SC rejects telecom companies' pleas for licence extension

Last Updated: Thursday, May 14, 2015, 11:40

The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a batch of petitions filed by various telecom companies, including Vodafone and Bharti Airtel, seeking extension of their spectrum licences.

Idea's 3G in Kolkata in Dec, to pump Rs 380 cr in Bengal

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 13, 2015, 18:38

The Aditya Birla group company will install additional 1200 2G cell sites across Bengal and about 2,000 3G sites in the city.

Idea Cellular plans Rs 5,500 cr capex in FY'16

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 13, 2015, 18:37

Aditya Birla group telecom major Idea Cellular was planning a capex of around Rs 5,500 crore in the current fiscal to strengthen its infrastructure.

RJio ropes in ex-Idea CMO Pradeep Shrivastava as marketing head

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 12, 2015, 21:58

Close on heels of launching 4G services, telecom operator Reliance Jio Infocomm has roped in Pradeep Shrivastava as its chief marketing officer.

Reduced tariff on national roaming to be effective from today

Last Updated: Friday, May 1, 2015, 09:07

While in roaming, call rates will be cheaper by up to 40 percent and SMS by up to 75 percent.

Roaming to be cheaper as Vodafone, Airtel, Idea cut rates by up to 75%

Last Updated: Thursday, April 30, 2015, 21:55

Mobile users will pay less for roaming from Friday as leading operators, including Airtel, Vodafone, Idea and RCom, slashed their roaming rates by up to 75 percent weeks after regulator TRAI cut ceiling tariffs.

Idea Cellular shares fall 4% post Q4 earnings

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 29, 2015, 12:51

At the NSE, it fell by 3.96 percent to Rs 184.25.

Data, voice growth boosts Idea Q4 net by 60% to Rs 942 cr

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 28, 2015, 21:31

Total revenues moved up to Rs 8,422.51 crore in the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2015, from Rs 7,043.82 crore in the year-ago period and Rs 8,017.47 crore in the preceding December quarter.

Telecom stocks fall; Bharti Airtel plunges 3%

Last Updated: Thursday, April 9, 2015, 19:43

Telecom stocks faced selling pressure Thursday, falling up to 3 percent, after regulator TRAI slashed ceiling tariffs following which mobile calls while in roaming will be cheaper by up to 23 percent and sending SMSes will cost up to 75 percent less from May 1.

Telcos pay Rs 10,808 crore, help govt keep fiscal deficit in check

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 31, 2015, 19:56

Successful spectrum bidders, including Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio and Idea, have made Rs 10,808 crore towards upfront payments, helping the government meet its fiscal deficit target of 4.1 per cent for 2014-15.

Airtel, Idea, Vodafone partly pay their upfront amount

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 31, 2015, 17:21

Successful spectrum bidders, including Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular and Vodafone, have made over Rs 7,000 crore towards upfront payments -- a move that will help the government narrow its fiscal deficit target for the fiscal ending on Tuesday.

Idea, Bharti Airtel edge higher after spectrum auction

Last Updated: Thursday, March 26, 2015, 19:16

Shares of telecom companies Idea Cellular and Bharti Airtel on Thursday edged higher in an otherwise subdued market after the completion of spectrum auction.