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Time of India
25-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
India-UK FTA to pave way for transborder telecom operations in non-discriminatory manner
New Delhi: India and the UK have signed a deal, as part of the free trade agreement (FTA), to allow non-discriminatory access of each other's market for telecom services -- a move that may pave the way for a potential expansion of services by Indian telecom operators in the United Kingdom. The pact, officially called the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), has included provisions on mobile number portability in their territory as well. "Each party shall ensure that a service supplier of the other party is accorded access to and use of any public telecommunications network or service, including leased circuits, offered in its territory or across its borders on a timely basis and on reasonable, transparent and non-discriminatory terms and conditions," the agreement said. UK's Vodafone had full-fledged operations in India with 100 owned subsidiaries before its merger with Idea Cellular . However, no Indian telecom operator has ever entered the UK market. The telecom agreement between the two countries has provision for spectrum allocation, interconnection, etc, to the transborder service providers. "Each party retains the right to establish and apply spectrum and frequency management policies which may affect the number of suppliers of public telecommunications networks or services, provided that it does so in a manner that is consistent with this agreement. Each party also retains the right to allocate frequency bands taking into account current and future needs and spectrum availability," the agreement said. The agreement calls for radio spectrum allocation -- in an open and transparent process -- to players from other countries for public telecommunications services that is in public interest and promotes competition. The agreement talks about allowing major telecom operators to ensure non-discriminatory access to its various resources to the operator from other markets in a manner it would have allowed access to its subsidiary. "Each party shall ensure that a major supplier in its territory accords suppliers of public telecommunications networks or services of the other party treatment no less favourable than major supplier accords in like circumstances to itself, its subsidiaries, its affiliates, or any non-affiliated supplier of public telecommunications networks or services regarding," the agreement said.
Economic Times
24-07-2025
- Business
- Economic Times
India-UK FTA to pave way for transborder telecom operations in non-discriminatory manner
Representational New Delhi: India and the UK have signed a deal, as part of the free trade agreement (FTA), to allow non-discriminatory access of each other's market for telecom services -- a move that may pave the way for a potential expansion of services by Indian telecom operators in the United Kingdom. The pact, officially called the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), has included provisions on mobile number portability in their territory as well. "Each party shall ensure that a service supplier of the other party is accorded access to and use of any public telecommunications network or service, including leased circuits, offered in its territory or across its borders on a timely basis and on reasonable, transparent and non-discriminatory terms and conditions," the agreement said. UK's Vodafone had full-fledged operations in India with 100 owned subsidiaries before its merger with Idea Cellular. However, no Indian telecom operator has ever entered the UK market. The telecom agreement between the two countries has provision for spectrum allocation, interconnection, etc, to the transborder service providers. "Each party retains the right to establish and apply spectrum and frequency management policies which may affect the number of suppliers of public telecommunications networks or services, provided that it does so in a manner that is consistent with this agreement. Each party also retains the right to allocate frequency bands taking into account current and future needs and spectrum availability," the agreement said. The agreement calls for radio spectrum allocation -- in an open and transparent process -- to players from other countries for public telecommunications services that is in public interest and promotes competition. The agreement talks about allowing major telecom operators to ensure non-discriminatory access to its various resources to the operator from other markets in a manner it would have allowed access to its subsidiary. "Each party shall ensure that a major supplier in its territory accords suppliers of public telecommunications networks or services of the other party treatment no less favourable than major supplier accords in like circumstances to itself, its subsidiaries, its affiliates, or any non-affiliated supplier of public telecommunications networks or services regarding," the agreement said.
Time of India
24-07-2025
- Business
- Time of India
India-UK FTA to pave way for transborder telecom operations in non-discriminatory manner
India and the UK have signed a telecom deal as part of their free trade agreement, granting non-discriminatory market access for telecom services. This move could potentially lead to Indian telecom operators expanding into the UK market. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads New Delhi: India and the UK have signed a deal, as part of the free trade agreement ( FTA ), to allow non-discriminatory access of each other's market for telecom services -- a move that may pave the way for a potential expansion of services by Indian telecom operators in the United pact, officially called the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), has included provisions on mobile number portability in their territory as well."Each party shall ensure that a service supplier of the other party is accorded access to and use of any public telecommunications network or service, including leased circuits, offered in its territory or across its borders on a timely basis and on reasonable, transparent and non-discriminatory terms and conditions," the agreement Vodafone had full-fledged operations in India with 100 owned subsidiaries before its merger with Idea Cellular . However, no Indian telecom operator has ever entered the UK telecom agreement between the two countries has provision for spectrum allocation, interconnection, etc, to the transborder service providers."Each party retains the right to establish and apply spectrum and frequency management policies which may affect the number of suppliers of public telecommunications networks or services, provided that it does so in a manner that is consistent with this agreement. Each party also retains the right to allocate frequency bands taking into account current and future needs and spectrum availability," the agreement agreement calls for radio spectrum allocation -- in an open and transparent process -- to players from other countries for public telecommunications services that is in public interest and promotes agreement talks about allowing major telecom operators to ensure non-discriminatory access to its various resources to the operator from other markets in a manner it would have allowed access to its subsidiary."Each party shall ensure that a major supplier in its territory accords suppliers of public telecommunications networks or services of the other party treatment no less favourable than major supplier accords in like circumstances to itself, its subsidiaries, its affiliates, or any non-affiliated supplier of public telecommunications networks or services regarding," the agreement said.
