Interestingly, the issue was not limited to Airtel alone. On August 18, users across other mobile networks like Jio and Vodafone-Idea also reported outages of the network.

Airtel network outage hits multiple cities in India; Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Chennai worst affected

Thousands of people on Monday (Aug 18) reported widespread outages of network providers in India, including Airtel, Jio and Vodafone-Idea.

Massive mobile network outage in India? Airtel, Jio, Vi users report calling and internet issues – What you need to know

Bharti Airtel will exit from music vertical and shut down its Wynk Music app, according to sources. The company will absorb all Wynk Music employees. "Airtel is planning to close Wynk Music in the next couple of months.

Airtel to shut down Wynk Music app, absorb all employees

India's No.2 telecom carrier by subscribers Bharti Airtel reported a bigger-than-expected increase in second-quarter revenue on Monday, helped by 4G subscriber additions and higher revenue per user.

India's second largest telco Bharti Airtel posts strong Q2 numbers as users increase

The first day of India's biggest spectrum auction for 72 GHz (gigahertz) airwaves ended with four major telecom firms committing a total of Rs 1.45 trillion ($18.

Day 1 of India’s 5G spectrum auction sees bidding worth $18.2 billion, exceeds govt estimates

The telecom industry's 'active' subscriber base rose by nearly 2.5 million in October 2020 to touch about 961 million, and user additions benefited from vanishing impact of SIM consolidation triggered from the tariff hike, according to the latest report.

Telecom industry's active subscriber tally up by 2.5 million in October: Report

Indian telecom Czar and chairman of Bharti Airtel Sunil Bharti Mittal, Has said that the telecom tariff hike is needed in India as current rates are unsustainable now. But market conditions will be seen before a call on tariff hike is taken.

India: Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Mittal calls current tariffs 'unsustainable'

India`s top court on Tuesday gave telecom firms 10 years to pay back dues they owe to the federal government after they failed to make the payment by the January deadline.

Supreme Court gives Vodafone-Idea, Airtel 10 years to pay AGR dues to government

In what could possibly be another big investment in India's telecom sector, Jeff Bezos's Amazon is in talks to buy a stake in cash-strapped Bharti Airtel worth at least $2 billion.

Amazon in talks to invest $2 billion in Bharti Airtel : Report

India's telecom sector is facing a huge financial crisis in trying to pay thousands of crores in dues. The Supreme Court has lashed out at telecom giants for non-payment and declared that no re-evaluation of dues will be allowed. WION's Palki Sharma tells you more.

Gravitas: Legal trouble for India's telecom sector

Telecom major Bharti Airtel on Saturday said that it has deposited an additional Rs 8,004 crore towards adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues to the Department of Telecommunication (DoT), aggregating to a total payment of Rs 18,004 crore, and therefore complying with the Supreme Court judgment in the matter.

Airtel deposits another Rs 8,000 crore towards AGR dues in compliance with SC order

Founder and chairman of Bharti Enterprises Sunil Bharti Mittal on Thursday assured the government that Airtel would comply with the Supreme Court order and pay the dues before March 17.

Airtel will pay dues before March 17: Sunil Bharti Mittal

After a Supreme Court rap for missing payment deadline, top telecom firms Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Tata Teleservices on Monday scrambled to pay a part of the outstanding dues even as the apex court refused to stop the government from taking coercive action for any further delay in clearing full dues.

Airtel, Voda, Idea make part payment; DoT mulls encashing bank guarantees

As the government's clampdown on telecom companies intensifies, Bharti Airtel today claimed to have paid ₹10,000 crore to the telecom department as part of statutory dues.

Airtel pays statutory dues worth ₹10,000 crore after Supreme Court's stern orders

After Supreme Court rap, the Department of Telecommunications has ordered firms such as Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea to clear dues before Friday midnight. The DoT, which faced the ire of the Supreme Court for putting on hold recovery of dues from telecom companies, started issuing circle or zone-wise demand notices to firms, an order seen by PTI said.

DoT asks telcos to clear dues by midnight, withdraws 'no coercive action against defaulters' 

Union Minister for Communications Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday said that the mobile internet tariffs in the country are among the lowest in the world and alleged that the mobile phone mess was the scam-tainted legacy of the UPA government.

Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad says mobile tariffs mess 'scam-tainted' legacy of UPA

Indian shares inched higher on Tuesday, driven by banking and telecom stocks after two major mobile network service providers said they planned to raise tariffs from next month.

Nifty, Sensex edge higher driven by banking, telecom stocks

In October this year, a World Economic Forum report highlighted that the average data cost in India is lower than any other country in the world. However, this might not be the scenario from next month.

Mobile data to become expensive as Indian telecom companies to hike tariffs

Telecom Crisis In India: What Next? What Can Be Done?

WION Edit: India's telecom crisis - what can the government do?

Big Players In India's Telecom Sector Stare At Bankruptcy.

Gravitas: India's Telecom Industry Bleeds

The Story Of India's Telecom Sector Is One Of Greed, Poor Policies, Inconsistencies & Major Scandals.

Gravitas: A Brief History Of India's Telecom Crisis

Gravitas: Why Are Telecom Firms Bleeding?

Indian telecom stocks rose on Friday amid hopes that the government would step in to help the ailing sector, a day after two top mobile carriers warned their ability to operate and make profits would depend on relief from the country.

Airtel, Vodafone Idea shares jump on hopes of govt help

Mobile subscriber base of Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel shrunk by nearly 14.5 million and 15.1 million, respectively, as of March over the previous month, while Reliance Jio added 9.

Airtel, Vodafone, Idea lose 30 million customers; Jio adds 9.4 million users in March

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