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Bharti Airtel has just announced its quarterly financial results for Q3 FY22. The second-largest telco in India saw a very marginal increase in the total subscriber base in its India business, but the good thing is that the churn rate reduced to 2.9% as compared to 3% in the September quarter. Airtel’s average revenue per user (ARPU) from its mobile business in India has jumped to Rs 163 during the December quarter from Rs 153 in Q2 FY22....

Bharti Airtel owns one of the most successful Internet service providers (ISPs) in India, called Airtel Xstream Fiber. The company has become the first in India to launch FTTH (Fiber-to-the-Home) services in Andaman & Nicobar Islands. This means that people living in the region can now finally get high-speed, reliable internet speeds from the Airtel Xstream Fiber. K Rajaraman, Secretary, Department of Telecommunications (DoT), congratulated Airtel on the launch of its FTTH services in Ladakh and Andaman and Nicobar Islands....

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) released the telecom subscription data for October today. As you know, we actively follow the subscriber additions and growth circles, and so did we today, which resulted in some interesting insights. India is one of the most intensively competitive markets, and the subscriber data as of October 31, 2022, marks a milestone for Bharti Airtel amidst the lucrative market offerings. Read to know why....

Bharti Airtel has been successful in building a solid brand throughout the years. It is really the only telco that truly survived the market post the arrival of Reliance Jio in 2016. All the other operators went out of business because of the loss in market share, while Vodafone and Idea Cellular had to merge to keep running. Things haven’t been good for the other operators apart from Jio as they have tons of dues in their books....

Airtel Rs 129 and Rs 249 Prepaid Plan Details Firstly, the Rs 129 prepaid plan is a very economical offering for someone who is looking towards majorly a voice-based prepaid plan. This plan from Airtel bundles 2GB data for the entire validity period of 28 days with unlimited calling and daily 100 SMS. The highlights of this plan include a free subscription to Airtel TV and Wynk Music, where you will be able to watch 350 Live TV channels, 10,000 movies and shows and listen to music....

The overall industry adjusted gross revenue (AGR) grew by 9.9% YoY and 4.4% QoQ to Rs 476 billion during Q3 FY22. During the quarter, Bharti Airtel’s AGR market share grew by 90bps QoQ (350bps YoY), said ICICI Securities, in a report. At the same time, Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) AGR market share kept on dipping with 60bps further down during the quarter to 18.4%. The analyst said that Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) saw some improvement in the performance in 16 key circles....

Bharti Airtel Rs 199 Prepaid Recharge for Select Users Recently, we reported the revision of Rs 199 prepaid mobile phone recharge from Bharti Airtel. The Rs 199 plan usually offers 1GB data per day for 24 days, however, for select users, it is providing 1.5GB data per day for 28 days. That said, the Rs 199 plan revision is applicable only to select Bharti Airtel prepaid users. The plan also comes with unlimited voice calling and 100 SMSes per day benefits....

An e-mail query sent to Bharti Airtel elicited no reply. The Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) directed “the concerned authorities of the Union of India to take the merger of two companies and licence on record”, subject to stay on one-time spectrum charges (OTSC) demand of around Rs 7,000 crore. The tribunal also asked Airtel to submit 50% payment of Rs 1,287.97 crore demand raised by the Department of Telecom (DoT) as OTSC for Chennai circle licence extension from November 30, 2014, to September 27, 2021....

Disney+ Hotstar is one of the most popular OTT platforms in India. It offers a range of shows in multiple Indian languages. Telcos have introduced new prepaid plans which include the benefit of Disney+ Hotstar VIP after the launch of the streaming platform. Both Jio and Airtel are offering Disney+ Hotstar to its customers with their prepaid plans. Jio offers comparatively more plans than Airtel’s prepaid plans which offer Disney+ Hotstar benefit....

Internet has become an integral part of our daily lives. We use the internet not just for entertainment but also for work and getting our daily chores done like ordering groceries. Our dependency on the internet has reached levels where even a short span of disconnection becomes infuriating. We could be in the middle of a zoom meeting or making payments online, a smooth and stable internet at all times is a must....

