Despite repeated clarifications from the Central Government, a district consumer forum has dismissed a consumer complaint against Bharti Airtel Ltd and asked the consumer to set up arbitration against the telecom company to resolve a billing dispute of Rs 347. Arbitration panels are usually set up for heavy matters that typically involve hundreds or thousands […]
A New Delhi consumer forum has imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakh on Bharti Airtel Ltd after the company continued to seek dues from a person even after the bill was paid. In a complaint by IT professional Jasmeet Singh Puri, the forum also expressed its consternation at the “lackadaisical attitude” of Bharti Airtel’s […]
It looks like Reliance Jio Infocomm may be among the last operators to launch 4G in India in many circles. Aircel Cellular has announced that it has launched 4G LTE services in two more areas – Tamil Nadu and Jammu and Kashmir. The company had earlier launched its 4G services in Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar […]
The telecom regulator has opened up for discussions two crucial aspects of the upcoming spectrum auctions in the 900 and 1800 MHz band — the minimum bid size and the status of expiring licensees as new or old. While in the last auction, the minimum bid size in the 900 MHz band was kept at […]
Global corporation Brightstar has acquired a majority interest in Beetel Teletech Ltd, part of the Bharti group. The aim is to bring latest mobile technologies and services to the Indian market, the companies said. Beetel is a maker of land phones and other telecom equipment, and offers communication services. “As the largest specialized wireless distributor […]
Reliance Jio is potentially a formidable competitor in India’s telecom sector, credit rating agency Moody’s said, saying the ratings of all telecom companies will be impacted negatively due to the launch of services by Reliance Jio next year. “It will enter the Indian telecom space as a well-capitalized entity, supported by the financial muscle of […]
Bharti Airtel has restarted its intra-circle roaming agreement with Vodafone India and Idea Cellular to offer 3G services where it doesn’t already have 3G spectrum, but it has used the occassion to jack up 3G prices in these areas. While earlier, Airtel was offering 3G data at the same rate across the country, whether using […]
Reliance Jio Infocomm could overtake Anil Ambani’s Reliance Communications in revenue over the next four to five years and corner 11% of the total wireless market, an analyst with a prominent global financial group has predicted. By the 2017-18, Reliance Jio and Reliance Communications would have very similar mobile voice revenue market share, at about […]
There seems to be some delays in getting the valuations and finer details right for the Bharti Airtel-Loop agreement, going by the latest statement from Bharti Airtel. The company said it has agreed for a strategic network tie-up with Loop, which it expects later to lead to an integration of the two operations. It also […]
Telecom services provider Bharti Airtel announced changes to key personnel for its Africa operations. “The announcement follows a new structure of Airtel’s operations in which all operating countries will now be clustered into four Strategic Business Units (SBUs) whose leaders will report into the MD & CEO – Africa with effect from 1stApril 2014,” it […]
