Aircel staff takes rescue into own handsIn 2 months, the team has managed to raise Rs 90 crore, almost at a par with the amount infused by Maxis.
TRAI may consider scrapping interconnection fee, mulls seeking viewsThe IUC for text messages is paid by a telco to the network receiving the SMS. It is similar to the IUC for voice calls, which was recently...
Can anyone stop the Jio juggernaut? Mukesh Ambani deploys brutal force in telecomExpect another bitter battle between Jio and its rivals. At stake is roughly Rs 5,000 crore of revenue. And the odds seem heavily loaded in...
High Court refuses to grant stay on Trai decision to cut IUCLawyers present said the court refused interim relief to Airtel and Idea, who had challenged telecom regulator’s order, and asked them to f...
Airtel, Idea move High Court seeking stay on Trai decision to reduce IUCThe two telcos asked the court to halt the implementation of TRAI’s decision to reduce IUC to 6p /min from 14p/min from Oct 1 and to scrap ...
IUC should not be a profit for any company: RS Sharma, TRAI Chairman'They were arguing for cutting the IUC. This time they are arguing that you do not cut the IUC," said TRAI Chairman RS Sharma.
Cutting IUC a poor decision, it's given Jio an unfair edge, says former Trai boss Rahul KhullarKhullar says Trai’s haste to ring in a regulation mandating the bill-and-keep model from a defined future date is a move aimed at helping o...
Court quashes CCI cartelisation probe into top 3 telcosA bench comprising Justices Anoop V Mohta and Bharti Harish Dangre ruled that the CCI had no jurisdiction to order a probe into the matter.
Why Macquarie Capital has become underweight on NBFCs and overweight on IT stocks"There is a bigger risk to the broader markets, especially to the midcaps with elevated earnings expectations."
Airtel, Vodafone, Idea to move court on IUC cut“They need to understand the methodology adopted. Globally, in a calling-party-pays regime, there is no zero-IUC regulation,” said Rajan Ma...
Incumbents telcos likely to move court against IUC cutThe industry body represents top telcos Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular, which seek a higher IUC, and Reliance Jio Infocomm...
Suits & Sayings - Wackiest whispers and murmurs in corporate corridors & policy parloursHemendra Kothari has been one of India’s savviest bankers ever, having built up relationships that endure. Even after retirement, he remain...
IUC latest point of conflict between incumbents and JioJio suggested following bill-and-keep model, bringing the two parties at loggerheads again after previously battling over issues of call dr...
Trai set to reject telcos' plea for higher fee from Reliance JioThe regulator has also asked the incumbent operators to provide "requisite number" of interconnect points to Jio "at the earliest.
Trai’s order on IUC likely to come into force by FY18Sources aware of the matter said it will take four to five months for Trai to complete consultation process on the highly-debated paper.
Trai finds support from Modi government on the issue of terminating interconnect user chargesA senior government functionary said there was nothing wrong in reducing IUC, though he added that Modi administration will not interfere i...
Dispute between telcos and Trai unprecedented in annals of corporate historyTelcos have accused Trai of bias against them in favour of new entrants. As there's only one new entrant worth talking about, it was clearl...