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  • Vodafone brings in Green Diwali to Delhi this year

    Vodafone brings in Green Diwali to Delhi this year

    MUMBAI: In order to delight its customer this Diwali, Vodafone India has launched an innovative concept that will run till 19 October across its 52 stores in Delhi NCR.

    Vodafone is inviting its customers to celebrate “Green Diwali” which is a part of its ongoing ‘CelebratingSuper’ campaign wherein Vodafone will distribute “Super Crackers” to its customers. Also using Augmented Reality Technology, customers can create eco-friendly ‘Virtual phuljharis’ or ‘E-Phuljharis’2.

    The ‘Super Crackers’ contain eco-friendly water soluble papers that carry different variety of seeds of plants with air-purifying characteristics.

    The E-Phuljhari is a unique personalized GIF greeting that can be sent to friends and family, through social media. With this initiative, Vodafone Delhi is making a conscious effort to have safe and eco-friendly celebration. The celebration gets doubled with customers being offered ‘Customised offers’3 and a chance to win a gift hamper.

    Vodafone India business head, Delhi & NCR Alok Verma says, “Our specially designed eco-friendly crackers contain air purifying plant seeds that will bring about a change in the pollution levels of the city leading to a safer and healthier atmosphere for everyone. The eco-friendly crackers will be available at all our stores giving our customers the opportunity to celebrate Green Diwali and be a part of the great awareness campaign against air pollution.”

    Vodafone with its innovative engagement opportunities is trying to bring a positive change in the lives of the customers with activities like air-purifying bus shelter & Green Diwali. These small initiatives are a manifestation of Vodafone’s contribution to tackle the distressing situation of air pollution.

  • Vodafone encourages eco-friendly ‘visarjan’

    Vodafone encourages eco-friendly ‘visarjan’

    MUMBAI: Vodafone India HAS unveiled its unique initiative ‘Vodafone Eco-Ponds’ on the occasion of 125th anniversary of Ganeshotsav celebrations in Pune. Vodafone’s Maharashtra & Goa circle has partnered with Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and National Chemical Laboratory (NCL) in an attempt to help citizens across the city celebrate and immerse Ganesh idols in an environment friendly manner.

    Vodafone has set up ‘Vodafone Eco-Ponds’, a temporary water tank setup equipped with a promoter and a life guard at eight Vodafone stores. Punekars can visit any of the stores with their Ganesh idols, where they will be assisted to carry out the Visarjan.

    Vodafone stores located at JM Road, Hirabaug, Wakdewadi, Aundh, Karve Road, NIBM Road, Kalyaninagar and Kharadi will be equipped with Vodafone Eco-Ponds (See Annexure). Further to this, devotees can also dial 7391000000 to locate all the Vodafone Eco-Ponds.

    Vodafone India business head – Maharashtra & Goa Circle Ashish Chandra said, “As much as we feel part of this festive buzz, we are aware of the impact, festival leaves on the environment. PMC along with NCL have been in the forefront in encouraging people to undertake immersion at home in order to keep water bodies from polluting.”

    CSIR National Chemical Laboratory senior Scientist, catalysis division Shubhangi B Umbarkar said, “Last year, many people responded positively and around 25000-30000 people implemented it at home. I would appeal all to either use clay idols or for pop idols use Eco-friendly Ganesh Visarjan process developed by CSIR-NCL.”

  • 36% more active digital display ads this month

    MUMBAI: There were 36 per cent more active digital display ads in the month of August as compared to July. The whole world is going digital and so is digital advertising with advertisers vying hard to capture quality publishers. In turn, there are a lot more publishers competing for marketers too. And both sides are constantly looking at new tech and services to grab a larger piece of pie from the competition.

    Adby Ventures, an opportunity consulting company, along with BiScience presents the tools to beat the competition at its own game with its competitive media buying intelligence services. The comparison is between July data and August. Adby has seen a surge of new advertisers coming on to the digital display ad world in this month.

