 | 6 per cent interest on deposits of over Rs 1 lakh: Airtel Payments BankAirtel Payments Bank on Monday announced that customers with savings account deposits of over Rs 1 lakh will get an increased interest rate of 6 per cent per annum. |
| Airtel Payments Bank offers 6% per annum interest on deposits of over Rs 1 lakhThe move follows Airtel Payments Bank becoming the first payments bank to implement an enhanced day-end savings limit of Rs 2 lakh, as per the Reserve Bank of India guidelines. |
 | Jio, Airtel unlikely to hike tariffs as stiff competition builds upThe agency pointed out that there is a close contest between the top two telcos, when one goes by active subscriber base with Jio’s share at 33.7 per cent and Airtel’s at 33.6 per cent. |
 | Telecom department gets Rs 2,307 crore from Jio, Airtel via immediate spectrum allocationDoT explained that the harmonisation exercise facilitates more efficient utilisation of spectrum held by operators, leading to improved quality of service for consumers. |
 | Telecom market now down to nearly 2.5 players: Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil MittalMittal said that India will be a force in the next 5-10 years as a major economy, building its success on industrial upliftment, digital upliftment and self-reliance. |
 | Bharti Airtel tweaks corporate structure to focus on digital businessAccording to the firm, the plan involves Airtel Digital Limited being folded into the listed Bharti Airtel Ltd so far, the vehicle for the group’s communications business. |
 | Jio to acquire some of Bharti Airtel’s spectrum resources for Rs 1,497 croreAccording to a statement from the companies, the agreement will see Jio acquire a portion of spectrum in the 800 MHz band in these circles at an aggregate value of Rs 1,497 crore. |
 | Jio inks pact with Airtel to buy spectrum in 800 MHz band; deal valued at Rs 1,497 croreThis marks the first such deal between the two telecom giants. |
 | Bharti Airtel, Apollo 24/7 join hands to provide e-healthcare servicesUnder the collaboration, Airtel Platinum and Gold customers will get complimentary membership to Apollo Circle. |
 | Mastercard to invest about Rs 733 crore in Airtel Africa's mobile money for minority stakeMastercard would hold a minority stake in AMC BV on completion of the deal, with Airtel Africa continuing to hold the majority stake, an Airtel statement said. |
 | Airtel gets CERT-IN thumbs up for govt cyber security servicesAccording to a stock exchange filing made by Airtel on Wednesday, it has been empanelled by the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-IN). |
 | Enterprise is new big business for telecom firmsAmong those who are active in the space, the Tata group and Airtel both have a greater focus toward larger enterprises, with the former not present in the MSME space at all. |
 | DoT to issue demand notes to telecom firms on upfront payment for spectrum bought in auctionsDoT sources told PTI that the demand notes will be sent out to the three companies this week, and entails largely the upfront payment for spectrum that is ready to be allocated. |
 | Takeaways for Centre from spectrum auctionTelecom spectrum was auctioned after a gap of five years, but it didn’t fetch a fortune. |
 | Jio pockets most airwaves; government to get Rs 20,000 crore this fiscalJio walked away with the lion’s share of winning bids worth Rs 57,122 crore. The expensive 700 MHz and 2,500 MHz band did not attract any buyers. |
