CCPA’s action against IndiGo, Jio and others highlights dark patterns – deceptive online designs that manipulate users through hidden charges, fake urgency, forced choices and difficult cancellations.

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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

Starlink’s satellite-based broadband service is unlikely to gain mainstream adoption in India in the medium term due to its prohibitively high pricing, particularly for rural markets. Watch to know more!

Challenges and road ahead for Starlink in India

Reliance Jio experienced a significant loss of 7.9 million wireless subscribers in September 2024, while state-owned BSNL added 0.85 million new users, as per media reports citing data from India's Ministry of Communications.

Jio bleeds users: 7.9 million ditch India’s telecom giant in a month

Netizens are expressing their displeasure with telecom behemoths by posting under the hashtag 'boycott jio' which has since been trending on social media platform X, formerly Twitter.

'#BoycottJio' trends on social media amid outrage over Indian telecom giants' price hike

It's a battle of billionaires in the world of satellite broadband, as Elon Musk's Starlink and Mukesh Ambani's reliance JIO go head-to-head for control over India's internet landscape. Musk's Starlink and Ambani's reliance JIO are at odds over the government's distribution of satellite broadband spectrum, setting the stage for a clash of titans in the world's most populous nation.

Musk's Starlink challenges Ambani's JIO in an epic tech tussle

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

Alphabet Inc`s Google will invest up to $1 billion in Bharti Airtel in a move that could help bolster the Indian telecom operator`s digital offerings, the companies said on Friday.

Google to invest up to $1 billion in India telecom company Bharti Airtel

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

Telecom tariff hike is needed as the current rates are "unsustainable" and market conditions will be seen before a call is taken, telecom czar and chairman of Bharti Airtel Sunil Mittal has said.

Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Mittal says telecom tariff hike needed as pricing is 'unsustainable'

Tech giant Google might take a minority stake in British telecom group Vodafone's struggling Indian business. This news has come weeks after Facebook picked up a stake in India's Jio's multimedia platforms.

Google plans to buy 5% stake in struggling Vodafone India

Reliance Industries Ltd has launched an online grocery service, JioMart, the head of its grocery retail business said, in a move aimed at rivalling Amazon.com's local unit and Walmart Inc's Flipkart in the huge Indian market.

Reliance launches JioMart online grocery service; challenges Amazon, Flipkart

Disruption-the term and practice in vogue- in the business world is usually associated with startups. The ‘story’ goes as: Young and dynamic startup firms disaggregate the value chains of existing industries or firms, find a niche and build a robust business.

How Reliance Industries strategised its growth in the telecom sector

Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea, and Reliance Jio have hiked their tariffs by about 40 per cent after incurring huge losses over the last few weeks. Bharti Airtel on Sunday hiked tariff rate in the range of 50 paise per day to Rs 2.

Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio hike prepaid prices by 40%

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

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Gravitas: Why Are Telecom Firms Bleeding?

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

India's Reliance Industries-controlled Jio Infocomm wrote to the telecoms minister on Thursday, opposing government intervention for rival carriers Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea facing overdue of $13 billion.

Reliance's Jio opposes telecom lobby's plea for government help to rivals

Reliance Industries shares saw their biggest intraday rise in a more than a decade on Tuesday after it set a target to reach zero net debt within 18 months and vowed to reward shareholders with higher dividends and periodic bonus issues.

Reliance shares see biggest intraday rise in decade; rivals hit by disruption worries

Reliance Industries plans to remain focused on subscriber additions rather than chase higher tariffs for its Jio telecoms business, a top company executive said.

Reliance mobile operator Jio to focus on subscriber numbers not tariffs: Report

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

Business tycoon Anil Ambani is planning to use a payment from his brother's company and the sale of real estate assets to pay what he owes to Sweden's Ericsson following a court ruling this week, a source familiar with the matter said.

Anil Ambani's RCom looks to real estate assets, Jio deal to pay Ericsson dues

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