Vodafone keeps on rolling out new offers with new benefits for its customers. The telco just launched another prepaid plan for customers who want a little more data than 1.5GB per day. It is the Rs 819 prepaid plan. This plan went live recently. Benefits of the new Rs 819 prepaid plan include unlimited calling, 2GB data per day, and 100 SMS/day. There are OTT benefits included with the plan... Read More
Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) announced that it will be bringing the Idea postpaid customers under the Vodafone RED category. It would ensure that customers of VIL would get unified digital services under a single platform. For doing this, VIL partnered up with Amdocs which is one of the leading software and service providers to media and communications companies. Both the companies today announced that this move has taken place successfully.... Read More
As per a report from Telecom Regulatory of India (Trai), telcos have lost more than 82 lakh wireless subscribers (2G, 3G, 4G) in the month of April 2020. It is surprising since during that month India was in a strict lockdown. Ideally, more people should have subscribed instead of dropping out. In the month of March 2020, there were a total of 1,157.75 million wireless subscribers. But at the end... Read More
A few days back, the Telecom Regulatory of India (Trai) asked Vodafone Idea Limited and Bharti Airtel to withhold their ‘4G priority service’. The regulator is currently examining the premium plans of the telcos. To get it done faster, the regulator has made the issue its priority and plans to announce the verdict/views in a two week period. At the same time, the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) on... Read More
Several Vodafone Idea users have reported on Twitter that they have received 2GB per day high speed data and unlimited calling activated on their numbers at no additional costs. The company has made no official announcement or provided additional details on the pack, however, the users have reported that the free pack is valid for seven days. Vodafone Idea’s free pack is closely on the heels of Reliance Jio offering... Read More
Vodafone Idea is benefitting from the fact that people are staying indoors and as a result of that consuming more data than ever. The demand for data services has spiked in the last few days as everyone in the country is using high-speed internet to save them from boredom inside their houses. The telco recently launched its program ‘RechargeforGood’ which will give users a 6% cashback on the recharges they... Read More
Vodafone Idea is facing massive financial distress as the telco giant has to pay Rs 58,254 crore towards AGR dues to the government. However, the Supreme Court might allow the deferred payment mechanism, which would allow the stressed telco to clear their AGR dues in a period of 15 or 20 years. However, as per the analysts, the telco giant might lose its financial credibility as they will have to... Read More
The much-awaited news for Vodafone Idea Limited seems to be finally here. Reports on the web say that the Cabinet has approved relief package for the stressed telecom sector. While the complete details of revival package are yet to come out, this is a piece of really good news for Vodafone Idea as the telco has been under financial crisis for a while. Vodafone Idea has been eagerly waiting for... Read More
Vodafone Idea urged the government to give them a period of 15 years to pay their AGR dues. Also, the telco giant has asked DoT and government officials to provide a tax refund, slack their license fees and spectrum usage charges (SUC) along with the introduction of floor tariffs which would help the stressed telco to ensure their sustainability in the market. Vodafone Idea has to pay a whopping amount... Read More
Earlier this weekend, lenders of Vodafone Idea met with Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and stated that invoking bank guarantees will lead to defaults as the telco giant is not in the position to repay dues to the bank. Lenders also requested DoT to come up with a solution which would ensure the operations of the three-player telecom market. According to an official “Lenders have already addressed the government about the... Read More
Vodafone Idea Limited has finally released financial and operational results for the quarter that ended on December 31, 2019. Similar to Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea's overall 4G user base saw an increase of 8.3 million in the quarter to 104.2 million. However, the telco has slipped to the third position below Bharti Airtel with an overall subscriber base of just 304 million. Reliance Jio is currently the largest telecom operator... Read More
Vodafone Idea Limited has been become the biggest telecom operator by subscriber base in the industry after the merger of the second place and third place telcos, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular and everyone has been eying the performance of the telco. However, with its focused move towards retaining paying customers, the telco has been rapidly losing subscribers. In February, the telco had lost 5.8 million subscribers. Now the telecom... Read More
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