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Bharti Telecom plans Rs 9,000-crore bond sale to refinance debt

SECTOR | 22 Nov 2025, 07:42AM

Economic Times

Bharti Telecom is set to raise between 8,500 and 9,000 crore through a bond sale. This move aims to refinance existing borrowings for the holding company of Bharti Airtel. The company plans to issue bonds with two and three-year maturities. This is a normal refinancing of maturing bonds. Institutional investors are expected to participate in the issue.

Bharti Telecom readies second 9,000-crore debt issue in two months, sources say

Business Line | 21 Nov 2025 1 more

Bharti Telecom readies second $1 billion debt issue in two months

Business Standard | 21 Nov 2025

Amit Agrawal appointed as Secretary, DoT in a major bureaucratic reshuffle

SECTOR | 21 Nov 2025

Business Line

Neeraj Mittal shifted to Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas

TRAI send notices to broadcasters over ad duration data

SECTOR | 20 Nov 2025

Business Line

In 2012, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India had released the Standards of Quality of Service (Duration of Advertisements in Television Channels)

India to have over 1 bn 5G connections by 2031: Ericsson Mobility report

SECTOR | 20 Nov 2025

Business Standard

India will cross 1 billion 5G subscriptions by 2031 as affordable devices, expanding networks and soaring data usage fuel rapid adoption, says the latest Ericsson Mobility Report

India to surpass 1 billion 5G subscribers by 2031 as global coverage widens

Business Standard | 20 Nov 2025 5 more

India to have more than one billion 5G subscriptions by 2031-end: Report

Business Line | 20 Nov 2025

Why India's 5G and broadband expansion is slowing despite high demand

Business Standard | 20 Nov 2025

Jio ups AI appeal with Gemini 3; offers Jio Gemini Pro Plan free for unlimited 5G users

Business Line | 19 Nov 2025

Jio Expands AI Offer, Makes Gemini 3 Pro Free For All Unlimited 5G Customers

NDTV Profit | 19 Nov 2025

Reliance Jio unlocks Gemini 3 access, extends free Pro plan to all 5G users

Business Standard | 19 Nov 2025

TRAI mandates deadline for adoption of 1600' series on calls by banks

SECTOR | 19 Nov 2025

Business Line

The series will enable citizens to reliably identify legitimate calls originating from regulated financial institutions, says telecom regulator

Trai directs financial entities to use '1600' number series from 2026

Business Standard | 19 Nov 2025 1 more

Trai sets deadlines for BFSI to adopt '1600' series for official calls

Business Standard | 19 Nov 2025

TRAI Sets Firm Deadlines For BFSI Entities To Adopt '1600' Series For Service, Transactional Calls

SECTOR | 19 Nov 2025

NDTV Profit

Mandating clear completion timelines, it said commercial banks, including public sector banks, private sector banks, and foreign banks, should onboard by Jan. 1, 2026.

Trai mandates pre-tagging of SMS elements to further curb spam, fraud

SECTOR | 18 Nov 2025

Business Standard

The direction will enable more stringent scrubbing of content in messages, the regulator said, adding that access providers will get 60 days to comply

Tampering with mobile IMEI non-bailable offence, attracts 3-yr imprisonment, 50 lakh penalty: DoT

SECTOR | 18 Nov 2025

Business Line

Under the Telecommunications Act, 2023, even willful possession of any radio equipment like mobile handset, modem, module, SIM box, etc, knowing that it uses unauthorised or tampered telecommunication identifiers, is also an offence

Tampering with mobile IMEI can lead to 3 years' jail, 50 lakh fine: DoT

Business Standard | 17 Nov 2025 2 more

PACE Digitek Chairman On Telecom And Energy Business Performance

NDTV Profit | 17 Nov 2025

Telecom regulator Trai may look deeper at net neutrality regulations

Business Standard | 16 Nov 2025

Karnataka unveils KEO, billed as India's most affordable AI-ready personal computer

SECTOR | 17 Nov 2025

Business Line

It features 4G, Wi-Fi, Ethernet, USB-A and USB-C ports, HDMI, and audio jack support, and comes loaded with learning, programming, and productivity tools

Huawei Digital Finance Brings Partners for a Notable Appearance at SFF 2025, Driving Intelligent Transformation in Global Finance

SECTOR | 17 Nov 2025

Business Line