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  Data tariff war continues: Idea slashes mobile data rates again

  July 19, 2016 15:02 IST

  New Delhi: Ahead of Jio's launch, Idea Cellular joined the price war with Bharti Airtel and released price slash of data tariffs. "Idea Cellular has now slashed the rates of its 4G, 3G BIG Internet

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  Ahead of Jio launch, Airtel follows Idea and cuts prepaid mobile data tariffs by up to 67 percent

  July 18, 2016 11:18 IST

  New Delhi: In a bid to compete with other telecom majors, Bharti Airtel has slashed data rates for its prepaid customers, offering up to 67 per cent more benefits for the same price. The telecom

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  Idea Cellular cuts data charges, to compete with Airtel and Reliance Jio

  July 15, 2016 18:18 IST

  New Delhi: In a bid to compete with rivals, Reliance and Airtel, Idea Cellular today has slashed mobile internet rates to offer more value to customers on their 4G, 3G and 2G data packs. Airtel

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  Idea slashes data prices by up to 50 per cent for night surfing

  May 18, 2016 13:11 IST

  New Delhi: Idea Cellular launched an affordable range of 4G/3G night data packs that are customised for night surfers, enabling them to save up to 50 per cent of their cost. Idea subscribers can avail

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  BSNL reports strong growth rate in February, beats private telcos

  May 06, 2016 13:15 IST

  New Delhi: State-run BSNL Thursday said it has registered the highest growth rate in providing new wireless connections during February this year, beating all private operators. BSNL has a growth rate of 1.67 percent, followed

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  Idea, Vodafone, Airtel emerge as top gainers in mobile number portability: Kotak

  April 13, 2016 18:05 IST

  New Delhi: Idea Cellular has emerged as the biggest gainer of the mobile number portability (MNP) scheme in the last five years, Kotak Institutional Equities said here on Wednesday in a five-year scorecard. "The

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  Idea Cellular selects Nokia to provide 4G technology in 3 circles

  April 11, 2016 14:35 IST

  New Delhi: Idea Cellular has selected Nokia to provide the technology for its 4G LTE rollout in three of its key regional circles -- Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Haryana, a company statement said here on

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  'As in China, 4G can be a game-changer in India too'

  July 23, 2015 20:41 IST

  New Delhi: As Indian companies ready themselves to launch and expand their fourth generation (4G) telecom services, industry analysts expect the advent of the technology to prove a game-changer as in China, but also forecast

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  SC rejects plea of telecom companies for licence extension

  May 14, 2015 13:12 IST

  New Delhi: The Supreme Court today dismissed a batch of petitions filed by various telecom companies, including Vodafone and Bharti Airtel, seeking extension of their spectrum licences.“We see no merit. The petitions are dismissed,” a

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  Government eyes Rs.28,872 crore by March 31 from telecom spectrum

  March 26, 2015 20:39 IST

  New Delhi: Idea Cellular emerged as the top bidder in the latest round of auctions for telecom spectrum with a total commitment of Rs.30,306 crore, the government announced on Thursday after the Supreme Court relaxed

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  Spectrum bids total Rs 105,000 crore after 17 days of auction

  March 24, 2015 7:50 IST

  New Delhi:The government has received cumulative commitments of Rs 105,000 crore from telecom operators during the 17 days of e-auctions since March 4 for the award of radio frequency spectrum, an official statement said here

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  Ambanis, Bharti, Voda, 5 others to slug it out for spectrum

  February 16, 2015 19:48 IST

  Telecom firms of Ambani brothers Mukesh and Anil as well as Bharti Airtel, Vodafone and Idea are among the eight companies vying to buy spectrum in the biggest ever auction that may fetch the government

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  Idea Cellular resumes 3G services via inter-circle roaming

  May 05, 2014 22:40 IST

  New Delhi: Idea Cellular Monday resumed 3G services services through intra-circle roaming (ICR), across 10 circles, the company said here.This came within a week of the Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) allowing telecom

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  Spectrum bids reach Rs 58,332 cr after 49 rounds of auction

  February 10, 2014 22:05 IST

  New Delhi: Telecom companies have put in bids worth Rs 58,332 crore in spectrum auction at the end of 49 rounds on the 7th day of bidding today.The amount is about 86 per cent of

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  Idea Cellular cuts 2G data tariff by up to 90%

  November 12, 2013 16:47 IST

  New Delhi: In a bid to promote mobile broadband penetration, Idea Cellular slashed 2G data tariffs by up to 90% across the country and 3G tariffs by as much as 33% for six months starting

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  Idea Cellular gets unified licence for seven circles

  October 14, 2013 11:35 IST

  New Delhi: The Department of Telecom has awarded unified licence to Idea Cellular for seven circles, sources said on Sunday.The company has been awarded licences for Assam, West Bengal, Kolkata, North East, Tamil Nadu, Jammu

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  Idea Cellular Q1 net vaults 97% to Rs 462 cr

  August 01, 2013 18:04 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 1: Aditya Birla group company Idea Cellular registered a 97.6 per cent rise in consolidated net profit for the first quarter ended June 30, 2013. Its net profit was up to Rs

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  New Norms For Telecom Operators After Idea Loses SIM Details

  India | May 01, 2011 20:35 IST

  New Delhi, May 1 : The central security agencies have taken serious note of destruction of details of nearly 1.2 crore SIM cards belonging to Idea Cellular, terming it as a “security lapse”, and worked