Tag: Airtel

New Delhi: As part of the growing range of exciting benefits under its refreshed #AirtelThanks program, Bharti Airtel recently said the its Postpaid and Prepaid mobile customers can now set their favourite songs as their Hello Tunes (ring back tones) for FREE through Wynk Music app. All 40 million songs from Wynk Music’s library will […]

New Delhi: Reliance Jio continued to be on a spree on net addition of mobile subscribers adding over 82 lakh new users while Airtel lost 29,883 and Vodafone Idea had to let go of a massive 41 lakh customers as on June 30, 2019, according to data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India […]

New Delhi: Credit profiles of telecom operators (telcos) will remain under pressure in the medium term due to intense competition, elevated debt levels and continued reliance on capital infusion for debt servicing and capex, India Ratings, a Fitch Group company has said. Reliance Jio will be the only telco whose market share may increase to […]

New Delhi: As part of its converged digital entertainment play Airtel Xstream, India’s largest integrated telecommunications services provider Bharti Airtel (‘Airtel’), today launched its ultra-fast broadband offering: Airtel Xstream Fibre. Airtel Xstream Fibre offers unlimited* broadband at 1Gbps for just Rs 3999/month. It also offers Unlimited Landline Calls to any network in India along with […]

New Delhi: As part of its strategy to leverage the deep penetration of mobile services to build a financially secure India, domestic telecom major Bharti Airtel has partnered with Bharti AXA Life Insurance to offer prepaid plan with insurance protection cover to all its customers across the country. Airtel has introduced its innovative Rs 599 […]

In a major announcement on Wednesday, Reliance Jio revealed that due to the undergoing regulatory policy changes for mobile-call-related charges, the Telecom major is compelled to recover interconnect user charge ( IUC ) for NON-Jio mobile voice calls. As per the new policy, all calls to NON-Jio mobile numbers will be charges at 6 paise/minute, […]

Gurugram: The telecom operators paid a total of Rs 11,838 crore as IUC or interconnect user charges in 2018, led by Vodafone which paid Rs 4,214 crore followed by Airtel at Rs 3,411 crore and Jio at Rs 2,809 crore, a new report by market research firm techARC said on Friday. BSNL/MTNL paid Rs 1,405 […]

New Delhi: Reliance Jio continued to be the only operator to add new subscribers, as the telecom major added 84.45 lakh users in August, taking its customer base to 34.82 crore, while its competitors Airtel and Vodafone Idea kept losing their subscriber base. According to data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), […]

New Delhi: Bharti Airtel has displayed fastest download speeds of 9.6 mbps and best video experience across all telecom circles in India, while Reliance Jio has extended its 4G availability to 97 per cent, according to OpenSignal’s latest mobile network experience report. Airtel has excelled in the download speed experience category by scoring 9.6 mbps, […]

In a bid to stand tall in the telecommunication sector, Bharti Airtel recently unveiled a new brand identity ‘Airtel Xstream Fibre’ for its home broadband services. All home broadband plans will now be available under the new brand umbrella. The new brand identity reflects the strength of Airtel’s future ready network that offers ultra-fast broadband […]

Mumbai: Vodafone Idea on Thursday lost over 20 per cent during the early trade on Thursday on reports that the Department of Telecommunications asked the telecom firms to pay their revenue share dues within three months. Bharti Airtel also saw heavy selling pressure, falling over 5 per cent. However, it recovered later to trade at […]

New Delhi: In a big relief to the telcos – Airtel, Vodafone and Jio, the Union Cabinet has approved the recommendation of the Committee of Secretaries (CoS) and allowed telcos a two-year moratorium on spectrum-related dues which translates into a Rs 42,000 crore financial support to the stressed sector. Deferment of spectrum auction installments would […]

Mumbai: After Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio on Sunday announced new tariff plans with up to 40 per cent increase in prices. The new “all-in-one” plans will come into effect from December 6, Reliance Jio said in a statement, adding that customers would now on get more benefits too. “Jio will be introducing […]

New Delhi: Airtel has launched Wi-Fi calling after testing it for months, but for now it will work only on Airtel Xstream Fiber and on select smartphones. The Wi-Fi calling is being rolled out for prepaid and postpaid subscribers across the country, according to Airtel here on Tuesday. “It is currently available in Delhi NCR […]

New Delhi: Airtel Payments Bank on Thursday said it has enabled 24×7 NEFT transfers in line with the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) guidelines. Airtel Payments Bank customers will now be able to use the National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT) facility at any time of the day. The facility will be available to customers on a […]