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Google to invest $1 bn in Airtel; to buy 1.28 pc stake for $700 mn

January 28, 2022

Google to invest $1 bn in Airtel; to buy 1.28 pc stake for $700 mn

Google made the investment as part of its Google for India Digitization Fund.

November 23, 2021
Airtel, Vodafone announce hike in telecom tariffs

Earlier this year, Bharti Airtel Chairman Sunil Mittal had said the industry's tariffs need to go up amid tremendous stress in the telecom sector.
November 22, 2021
Airtel announces 20-25% tariffs hikes for prepaid offerings

The entry-level tariffed voice plan has been raised by about 25 per cent, while for unlimited voice bundles, the increase in most cases is about 20 per cent.
October 25, 2021
Airtel accepts 4-year moratorium on spectrum, AGR payments

Bharti Airtel on Monday said it will opt for four-year payments moratorium - on AGR and spectrum dues - being offered by the government as part of a relief package for the telecom sector.
September 15, 2021
Cabinet approves relief package for stressed telecom sector

The relief package, which is likely to include a moratorium on payments for airwaves, will help India's three major wireless carriers including tycoon billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio but especially the embattled Vodafone Idea.
August 29, 2021
Airtel board approves up to Rs 21,000-crore fundraising via rights issue

The mega fundraising is bound to give more firepower to Airtel, as the company takes on rivals in the fiercely-competitive Indian telecom market.
July 01, 2020
Carlyle to buy 25% of Bharti Airtel's data centre arm for $235 million

The acquisition, by an affiliate of Carlyle, will give Airtel's Nxtra Data Ltd an enterprise valuation of about $1.2 billion, the companies said in a statement. Airtel will hold the remaining 75% stake in Nxtra.

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