    Adby Ventures co-founder Vivek Singh says, “Like in the field of sports, having a hold on your competition’s strategy helps you win the game. On the other hand, an inside-out view limits your vision. I’ve spent hundreds of crores on marketing but all the available analytics couldn’t give me an idea of the unseen possibilities. At Adby, we’re empowering marketers by bringing in those competitive insights.”

    “BiScience acknowledges the potential of the Indian market by deploying the best digital ad intelligence platform to cover the Indian market, and partnering with Adby Ventures to provide valuable BI to the great businesses in India,” says BiScience chief revenue officer Shai Etzion.

    The company is already working with HDFC Life, HT Media, RummyCircle, Jagran, MoneyControl, JungleeGames, Vodafone, Maxus, Mindshare/GroupM, Angelbroking, FirstPost, News18, Birla Sunlife, Marks&Spencer, LogicServe and more their offices in Bangalore and Gurgaon.

  • Vodafone gives students value for money packs

    MUMBAI: It’s the beginning of a new academic year and with colleges set to reopen in a few days, students of Delhi-NCR are gearing up to one more exciting and challenging chapter of life.

    For every college going student, one element that tops the list of priorities, is balancing their expenses with limited allowance allocated. For collegians, the mobile phone is the one most critical companion keeping them constantly connected with friends on Social media. For needs of every collegian, Vodafone India presents Vodafone Campus Survival Kit, a smart solution offering students unlimited calls, 1GB/day for 84 days to take care of their data need and the need to stay connected at all times. In addition there are multiple campus hacks to save pocket money and a trendy messenger bag free as part of the offer.

    Vodafone Campus Survival Kit offers unlimited calling and 1 GB daily data packs to the students*. Each kit also contains a booklet of deals including recharge vouchers, discount coupons from Ola, Zomato and various other brands, plus a series of value for money life hacks.

    Additionally Vodafone is engaging with young consumers on radio and other platforms by sharing fun value for money hacks.

    Vodafone Delhi-NCR business head Alok Verma said, “The beginning of college life opens a world of opportunities and experiences for youngsters. While they want to use their new found freedom to explore these opportunities, their tight pocket allowance proves challenging.”

    Vodafone has also set up free Wi-Fi hot spots across north campus; these locations are primarily favorite hangout places of students. Hudson Lane, Kamla Nehru market are among the other locations where free Wi-Fi has been made available by Vodafone. In addition Vodafone has a network of 110+ Wifi hotspots across Delhi-NCR.

  • Vodafone brings Magzter for digital reading

    MUMBAI: Vodafone India has announced an exciting partnership with Magzter, the world’s largest digital magazine newsstand – to offer an unparalleled digital reading experience to 200 million+ customers in India.

    With this association, Vodafone customers can now access over 100,000 issues of 4,000+ best-selling national and international magazines across the globe at an exclusive offer price. The service is free for a month post which the customers can continue the services starting at Rs 49/month.

    The rapid growth in adoption of digital devices such as tablets and smartphones has seen a shift in the modes for accessing traditional media. India is witnessing a proliferation in digital editions of magazines. Speaking about the partnership, Vodafone India national head – VAS and content Dipankar Ghoshal said “Our customer base is growing digital savvy by the day. These users are constantly looking to consume content on the go.”

    Under this agreement, Vodafone customers can get access to the most popular magazines including International, Indian and Regional titles like India Today, Filmfare, Vogue India, Outlook Business, Entrepreneur, Femina Hindi, Tinkle, Nakkheeran, Kungumam and many more.

    The magazines spread across 30+ exciting categories including automotive, business, comics, education, entertainment, fashion, fitness, lifestyle, news, politics, science, technology and travel, thereby engaging everyone in the family from 6 to 60+ years of age. The readers can enjoy unlimited access to superlative content from all the major countries including India, USA, UK, Singapore, Australia, Canada and South Africa on the go. Apart from leading Indian English magazines, Magzter also offers magazines across all the regional languages including Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati and Urdu.

