General Discussions about Vi (Vodafone Idea)

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Delhi High Court dismisses Vodafone Idea’s plea against Rs 2,000 crore penalty

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed Vodafone Idea's appeal against a recommendation by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) that would effectively result in a penalty of Rs 2,000 crore for the company for denying points of interconnect to Reliance Jio Infocomm.

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Delay in Vodafone Idea’s fund raise a concern: Vaishnaw - ET Telecom

“We continue to remain engaged with our lenders for further debt fundraising as well as with other parties for equity or equity-linked fund raising, to make required investments for network expansion, including 5G rollout,” Akshaya Moondra, chief executive, Vodafone Idea, said in the telco’s...

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Vodafone Idea Q4 Results: Loss Narrows Sharply But Revenue Declines

Net loss at Vodafone Idea narrowed to Rs 6,419 crore in Q4, but revenue fell 1.19% sequentially.

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Funding talks picked up pace in last month: Vodafone Idea's Moondra - ET Telecom

Vodafone Idea: “Currently multiple discussions (on fundraising) are on, and these discussions have happened actively in the past one month or so, post the conversion to equity by the government,” Moondra said.

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Vodafone Idea’s enterprise arm launches Hybrid SD-WAN solution for businesses - ET Telecom

Vodafone Idea: The telecom operator’s enterprise arm said that the solution will enable enterprises to run applications on their multi-connected network with minimal downtime along with complete visibility of network applications and security, as well as real-time actionable insights.

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Vodafone Idea launches new Rs 902 plan with Sun NXT subscription - ET Telecom

The additional benefits of the new Vodafone Idea plan includes Binge All Night, Weekend Data Rollover, Vi Movies & TV, and Data Delights.

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Vodafone Idea revival plan led by Rs 14,000 crore equity infusion

Vodafone Idea is planning to infuse a total equity of Rs 14,000 crore, with Aditya Birla Group and UK's Vodafone Group contributing half of the amount, as part of its business revival plan. ABG and Vodafone Group are expected to invest Rs 2,000 crore as fresh equity while working to raise...

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Vodafone Idea disconnects some retail partners to save on costs

According to industry estimates, Vi has a pan-India network of 4-5 lakh retail touch points, like its peers Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio. Majority of the retailers are multi-brand operators, which means they offer services for all the telecom firms. A few thousands are exclusive retailers of...

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Vodafone Idea 5G plans: All you need to know about developments till now - ET Telecom

Vodafone Idea has maintained its stance with the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) that it will commence the 5G rollout once the funding is secured and it has undertaken 5G trials. The telecom department, on its part, is keeping an eye on the company’s 5G plan as it is required to meet the...

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Our analysis shows that Vi will be able to rollout 5G only in 10 circles in seven states

This is direct statement that Vi is dead with burden of 5G spectrum.as they already choose and executed to skip 6 circle by not bidding for 5g spectrum. and now even not able to make network in more than 10 circle. although i feel those circle would be TN, KL, MH, MUM, GUJ, DEL, UPW, KOL, WEST B, either HAR or AP

Vodafone Idea needs to raise Rs 82,450 crore for a meaningful 5G rollout

and promoter still hesitating to put 7000 crore, and fooling share holder that 5000 crore invested and will put 2000 crore additional.???? in all ONLY PLAN to get rs9000 crore, appox 11% of estimated calculation of 82450 to fund 5G network, and 4g network will remain as it is.

 

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Bite The Bullet, Vaishnaw: Nationalise Vodafone, Or Allow Jio, Airtel To Take Over​

Bite The Bullet, Vaishnaw: Nationalise Vodafone, Or Allow Jio, Airtel To Take Over

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allow the existing near-duopoly to consolidate its hold on the market

Vodafone’s promoters do not clearly have enough faith in its long-term viability to inject liberal doses of equity into the firm.

Vodafone is not viable anymore, and more than anyone else, its promoters seem unwilling to bet on it.

What the government can do in order to prevent any abuse of duopoly power is to regulate tariff increases annually.

as IMHO, i feel govt should take control of 2g network, and 2g spectrum from vi and merge with bsnl, it will take care of ite due

let 4g network, subsciber and spectrum goes to jio/bharti/birla group promoted "TELCO" company and keep spectrum dues on its book which that TELCO make best efforts to pay back to govt and compete in metro and A circle. and handover/shutdown/merge in circle B and C-which experience less competition due to lower demand and expensive OPEX and CAPEX.

thirdly take back 5g spectrum and re-aution to any new player with norms and policies favorable to companies with some base tariff , eg, minimum plan of Rs350 +/- 10%, which both jio and airtel can agree upon.- ie. kind of regulated tariff hike just like IUC of 20p/min for few years.

expected death of vi is Oct 2023, and telecom bill may get approved in AUG-2023.