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Arpit Sharma August 1st, 2018 11:16 AM 19 COMMENTS

Best Voice Oriented Prepaid Plans Under Rs 300 By Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio and Idea Cellular

After being dormant for weeks due its ongoing merger, Idea Cellular has finally launched a new plan of Rs 295 to compete better with the likes of Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel. This new plan is Idea Cellular’s first step towards the growing competition post the merger. Let’s dive right in and see the best-prepaid plans being offered below the range of Rs 300 from Reliance Jio, Idea Cellular and... Read More

Arpit Sharma July 31st, 2018 7:18 PM 47 COMMENTS

Idea Cellular Adds 6.3 Million Subscribers During June 2018: COAI

Idea Cellular has added the highest number of subscribers during the month of June. The Aditya Birla Group-owned telco managed to grab 6.3 million new subscribers, which boosted its subscriber base to 220 million, just short of 2 million, compared to Vodafone's 222 million user base. Vodafone has added over 2.75 lakh subscribers, while Airtel has added a mere 10,689 subscribers during June 2018. However, Bharti Airtel is still the... Read More

Chakri K July 27th, 2018 3:56 PM 27 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Merger to Bring Stability in the Industry: Aruna Sundararajan

After obtaining the final nod from the Department of Telecommunications, Idea Cellular and Vodafone India will merge to form the biggest telco of the country – Vodafone Idea Ltd. After the merger, Vodafone India will cease to exist, and the assets and liabilities of the firm will be transferred to Idea Cellular. In this regard, Telecom Commission, the highest decision-making body in the Indian telecom industry has said that the... Read More

Chakri K July 26th, 2018 12:39 PM 24 COMMENTS

Idea Cellular Tries to Beat Competition With Rs 75 Plan Offering 1GB Data and 300 Minutes Calling

Idea Cellular has rolled out a new entry-level prepaid plan of Rs 75 providing voice calls, data and SMS benefits for 28 days. Following the footsteps of Bharti Airtel and Vodafone, Idea Cellular has come up with a new Rs 75 prepaid plan offering 300 minutes of voice calling, 1GB of 2G/3G/4G data and 100 SMS for 28 days. This plan has been introduced after Vodafone introducing the Rs 47 plan,... Read More

Chakri K July 24th, 2018 10:19 AM 59 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea Give in to DoT Demands of Bank Guarantees, Oblige By Paying Rs 7,268 Crore

As it was rumoured just a couple of days ago, Idea Cellular and Vodafone India have cleared the Rs 7,268 crore dues to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to pave the way for the merger. Idea Cellular has submitted the bank guarantee of Rs 3,322 crore to DoT, while Vodafone India has cleared the dues of Rs 3,926 crore in cash. “Idea has submitted its compliance to the DoT’s conditional... Read More

Chakri K July 22nd, 2018 7:16 PM 50 COMMENTS

Idea Cellular Makes a Comeback With Rs 149 Voice Only Plan, Plans to Counter Airtel and BSNL

Idea Cellular has been caught in the loop of corporate and legal proceeding thanks to its impending merger with Vodafone India. The Kumar Mangalam Birla led telco has slowed down in the competition owing to the fact. However, amidst all the business, Idea Cellular has managed to launch a new plan to please the voice-only customers of the telco. Even though a large population uses data bundle plans, some users... Read More

Chakri K July 19th, 2018 11:47 AM 4 COMMENTS

DoT Looking into Idea Vodafone Merger: Telecom Secretary

Vodafone and Idea on the way to their merger have hit a roadblock in the form of DoT’s demands which the department has raised for pending dues. Regarding this, Aruna Sundararajan, Telecom Secretary said that there is a difference of opinion between the companies and the department. She also said that the DoT is “looking into” the issue. During an event organised by CUTS International, Aruna Sundararajan said "They (the... Read More

Arpit Sharma July 18th, 2018 6:40 PM 42 COMMENTS

Good News! Vodafone-Idea Merger Will Not Be Delayed as Everyone Expected

After the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) did not take into consideration of Idea Cellular and Vodafone India’s demand of rethinking the estimate for repayment of dues, both the merging companies have decided to pay the remaining amount to the department under protest. People aware of the matter have also said that Vodafone and Idea might most likely contest the demand raised by DoT in the Supreme Court. It was decided... Read More

Arpit Sharma July 17th, 2018 8:54 AM 43 COMMENTS

Prepaid Plans With Minimum 1.4GB Daily Data Under Rs 200 from Jio, Airtel, Vodafone and BSNL

Owing to the entry of Reliance Jio in the telecom sector, the rates of data have gone down drastically. Now people pay the same amount to enjoy the exact amount of data for a day, which they used to use for a month a few years back. With time, the rates of the industry have only gone down, and the competition shows no sign of slowing. As such we have... Read More

Arpit Sharma July 11th, 2018 4:50 PM 31 COMMENTS

Vodafone Idea to Merge in Backend as Part of New Brand Strategy

New development has come up concerning the Idea Vodafone merger where both the companies have decided that they would not opt for a different brand name soon since the introduction of a new name in the current market scenario might confuse customers. A person aware of the matter conveyed the news that the newly merged entity would be combined in backend whereas on the surface the operations and plans will... Read More

Arpit Sharma July 7th, 2018 12:06 PM 6 COMMENTS

Idea Cellular Rs 227 Plan Launched to Counter Rs 219 Plan by Airtel With Free Missed Call Alerts and More

Idea Cellular has introduced a new data tariff plan to counter Airtel’s introduction of Rs 219 prepaid data plan. This new prepaid plan by Idea comes at the price of Rs 227 and is valid for 28 days. Notably, Bharti Airtel had introduced the Rs 219 plan with Hello Tune benefits in addition to the usual data and calling offerings. The Rs 227 plan by Idea does a similar thing... Read More

Arpit Sharma July 2nd, 2018 12:38 PM 16 COMMENTS

Trai Hits Jio, Bharti Airtel and Idea Cellular With Fine Due to Non-Compliance of QoS Norms

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) often referred as the watchdog of the industry has taken stringent action by fining the big telcos like Reliance Jio, Idea Cellular, Vodafone India and Bharti Airtel for not adhering to the norms of quality of service. The fine levied on these telecom operators is applicable for the breaching of quality benchmarks in the December 2017 quarter. The Mukesh Ambani-led telco, Reliance Jio,... Read More