Bharti Airtel extended its wide range of prepaid plans with the addition of Rs. 279 and Rs. 379 plans. The newly launched plans offer high-speed data and SMS message benefits.

Telecom companies were scratching their heads to figure out a way on how to continue their operations in India amid heavy spectrum charges due on them. Giving a big relief to them, the government has approved the plan to defer spectrum payment - to the tune of Rs. 1.47 lakh crore - till 2022.

Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea Limited announced that it will change its tariffs from December 1, most likely in upward direction. A day after Reliance Jio has also revealed that it is planning to increase call and data tariffs in coming weeks.

Months after Reliance Jio started charging its customers for calls to different operators, it has been learned that Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) will also be hiking their tariffs from December 1.

Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd said that there is no move by the government to provide financial relief to rival telecom operators, claiming that they have adequate resource to funds.

Despite very poor air quality condition in the national capital, more than 40,000 runners have signed up for the Delhi's half marathon on Sunday along with other races to be held on the same day. According to latest reports, the Air Quality Index (AQI) on Thursday dropped dangerously low to 270.86 with major pollutants PM 2.5.

According to a news report, Airtel has started working on a new Android-based set-top-box to deliver integrated tariff plans, access to premium OTT services, HD TV channels, interactive games and Virtual Reality (VR) apps. The company will offer the set-top-box to mid and top-level postpaid subscribers.

Backed by India's richest man Mukesh Ambani, the Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd is likely to become the No.1 telecom company in India in revenue terms by 2021. The reson behind its upcoming success lies in the expansion of subscriber base, said Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. analysts Chris Lane and Samuel Chen.

Telecom companies in India are known for big-ticket jobs. For now Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio Infocomm have made announcement to recruit executives locally and overseas for salaries of as much as Rs 2 crore, search firms said. The recruitment notice also include that the companies are looking for eligible candidates to fill middle-level positions.

As promised by Bharti Airtel, postpaid users can enjoy free Netflix subscription at no extra cost. The company is offering this on postpaid plans priced above Rs 499. To inform, Airtel’s myPlan Infinity Postpaid plans start at Rs 399.