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Airtel prepays Rs 8,000 crore spectrum dues

Telecom major Airtel has prepaid Rs 8,024 crore to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) as part of its deferred liabilities for the spectrum acquired in the 2015 auction, the company said on Monday. Read further on Dynamite News :

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Manipur High Court seeks options to block VPN servers to safely restore Internet

The Manipur High Court is now pressing to find ways to restore broadband Internet across the State (with a block on social media websites) even as the Manipur government has said this is difficult because Virtual Private Network (VPN) services can still be used to access blocked sites.

The Hindu

Return on capital very low, expects tariff hike by mid of 2023: Bharti Airtel chairman

BARCELONA: The return on capital in the telecom business is very low and a tariff hike is likely to be the mid of this year, Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal said here on Monday.

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Bharti Airtel Q3 net profit surges 92% to Rs 1,588 crore

NEW DELHI: Telecom operator Bharti Airtel on Tuesday reported a 91.5 per cent year-on-year rise in consolidated net profit at Rs 1,588 crore for the three months ended December 2022, helped by competitive growth across businesses.

The Times of India

Arunachal Pradesh: 22 More Mobile Towers To Be Installed Near LAC Border

In order to improve connectivity along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Arunachal Pradesh, the Central government has decided to install 22 more mobile towers in the bordering areas of the state. Read on for details:

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Gadgets: Apple Users In India To Get 5G From Next Week

Tech giant Apple will roll out the much-awaited software upgrades for 5G network in India for its users from next week. Read on for details:

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IT ministry notifies creation of Grievance Appellate Committee that will oversee content moderation decisions

Update at 7.47 pm, Oct 28: The IT ministry notified the amendments to the IT Rules 2021 on October 28. The headline to this report was changed to reflect that. No changes were made to the notified rules, so the text of this report remains the same.

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India to Press Apple, Samsung for Faster 5G Software Upgrades in Phones

India's government will push Apple, Samsung and other mobile phone manufacturers to prioritize rolling out software upgrades to support 5G in the country, amid concerns that many of their models are not ready for the recently launched high-speed service. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched 5G services on Oct. 1 amid…

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Bharti co to buy Rs 13,000 crore Airtel stake from Singtel

NEW DELHI: Bharti Airtel promoter Bharti Telecom will buy a 3.3% Airtel stake from Singtel (Singapore Telecommunications) for about Rs 12,895 crore in 90 days, the telecom operator said on Thursday. Bharti Group chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal’s family and Singtel are co-investors in Bharti Telecom.

The Times of India

Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw asks telcos to gear up for 5G launch

The DoT has received payment of around ₹17,876 crore from service providers — Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio, Adani Data Networks and Vodafone Idea for 5G spectrum they won in a recent auction.

The Hindu

Airtel to launch 5G services this month, cover every town by 2024, says MD Vittal

NEW DELHI: Telecom operator Bharti Airtel will start rolling out 5G services this month and cover all towns and key rural areas of the country by March 2024, a senior company official said on Tuesday.

The Times of India

Airtel to start 5G services rollout in August; inks pacts with Ericsson, Nokia, Samsung

NEW DELHI: Within days of bidding for spectrum in auctions, Bharti Airtel on Wednesday announced it has signed 5G network agreements with gear makers Ericsson, Nokia and Samsung to commence deployment this month.

The Times of India

Spectrum auction enters sixth day of bidding; garners nearly Rs 1.50 lakh crore so far

The auction of the 5G spectrum capable of offering ultra-high-speed internet entered the sixth day of bidding on Sunday after receiving bids worth 1,49,966 crore in the first five days from players like Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel. Read more on Dynamite News:

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5G auction: Jio submits earnest money of Rs 14,000 crore to DoT; Adani Group deposits Rs 100 crore

NEW DELHI: As the race for 5G spectrum auction heats up, billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio has made a Rs 14,000-crore earnest money deposit while rival Adani group made a modest Rs 100 crore deposit.

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Bharti Airtel allots 1.2% equity shares to Google for Rs 5,224 crore

NEW DELHI: Telecom operator Bharti Airtel on Thursday said it has allotted over 7.1 crore equity shares to internet major Google for Rs 734 apiece.

The Hindu

Hyderabad city police switch to Airtel network

‘Performance issues dogged BSNL’

The Times of India

Bharti Airtel defers payment of AGR dues up to FY19 after DoT's moratorium offer

NEW DELHI: Telecom operator Bharti Airtel on Thursday said it has opted to defer the payment of AGR dues up to FY 2018-19, that are not tabulated in the Supreme Court's order, by up to four years.

The Times of India

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5G captive networks: Telcos threaten boycott over nod to Big Tech

NEW DELHI: Even before the bids are called, 5G auctions are fast turning out to be a turf battle between the well-heeled telecom operators such as Reliance Jio, Airtel and Vodafone Idea and the new-age Big Tech such as Google, Amazon, TCS and Cisco as the two sides fight over…

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Tata Group most valuable Indian brand: Top UK firm

NEW DELHI: The Tata Group remains the most valuable Indian brand and its oldest company — Taj Hotels — has emerged as the strongest brand in India, according to UK-based Brand Finance (BF), which is the world's leading sectoral valuation consultancy.

The Hindu

India’s hobbling 5G spectrum auction gait

Telecom operators must be ready to buy 5G compatible spectrum bands at competitive rates to ensure a boom of subscribers

The Hindu

KTR hardsells Telangana at Davos

Meets top honchos of tech and pharma companies

The Times of India

Airtel, Jio drive telecom subscriber base to 116.6 crore in March

NEW DELHI: Net subscriber addition by Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio increased the overall telecom user base to over 116.69 crore in March 2022, telecom regulator Trai said in its monthly report on Thursday.

The Hindu

Government must keep 5G spectrum fee low; faster roll out to have greater impact, says Airtel

Sunil Bharti Mittal argued that instead of devoting money on spectrum acquisitions, service providers can invest in faster roll out of the network

The Times of India

Airtel to acquire Vodafone's 4.7% stake in Indus Towers for Rs 2,388 crore

NEW DELHI: Telecom company Bharti Airtel will acquire a 4.7 per cent stake in Indus Towers from Vodafone Group for about Rs 2,388 crore, according to a company filing.

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