unlimited voice calls while on roaming for, i.e., without paying any extra roaming charges for the incoming calls starting April 1st. Idea had also announced a set of International Roaming value packs which more or less are quite... Read More

Rudradeep Biswas March 10th, 2017 6:33 AM 4 COMMENTS

Telecom tribunal reserves order on Airtel & Idea’s appeal for stay on Reliance Jio’s free promo offer

The telecom disputes settlement appellate and tribunal (TDSAT), the telecom tribunal on Thursday reserved its order on incumbent telcos Bharti Airtel and Idea Cellular’s interim appeal which sought a stay on Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio's free promotional offer, various media reports said. The tribunal reportedly reserved its order after hearing stances of top telcos, Reliance Jio and the regulator TRAI. Bharti Airtel, in its appeal, had sought a stay on... Read More

Ria Lakshman February 28th, 2017 12:03 PM 116 COMMENTS

Airtel counters Jio Prime offer with new bundled packs with aggressive pricing

Bharti Airtel, the country’s leading telecom operator, has reportedly launched two aggressive bundled plans at Rs 145 and Rs 349 to counter Reliance Jio’s Prime offer, which will offer unlimited voice calls and 1 GB data per day at just Rs 303 starting April 1. Jio Prime subscription offer will be limited only to the existing 100 Million subscribers, and new users coming before... Read More