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Telecom industry revenue expected to rise 14-15% in current fiscal. (PTI Photo)

COAI predicts 14-15% increase in Telecom Industry’s revenue

Kochhar said that financial distress is "evident" and that COAI will continue to push for relief including reduction in SUC and licence fee

30 Aug 2020 4:03 PM

The telecom industry on Wednesday reiterated the demand for a refund of Rs 35,000 crore GST credit. (PTI Photo)

Telcos seek Rs 35k cr GST refund, pending payment of Rs 20k cr from state-run firms

The telecom industry has unutilized GST input tax credit over Rs 35,000 crore for which the sector has repeatedly demanded a refund

15 May 2020 2:27 PM

COAI to approach states for opening retail recharge points to facilitate feature phone users. (PTI Photo)

COAI asks states for opening retail recharge points

Telecom operators approached sector regulator TRAI seeking time till April 20 to submit data on recharge pattern of prepaid users

17 Apr 2020 3:44 PM

BSNL CMD Pravin Kumar Purwar during an MoU signing . (Photo- PTI)

Telecom infra firms ask BSNL to immediately clear Rs 1,500 cr dues

The non-payment, the firms said, so far has already resulted in mobile service outage at various places in the country.

10 Apr 2020 5:05 PM

Industry body COAI, whose members include Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Reliance Jio, on Wednesday said various steps including a two-year moratorium for spectrum dues to telcos will provide a relief to the debt-laden sector. (Representational Image)

2-year moratorium for spectrum dues to telcos: Centre

Telecom players including Airtel and Vodafone Idea had sought some relief from the telecom sector.

21 Nov 2019 9:44 AM

As per the initial calculations, access players like Airtel, Vodafone Idea and other telecom operators may have to pay the government a whopping Rs 1.42 lakh crore within three months.

Govt within its rights to hold spectrum auction: COAI

DoT is also now mulling whether the apex court order also impacts any other company which uses spectrum or has a licence.

12 Nov 2019 1:46 PM

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Jio, which is also a member of COAI, has been contesting claims of the inability of telcos to pay the statutory dues

COAI seeks waiver of all past statutory dues for Airtel, Voda-Idea

The telcos to pay the principal due together with interest and penalties within three months.

01 Nov 2019 4:10 PM

Reliance Jio on Thursday wrote to Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad saying firms that have been ordered by the Supreme Court to pay past statutory dues. (Photo: PTI)

Jio says telcos have sufficient capacity to pay dues after SC verdict

Service providers have sufficient financial capacity to pay govt dues by monetising their existing investments and by issuing fresh equity.

31 Oct 2019 2:55 PM

Led by the sharp fall in its shares, Vodafone Idea witnessed an erosion of Rs 3,792.58 crore from its market valuation which is now at Rs 12,442.42 crore.

Vodafone Idea shares crumble over 27 pc in intra-day trade after SC order

Vodafone Idea plummeted 23.36 pc to close at Rs 4.33 on the BSE. In intra-day, it tanked 27.43 pc to Rs 4.10 -- its 52-week low.

24 Oct 2019 5:03 PM

We expect that in any particular year there will be 1,00,000 mobile tower installations. But at the last count, it has reached 50,000 or 60,000 towers, said COAI Director General, Rajan Mathews.

Mobile tower installation at 60 pc of annual target due to permission delays: COAI

Overall, structural issues need to be identified and addressed at the earliest, COAI Director General noted.

08 Oct 2019 7:23 PM

COAI said different players may take varied position based on their operational, strategic and commercial interests and asserted that majority and minority views are part and parcel of working of any institution or industry body. (Photo: File | PTI)

Telcos war: COAI hopes industry's IUC discussion will be reasonable, objective

Typically, a telecom operator pays for connecting calls of its subscribers to the company on whose network a call terminates.

29 Sep 2019 11:50 AM

Trai has already recommended auction of about 8,644 MHz of telecom frequencies, including those for 5G services.

Price of 5G spectrum in India 30-40 pc higher than global rates: COAI

The new Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad also set a deadline of 100 days for starting the 5G trials in the country.

04 Jun 2019 3:56 PM

TRAI has recommended auction of about 8,644 MHz of telecom frequencies, including those for 5G services.

COAI urges new govt to ease telecom sector's financial woes, review spectrum prices

The industry also wants the government to look at making spectrum prices more affordable.

26 May 2019 11:29 AM

Mathews said most of the telecom operators are de facto already providing more than 2 mbps on an average and "at peaks a lot more", which is borne out by the data speed test results of various firms.

COAI favours minimum broadband speed of up to 2 Mbps for 4G network

Currently, the minimum broadband speed is 512 Kbps.

16 May 2019 3:25 PM

COAI said it had previously pointed out to e-commerce companies the Wireless Planning and Coordination (WPC) Wing's directive of May 2016 on online sale of wireless sets and equipment. (File Photo)

COAI approaches DoT to stop sale of mobile signal boosters on e-commerce sites

COAI told DoT, sale of such illegal items not only violates norms but also hampers service quality for subscribers.

12 May 2019 6:18 PM

Over the past few years, India's telecom market had become cut-throat where nearly a dozen players jostled for market share, pummelling the call rates to among the lowest in the world. (Representational Image)

Fund raising in telecom shows promoters' resolve despite structural issues: COAI

The industry has taken a responsible call to infuse fresh funds in 'some very adverse circumstances', said COAI chief.

09 May 2019 5:21 PM

Earlier this week, telecom operator Bharti Airtel reported a surprise 29 per cent surge in March quarter net profit, aided by exceptional income gains.

See stability returning to telecom market by Q4 FY20: COAI

Telecom operators will look at getting more offerings like content, e-commerce and financial services.

08 May 2019 6:05 PM

The letter was sent separately to Flipkart CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy, Amazon India Country Manager Amit Agarwal, Snapdeal CEO Kunal Bahl, Rediff.com CEO Ajit Balakrishnan and Shopclues CEO Sanjay Sethi.

Stop sale of telecom signal boosters without licence: COAI to e-tailers

In a letter to e-commerce players COAI said mobile signal boosters that require a licence are being sold on their platforms.

14 Mar 2019 2:55 PM

This decision of DoT and WPC will definitely facilitate a timely and hassle free import process of sample devices for various testing and R&D purposes.

WPC relaxing import norms for telecom products to expedite launches in India: COAI

Mobile phone companies were required to take approvals for even sample devices which they showed to the public for announcing launches.

09 Mar 2019 10:46 AM

The move assumes significance as Vodafone Idea has earlier sought two-years moratorium on annual spectrum payment of over Rs 10,000 crore, citing high debt levels and stress on the balance sheet. (Representative Image)

Voda Idea, Airtel, Jio pay spectrum dues of over Rs 6,000-cr in March

The embattled Reliance Communications has not yet made payment of Rs 21.5 crore as on the due date.

06 Mar 2019 11:35 AM

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