Massive BSNL 4G Rollout Across State BSNL Kerala circle has said that it would be equipping 3700 towers with 4G services. This means that in the areas which are being serviced with these 3700 towers, BSNL would be shutting down 3G services and would instead shift to using 4G services. It is also worth noting that currently, BSNL is refarming its 3G spectrum so that it can use the spectrum for 4G services....

DoT Asked to Examine Legal Implications of SC Order An official aware of the matter remarked, “The DoT is awaiting a legal vetting from the Solicitor General of India on whether the 4G spectrum can be allocated administratively to the two state-owned telecom service providers.” The person also added the nod from the cabinet would only be taken after this. Back in June this year, the committee headed by Cabinet secretary Pradeep Kumar Sinha had already asked the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to examine the legal implications of the allocation of 4G radio waves to the state-led telecom operators, MTNL and BSNL....

BSNL and MTNL will receive 5G spectrum from the government administratively, meaning the telcos will not be required to participate in the auction. Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad informed this news to the Parliament. While there’s no update on when BSNL is planning to launch 4G services in the country, the government is talking about 5G services already. The Union Minister also said the allocation of 5G spectrum would be done on the same principle used for the allocation of 4G spectrum....

As India continues to be under lockdown, state-run BSNL has brought a new ‘Work from Home’ prepaid plan to cash in during the tough phase. BSNL has been struggling a lot in recent times, thanks to the private telecom service providers. However, the company did not back off from providing the industry’s best tariff plans to prepaid subscribers. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited has now brought a new prepaid STV of Rs 599 aka ‘Work from Home STV’ which and it ships with a whopping 5GB data per day....

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) will finally be able to roll-out 4G pan-India very soon. The state-run telco has received the nod from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to go ahead with its hybrid 4G rollout plan. For the unaware, under the proposed hybrid 4G rollout plan, BSNL had recommended splitting its tender into two parts. The first part contained 50,000 sites reserved exclusively for the Indian vendors, and the second part contained the rest of 50,000 sites reserved for global vendors such as Ericsson, Nokia, and more....

It is quite common to come across complaints of bad connectivity and poor internet connection from people living in rural areas. This is due to the lack of internet connectivity offered by the service providers in these regions. It is quite tedious to get provide FTTH and broadband facilities in these areas. The State-run telco BSNL has come to resolve this issue with the Bharat AirFibre Services for remote areas facing connectivity issues....

BSNL FRC 108 Relaunched in Few Telecom Circles Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited is providing this First Recharge plan of Rs 108 only in Chennai and Tamil Nadu circles for now. As for the benefits, the plan offers 1GB data per day post which the speeds will be reduced to 80 Kbps. Users will also get to make unlimited voice calls to any network, including MTNL across the country. Lastly, BSNL is also offering 500 SMSes for the entire validity period of 28 days....

BSNL Rs 1,999 Validity Increased Yet Again BSNL has introduced two promotional offers on the Rs 1,999 prepaid recharge. Last month, the telco said the yearly prepaid plan would come with an additional 71 days validity and that offer ended on February 15 itself. As part of its newly introduced promotional offer, the Rs 1,999 plan will offer extended validity of 71 days, which takes it to an overall 436 days validity....

BSNL Rs 1,999 Broadband Plan Launched: Complete Details Diving into the newly launched plan from BSNL, it provides a user 100 Mbps speeds up to 33GB data every day. After the daily FUP, speeds will be reduced to 4 Mbps which is reasonable compared to the 1 Mbps after FUP speeds from JioFiber. Although BSNL is marketing the plan as an unlimited data plan, there’s a daily data cap of 33GB, similar to other Bharat Fiber broadband plans....

BSNL Rs 1,999 Prepaid Recharge Gets Validity Extension by 60 Days BSNL is known for launching limited period offers during festivals and it continues this year as well. State-run BSNL has extended the validity of its newly introduced Rs 1,999 prepaid plan by 60 days, meaning the plan now offers benefits for a period of 425 days from the date of recharge. As for the benefits, users get unlimited voice calls to any network within India, 3GB data per day and 100 SMSes per day....