Dial ‘T’ for Truce !
Dial ‘T’ for Truce ! By Professor Surya Mahadevan, T. A. Pai Management Institute Telecom sector has thrived and grown in the face of acute competition, whimsical policy, resource crunch and dodgy business models. The sector has witnessed the inglorious exit of many service providers [...]
Vodafone- Idea—A new lease of life?
Vodafone- Idea—A new lease of life? By Professor Surya Mahadevan, T. A. Pai Management Institute Vodafone-Idea (VI) number 2 and 3 in the telecom sector merged in 2017 to become the market leader with 41% revenue market share. In the following 4 years, in [...]
An Idea Whose Time Never Came!
An Idea Whose Time Never Came! By Professor Surya Mahadevan, T. A. Pai Management Institute Time is running out fast for the embattled Vodafone-Idea combine, the entity which came into existence amid much fanfare only three years ago. Unfortunately, the debt-laden venture never came [...]
Airtel Digital Restructuring: What does it portend
Airtel Digital Restructuring: What does it portend By Professor Surya Mahadevan, T. A. Pai Management Institute Bharti Airtel, has announced a new organizational structure to enhance its focus on the digital business. Airtel's New Corporate Structure Airtel Digital Airtel Digital Limited is subsumed in the [...]
5G- A new opportunity to get the sector back on track
5G- A new opportunity to get the sector back on track By Professor Surya Mahadevan, T. A. Pai Management Institute Retrospect Telecom sector has lurched from one crisis to another, aided and abetted by inappropriate and inconsistent policies by the government, inept operators with vacuous [...]
So, what has changed with GST?
So, what has changed with GST? Before GST was introduced, sometime in 1990 the Packaged Commodities act required manufacturers to declare the maximum retail price inclusive of all taxes in the label. This required a weighted average tax working for each product/pack by the [...]