The Department of Telecom has asked Bharti Airtel to stop offering third generation (3G) services in seven circles where the company does not hold spectrum. "Airtel has been asked to stop 3G services and file a compliance report by 3pm on March 18, 2013," sources said. ...
05:10 AM, Mar 16, 2013
Bharti Airtel launched a new roaming scheme for its prepaid customers in Delhi which will enable them to receive free incoming calls in five states. ...
08:23 AM, Mar 06, 2013
Telecom regulator TRAI has imposed Rs 1 lakh penalty on Bharti Airtel in 2012-13 for violating norms laid by it to check telemarketing calls and SMSes, Parliament was informed. ...
10:47 AM, Feb 28, 2013
Morgan Stanley raised its rating on Bharti Airtel Ltd to "overweight" from "equalweight," citing positive factors for the sector such as rising tariffs and data volumes, falling capital spending and eased competitive intensity. ...
11:12 AM, Feb 27, 2013
Vodafone, which has not applied for taking part in spectrum auction in March, on Tuesday said the reserve price set is too high and the company cannot afford to pay in India where there is uncertainty about airwaves and revenues are low. ...
04:06 AM, Feb 27, 2013
The CBI has registered a case against Bharti Airtel and Tata Communications Ltd for allegedly violating norms set down by the telecom department. The CBI claims it found that the companies had an arrangement with Singapore Telecom for international call facilities. ...
11:32 PM, Feb 24, 2013
The CBI has registered a case in a Delhi court against Bharti Airtel Ltd, Tata Communication Ltd and Singapore Telecommunications Ltd for allegedly causing a loss of nearly Rs 48 crore to the government since 2004 by illegally providing international long distance (ILD) services. ...
03:45 PM, Feb 24, 2013
Bharti Airtel Ltd is planning to meet global investors for what could potentially be its debut dollar bond sale nearly two years after failing to pull the trigger on a similar exercise. ...
03:59 AM, Feb 23, 2013
The Centre on Friday informed the Delhi High Court that the renewal of licences for 900 MHz spectrum of three leading mobile service operators would be decided within two weeks. "The government will decide their applications (for renewal of licences) within two weeks as per the law," Additional Solicitor General (ASG) AS Chandhiok told a bench of Justice Rajiv Shakdher. ...
06:15 PM, Feb 22, 2013
India will allow wireless broadband airwave holders to provide voice services if they pay an additional $ 306 million, a senior government official said on Monday, a move likely to boost billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Ltd. Reliance Industries, controlled by India's richest man, is the only company with nationwide fourth-generation (4G) broadband airwaves. The company re-entered the fiercely competitive sector by buying airwaves in a 2010 auction and has...
03:41 PM, Feb 18, 2013
A Delhi court on Monday will take cognisance of a chargesheet filed by the CBI against Airtel, Vodafone and others for alleged irregularities in allocation of additional 2G spectrum to them during the NDA regime. ...
06:53 AM, Feb 11, 2013
Bharti Airtel launched a voice-based solution portal for value added services that will provide information in local language on activities such as agriculture, devotion, job updates, entertainment, education and health. ...
02:27 PM, Feb 04, 2013
Bharti Airtel which introduced an emergency alert service two months ago in New Delhi continued to sell the service in eastern region among female customers. ...
12:35 PM, Feb 02, 2013
Bharti Airtel, India's largest private mobile operator, on Friday reported a 72 per cent slump in its third quarter net profit as a weak rupee increased interest and network equipment costs. This is the 12th consecutive quarter for Bharti Airtel when profit has dropped. Net profit in October-December slumped to Rs 284 crore from Rs 1,011 crore a year ago. ...
05:01 PM, Feb 01, 2013
Bharti Airtel said its board will consider on Friday appointing Manoj Kohli as the company's managing director, extending a management restructuring exercise aimed at reviving growth at the world's No 4 cellular carrier by customers. ...
12:39 AM, Jan 31, 2013
A day after mobile charges were hiked by leading operators, Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal today said consumers should be offered the lowest call rates. "We want consumers to be offered calls at lowest rates," Sibal told PTI. ...
07:04 PM, Jan 24, 2013
Bharti Airtel, India's top mobile phone carrier, said it has raised voice call prices to account for rising costs, sending shares of telecommunication companies higher as investors bet that rivals will follow the market leader. Idea Cellular, country's No 3 carrier by revenue and No 4 by customers, also said on Wednesday it had effectively raised voice call prices in some parts of the country after withdrawing promotional offers. It...
07:03 PM, Jan 23, 2013
Leading telecom operators, including Bharti Airtel, have increased rates of special tariff vouchers and reduced free minutes usage, barely a month after hiking the price of 2G data plans. ...
02:30 PM, Jan 23, 2013
Bharti Airtel, India's top mobile phone carrier, said on January 23 that it has raised voice call prices to account for rising costs, sending its shares up more than 3 per cent. ...
11:51 AM, Jan 23, 2013
Handset maker Karbonn Mobiles has tied up with telecom major Bharti Airtel to provide a bundled offer with purchase of its range of smart phones. ...
03:37 PM, Jan 17, 2013
