Why DGCA Wants Airline Altimeter Upgrades

'We have informed the government multiple times that the situation in the US and India are different.''Here, there will be a 500 MHz gap in the frequencies which will safely allow aviation without......

Vodafone Idea hikes call, data rates by 20-25%

Debt-ridden telecom operator Vodafone Idea on Tuesday announced an increase in mobile call and data tariffs across plans by 20-25 per cent. The higher tariffs will be effective from November 25,......

Vodafone Idea hikes tariff as it struggles to pay dues

The latest move, even if it is symbolic, is the first rate hike after the one announced end of 2019. Cash-strapped Vodafone Idea (VI) has taken a lead in hiking tariffs by 6 to 8 per cent as it......

How India can 'keep' Vodafone Idea

The only viable solution for India to keep Vi is for the government to convert its debt into equity, preferably while merging it with BSNL, and then providing it a clear commercial mandate based on......

Saddled with huge debt, Vodafone-Idea will find it hard to grow

The merged entity would lead with a revenue market share of about 37 per cent against Airtel’s 31.2 per cent and Jio’s 14.5 per cent With a debt of Rs 120,000 crore (Rs 1,200 billion),......