Telecom Spectrum
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Centre to become biggest shareholder in Vodafone Idea with 33% stake
In January last year, the board of directors of the telecom service provider had approved the conversion of dues owed to the government into equity.
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5G spectrum auction: Reliance Jio biggest bidder, Adani Group makes entry into telecom sector
The Mukesh Ambani-led company acquired a total of 24,740 MHz of spectrum for Rs 88,078 crore.
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5G spectrum auction: Bid amount exceeds over Rs 1.45 lakh crore on first day
The four participants included Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio, Sunil Bharti Mittal’s Airtel, Vodafone Idea and new entrant Gautam Adani.
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Trending
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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In Mathura, Muslims say they were denied their vote. No complaints in Hindu areas
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In his new book, journalist Boria Majumdar addresses BCCI’s two-year ban after an online controversy
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Gautam Adani group to participate in 5G spectrum auction
Reliance Jio and Airtel will also bid on July 26.
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Cabinet clears proposal to hold 5G spectrum auction by July-end
A total of 72097.85 MHz of spectrum with a validity period of 20 years will be put to auction, the government said.
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Centre to become Vodafone Idea’s major shareholder with 35.8% stake
The telecom company has decided to convert its adjusted gross revenue dues into equities as per moratorium conditions announced by the government last year.
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Video
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Watch: Neighbours rescue infant from second floor sunshade after she fell from fourth floor balcony
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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SC rejects pleas by Airtel, Vodafone and Tata to recalculate dues they owe to Centre
The case is related to the government’s calculation of levies on telecom companies, which is based on the revenue generated by the firms.
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Actor Juhi Chawla moves Delhi HC against rollout of 5G networks, cites health hazards
Chawla said that the technology threated to provoke ‘serious, irreversible effects on humans and permanent damage to all of the Earth’s ecosystems’.
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Telecom spectrum auction: Reliance acquires over half of airwaves on sale for Rs 57,122 crore
The most expensive band of 700 megahertz went unsold due to high reserve prices.
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The Reel
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film
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Start the week with a film: A divorce from hell in ‘The War of the Roses’
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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Airtel pays additional Rs 8,000 crore as dues to government
While the Centre has evaluated Bharti Airtel’s dues as over Rs 35,000 crore, the telecom company claimed that it was only Rs 13,004 crore.
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Telecom sector faces ‘unprecedented crisis’ because of payment dues, says Bharti Airtel chief
Sunil Mittal met Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and sought cuts in taxes and levies for the sector.
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RBI is closely monitoring possible fallout of crisis in telecom firms, says Governor Shaktikanta Das
On Monday, Airtel, Vodafone Idea and the Tata Group paid a part of the Rs 1.47 lakh crore dues.
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The Field
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IPL 2024: Bowlers, Marcus Stoinis help Lucknow Super Giants beat Mumbai Indians
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India tour of Bangladesh: Radha Yadav, D Hemalatha propel visitors to win in rain-marred second T20I
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ICC T20 World Cup 2024: Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson included in Rohit Sharma-led India squad
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Badminton, Uber Cup 2024: India lose to China in group stage-decider; progress to quarter-final
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Diaz and Chhangte on target as Mumbai City beat FC Goa to enter final