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Asia Pacific May 24, 2015

Indian government suggests Airtel Zero, Internet.org violate net neutrality

India’s Department of Telecom (DoT), in its preliminary findings, has said that Bharti Airtel’s sponsored content service and Reliance Communications’ zero-rating deal with Facebook/Internet.org are “against the spirit of net…

By Joseph Waring

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Asia Pacific May 19, 2015

M&A activity picks up in India, Airtel looks to acquire Augere

Consolidation appears to be on the horizon in India’s telecoms market — the second largest in the world, with 12 operators serving 940 million mobile connections — as Bharti Airtel looks to expand its…

By Joseph Waring

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Airtel Asia Pacific Operators Regulation March 30, 2015

India’s top 3 operators account for 85% of auction spend

India’s largest three mobile operators have committed to spending a total of INR895 billion ($14.3 billion) – 85 per cent of the record INR1.1 trillion ($17.6 billion) the government…

By Joseph Waring

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Asia Pacific Ericsson RAN Vendors December 5, 2014

RCom awards Ericsson $1B managed services deal

India’s Reliance Communications (RCom) has contracted Ericsson to manage both its wireline and wireless networks across all its operations in India. The seven-year contract, reportedly valued at more than $1…

By Joseph Waring

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Asia Pacific October 3, 2014

RCom to reduce debt by $2.4B — chairman

Reliance Communications (RCom) plans to reduce its debt by INR150 billion ($2.47 billion) over the next two years, chairman Anil Ambani (pictured) said. The company’s current debt is about INR350…

By Joseph Waring

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August 15, 2014

RCom helped by higher voice margins, but still losing customers

RCom, which runs the fourth-largest mobile operator in India, saw Q1 net profit jump 21 per cent to INR1.32 billion (US$21.6 million) – largely on the back of higher domestic voice-call…

Asia Pacific July 7, 2014

RCOM plans 37% headcount cull to reduce costs — report

Struggling Indian operator Reliance Communications (RCOM) is planning to reduce its 15,000-strong workforce by 37 per cent by the end of the month, according to a report in The Economic…

By Tim Ferguson

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