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Speaking with Kiran Rathee and Romit Guha, Scindia, also the minister of development of north eastern region (DoNER), said the government has fixed no timeline to sell its stake in Vodafone Idea but is also unconcerned about the day-to-day operations of the professionally-run company.
“The plans today are simplified, straightforward and easy-to-understand with an all-inclusive bundled voice, data, and SMS packages, preferred by elderly consumers,” Airtel wrote in its submission to an industry consultation paper published by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai).
The former Universal Services Obligation Fund has been expanded to support innovation, research, and green technologies, furthering India's mission of becoming digitally connected and self-reliant by 2047.
Bolstered by the recent equity funding, Vodafone Idea (Vi) has paid its entire statutory dues of about ₹700 crore for the April-June quarter, including the licence fee and spectrum charges, on time to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), a first for the beleaguered telecom operator in more than two years.