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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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: Traffic constable’s dog rides on motorbike in watermelon-shell helmet to raise awareness
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Watch: Toddler shoots basketball through hoop behind his back, stuns father and brother
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Watch: Mumbai’s Gateway of India is the backdrop for Christian Dior fashion show
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Watch: Rescuers pull out devotees who fell into Indore temple stepwell after the roof collapsed
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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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‘Murder Mystery 2’ review: An enjoyably silly return to bumbling adventure
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‘Gaslight’ review: Exactly who is being gaslit here?
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‘Dead Ringers’ trailer: David Cronenberg’s acclaimed film is now a series
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‘Mrs Undercover’ trailer: Radhika Apte toggles between housework and espionage
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‘Bholaa’ review: High on action and colour filters
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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 2023: From Virat Kohli to Dwayne Bravo, a look at all-time statistical leaders in the league
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IPL 2023: Indian Premier League returns for 16th edition, back to the glory days of home-away format
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Watch: Ajay Devgn stars as football legend Syed Rahim Ali in trailer of ‘Maidaan’
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Sports world daily: Kvitova, Alcaraz in Miami semis; Chelsea stun Lyon in women’s Champions League
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IPL 2023: New rules, Ben Stokes at CSK, JioCinema vs Star Sports – things to watch out for this year