The Print
24-07-2025
- Business
- The Print
India-UK FTA to pave way for transborder telecom operations in non-discriminatory manner
'Each party shall ensure that a service supplier of the other party is accorded access to and use of any public telecommunications network or service, including leased circuits, offered in its territory or across its borders on a timely basis and on reasonable, transparent and non-discriminatory terms and conditions,' the agreement said. The pact, officially called the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), has included provisions on mobile number portability in their territory as well. New Delhi, Jul 24 (PTI) India and the UK have signed a deal, as part of the free trade agreement (FTA), to allow non-discriminatory access of each other's market for telecom services — a move that may pave the way for a potential expansion of services by Indian telecom operators in the United Kingdom. UK's Vodafone had full-fledged operations in India with 100 owned subsidiaries before its merger with Idea Cellular. However, no Indian telecom operator has ever entered the UK market. The telecom agreement between the two countries has provision for spectrum allocation, interconnection, etc, to the transborder service providers. 'Each party retains the right to establish and apply spectrum and frequency management policies which may affect the number of suppliers of public telecommunications networks or services, provided that it does so in a manner that is consistent with this agreement. Each party also retains the right to allocate frequency bands taking into account current and future needs and spectrum availability,' the agreement said. The agreement calls for radio spectrum allocation — in an open and transparent process — to players from other countries for public telecommunications services that is in public interest and promotes competition. The agreement talks about allowing major telecom operators to ensure non-discriminatory access to its various resources to the operator from other markets in a manner it would have allowed access to its subsidiary. 'Each party shall ensure that a major supplier in its territory accords suppliers of public telecommunications networks or services of the other party treatment no less favourable than major supplier accords in like circumstances to itself, its subsidiaries, its affiliates, or any non-affiliated supplier of public telecommunications networks or services regarding,' the agreement said. PTI PRS TRB This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
Time of India
02-06-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Vodafone Idea shares in focus after reporting ₹7,166 cr Q4 loss
Vodafone Idea shares are expected to be in the spotlight on Monday after the debt-laden telecom operator posted a consolidated net loss of ₹7,166.1 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 (Q4FY25). This marks a 6.6% improvement from the ₹7,674.59 crore loss reported in the same quarter last year. However, on a sequential basis, the loss widened from ₹6,609 crore reported in Q3FY25. The company's revenue from operations in Q4FY25 rose 3.8% year-on-year (YoY) to ₹11,013.5 crore, compared to ₹10,606.8 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal. Despite the marginal improvement in revenue, the telecom operator continues to face financial headwinds amid stiff industry competition and ongoing subscriber attrition . Vodafone Idea 's subscriber base continued to decline during the quarter, falling to 198.2 million in March from below the 200 million mark in December 2024. This drop marked the lowest level since the merger of Vodafone India and Idea Cellular in 2019. The joint venture between the UK's Vodafone Group Plc and India's Aditya Birla Group was unable to curb churn even after initiating pan-India 5G rollouts in key markets such as Mumbai and Delhi. The company flagged concerns over the company's ability to generate sufficient cash flows to meet its debt obligations and refinance liabilities. Despite the mounting financial pressure , Vodafone Idea has continued to invest in expanding its network infrastructure. The company added over 6,900 unique 4G towers during Q4FY25—the highest quarterly addition since the merger—and deployed approximately 14,500 new sites in the 1800 MHz and 2100 MHz bands to improve capacity and speed. As of March 31, 2025, Vodafone Idea's overall broadband site count stood at approximately 4.94 lakh, including 13,700 Massive MIMO sites and 14,900 small cells. The telco also increased its 4G population coverage from 77% in March 2024 to 83% in March 2025, with plans to raise it to 90% going forward. During the same period, 4G data capacity expanded by 31%, resulting in a 28% improvement in data speeds. Its 5G services, currently operational in Mumbai, Delhi, Chandigarh, and Patna, are expected to be extended to 17 circles by August 2025. Vodafone Idea share price performance The stock has declined 52.57% over the past one year and is down 13.72% on a year-to-date (YTD) basis. Over the last six months, it has dropped 17.22%, while in the last three months, it has fallen 8.47%. On a one-month basis, the stock is down 2.81%. Vodafone Idea shares closed 3.22% lower at ₹6.92 on the BSE on Friday.
