Recently, Supreme Court had dismissed pleas by Indian telecom operators to re-compute Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) dues. The companies had sought corrections in the AGR calculations, a penalty reduction, and interest rate adjustments. This resulted in significant implications specifically for Vodafone Idea (VIL), whose burden has now increased to Rs 70,320 cr as of FY24. … Read more
The Board has approved a new fund raising plan of Rs 45,000 cr. Rs 20,000 cr will be through a mix of equity and equity linked instruments. Balance Rs 25,000 cr will be through debt. Promoters will also participate in the proposed equity raise. No further details are provided for now. The company will complete … Read more
Vodafone Idea (Vi) has approached the State Bank of India (SBI) for a loan of Rs 15,000-16,000 crore to meet its capital expenditure needs and fund its gear supply for the 5G rollout, a report in the Economic Times (ET) said. The talks have reportedly been going on for over a month now and SBI … Read more
As per newspaper reports, mobile tower giant Indus Towers (Indus) is learnt to have asked debt-ridden Vodafone Idea (VIL)Â to clear outstanding dues and pay every month on time for continuity of the business post-November. The step is supposedly taken after the independent directors of Indus raised concerns on the mounting receivables from VIL At … Read more
Emirates Telecommunications Group Company PJSC “e&” (Etisalat Group) on Saturday announced the acquisition of approximately 2,766 million shares in Vodafone Group Plc aggregating to $4.4 billion. The shares represent 9.8% of Vodafone’s issued share capital. The transaction is in line with e&’s ambition to be a global player in telecom and technology and to increase … Read more
Vodafone Idea (Vi) has announced the following – The promoters – Vodafone and Aditya Birla Group are together infusing Rs 4,500 crore into the Company. Shares will be issued at Rs 13.30/ share. Market price before announcement was Rs 11.10/ share. Vodafone Group and the Birlas currently hold 44.3 per cent and 27.7 per cent … Read more
British telecom giant Vodafone is in discussions to sell around five per cent stake in Indus Towers to Bharti Airtel, according to industry sources. When contacted, Vodafone refused to comment on the matter. Vodafone currently holds about 28 per cent in Indus Towers. The industry sources said that Vodafone is in talks to sell its … Read more
Contrary to general consensus, Vodfaone Idea (VIL) informed that the board has approved conversion of interest on delayed payment of spectrum and Adjusted Gross Revenues (AGR) dues to the Government into equity. Key points to note The option was available to the Company in line with the telecom relief package announced by the Government in … Read more
As per newspaper reports, Vodafone Idea (VIL) mentioned the following in an internal investors’ call – Equity funding, including from promoters is set to be tied up by March 2022. Company is targeting an annual capex of about $2 bn, which is 4x of the current annual capex of $500 mn. Both these communications are … Read more