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Complaint of network problem ends with homemaker losing ₹3 lakh to man posing as customer care executive

He persuaded the complainant to download an app through which he got access to her mobile phone. He then told her to pay ₹2 through a payment app. When she did that, he observed the process. The rest was easy, say police

The Hindu · Jul 4, 2023

Govt gets 33.44% stake in Vodafone Idea post equity allocation

NEW DELHI: Debt-ridden telecom operator Vodafone Idea on Tuesday approved the allotment of equity shares worth Rs 16,133 crore to the government, which post-allocation has become the largest shareholder with a 33.44 per cent stake in the company.

The Times of India · Feb 7, 2023

Telecom subscriber base declines to 117 crore in October 2022 with VIL losing 35 lakh customers: Trai

NEW DELHI: The telecom subscriber base in the country declined by 117 crore in October due to Vodafone Idea losing a large number of mobile customers during the month, as per a report of sector regulator Trai published on Monday.

The Times of India · Dec 19, 2022

Dialling right: On 5G spectrum sale

Government should ensure both the exchequer and the public benefit from spectrum sale

The Hindu · Aug 4, 2022

Business: Much-awaited auction for 5G spectrum commences

Reliance Jio, Adani group, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea are the four major participants in the auction. Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Jul 26, 2022

Bidding for spectrum, including 5G airwaves, to begin this week

Reliance Jio, Adani Data Networks, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea to participate in the auction set to begin on July 26, at which analysts do not foresee any aggressive bidding due to the abundancy of spectrum and the limited number of participants

The Hindu · Jul 24, 2022

Jio adds over 31 lakh mobile users in May, VIL loses 7.6 lakh subscribers: TRAI data

Bharti Airtel added 10.27 lakh subscribers, while BSNL and Vodafone-Idea lost 7.59 lakh wireless connections and 5.36 lakh subscribers respectively

The Hindu · Jul 19, 2022

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.

The Times of India · Jul 18, 2022

Adani Data Networks, Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea submit applications to participate in the upcoming spectrum auctions

A total of 72,097.85 MHz of spectrum worth at least ₹4.3 lakh crore will be put on the block during the auctions, which are set to commence on July 26.

The Hindu · Jul 12, 2022

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…

The Times of India · Jun 9, 2022