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PMO unlikely to respond to COAI's plea for intervention

Govt advises industry to discuss issue with regulator, telecom dept

Singtel to pick 7.39% stake in Bharti Telecom for $659 mn

After this purchase, the combined stake of Singtel and its subsidiaries in Bharti Airtel will rise to 36.3 per cent, from 33 per cent now

Jio says incumbents failed to share interconnection ports

Over the past few months, Jio has asked for a time-bound release of ports to meet expected traffic on the network so that other operators are able to plan better

RCom plans to promote app-to-app calling

It is offering 300 minutes of app-to-app calling for Rs 39

Not granting interconnect capacity is breach of licence agreement, says Jio

Jio wants Trai to direct incumbents to release interconnect capacity to meet its 100 mn subscriber target after launch

DoT clears Aadhaar-based KYC norms for telcos

A customer's Aadhaar card and fingerprints will now be adequate to validate and activate new prepaid and postpaid connections

Jio launches MiFi devices under trial programme

Jio MiFi is available at Rs 2,899 with 90-day preview offer of unlimited internet

India has only 3% share in world mobile revenue

India has average monthly spends of $4 per user; it is over $20 in other Asian markets

Now, COAI knocks prime minister's door

The lobby group expressed its concern over some of the recent consultation papers introduced by the Trai

Reliance Jio strikes back, sees vested interests at play

RJIL blasts COAI for vilification campaign against Trai as well

COAI-Trai tussle to impact spectrum auctions

Vodafone and Idea are expected to be key participants in these auctions, as Bharti Airtel has spruced up its spectrum portfolio already

COAI promoting vested interests, says RJio

Comes out in support of Trai's consultation paper on IUC charges

RJio is choking our networks: telcos

Letter to telecom secretary alleges Jio is masquerading full-blown services in the guise of a trial; no word from Reliance

Spectrum auction: Balance sheet stress for telcos

The Street does not expect meaningful participation in 700 MHz spectrum band due to high reserve price and relatively nascent 4G ecosystem

Telecom industry body accuses Trai of bias

Some moves seem to have been timed to serve the interests of new players: COAI

Trai hurting us to benefit one new telecom operator, say existing telcos

Telcos plan to move court on interconnect charge review

Telcos urge govt to listen up, want uniform GST rate

Analysts are assuming that if the effective GST rate is at 18%, then telecom subscribers will have to shell out a little more as the current service tax rate is 15%

RJio commercial launch soon

Reliance Jio Infocomm's share capital, including reserves, stood at Rs 45,000 crore and Jio's debt at the end of 2015-16 was Rs 33,187 crore

RIL takes aim at gas pricing formula

Says methodology used for valuation does not reflect arm's-length price

India is now a low-beta market: Ridham Desai

Interview with MD - research, Morgan Stanley