    To avail these offers, customers need to download the free Magzter app either through MyVodafone App or Google Play Store

    Magzter Inc. CEO Girish Ramdas said “We constantly look out for ways to increase our user base and also create a positive impact by propagating digital reading across the globe.”

  • $23 bn Voda-Idea merger approved, 407 mn combined subs

    MUMBAI: Consolidation in the telecom sector seems to be progressing well, especially in the backdrop of big leaps by the new entrant Reliance Jio.

    The Competition Commission of India reportedly approved US$23 billion Vodafone-Idea merger unconditionally, with no additional scrutiny. Idea and Vodafone had, in March 2017, decided to join hands to take on intense competition, eventually creating India’s largest telecoms operator.

    Vodafone India advisor Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas, in a statement, said the regulator had approved the merger. Idea advisor Trilegal stated that the merger would create significant efficiencies and synergies.

    The combined entity would become the largest in terms of subscribers (over 407 million), revenue market share (41 per cent), subscriber market share (almost 34.50 per cent) and spectrum holdings (1850 Mhz). Market leader Bharti has over 278.60 million subscribers, around 35.6 per cent revenue market share (RMS), 23.59 per cent subscriber market share (SMS) and 1489 Mhz of spectrum holdings.

    The regulator has sent the letters of approval to Idea and Vodafone. NCLT is the agency which will ensure the merger is in accordance with DoT and M&A guidelines.

    Now, Idea and Vodafone will have to move to SEBI for required approvals.  Other regulatory approvals for the merger are reportedly anticipated in six months. Idea and Vodafone have assured the government they would return spectrum in whichever circle mandated.

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  • Vodafone launches global design store

    MUMBAI: Vodafone has launched a global design store in Kanpur. It is a one-stop-shop with exclusive service counters on 4G, M-Pesa, Vodafone Red & Self Service Kiosk. It provides live and engaging experience of Vodafone’s wide variety of products & services.

    The store’s core services include:

    • 4G Zone: 4G Zone offers customers an interactive experience to explore and discover a world of data services on the mobile phone.

    • Vodafone Red Zone: An all-in-one, integrated, worry-free solution, exclusively for postpaid retail and enterprise customers

    • Self Service Kiosk: A facility, where customers can drop by to pay their bills or recharge their plans with any amount at any given point in time

    • M-Pesa Zone: Convenient service to transfer money across geographies and make payments.

    • Zoo Zoo Merchandise: Customers can choose from a wide range of merchandise such as Vodafone Zoo Zoo dolls, mugs etc from the Take me Home section.

    • Go Post-Paid Zone: Get instant post-paid connections activated through KYC.

    With the increasing use of smart phones, mobile internet and new technologies, the customer is evolving at a fast pace. To provide this customer with an interactive, convenient and satisfactory service experience, Vodafone India introduced its Global Design Store in Kanpur.

    Customers will be offered an array of services through special designated zones such as 4G Zone to discover and experience mobile internet, Vodafone Red Zone; – all-in one post-paid service, m-pesa Zone a unique mobile money transfer service, Self Service Kiosk; a facility for bill payment and recharge service, Vodafone Red Box; to enable customers to transfer content from an existing handset to a new age smart phone for free.

    Vodafone India business head – Uttar Pradesh (East), Nipun Sharma, said, “The consumer has always been at the heart of everything we do. Vodafone is at the forefront to introduce innovative concepts, products and services that enrich the lives of our customers. Hence, keeping in mind the trend of increasing smart phone penetration and mobile internet usage, we have taken an innovative approach in retail design. The Global Design Store with an easy and simple design, welcoming and engaging staff will provide a one-stop shop experience platform for our customers.”

    The new Vodafone Global Design Store retail concept is designed and equipped to be warm and customer friendly, to meet the evolving needs and expectations of the customers. The store offers live and engaging retail experience of Vodafone’s wide range of products and services. This store has been specifically adapted and customized after testing and validating a full suite of customer insights, which are relevant to customer needs in India.

  • Phonographic Digital will license & collect fees from telcos & streaming services

    MUMBAI: Significant change is afoot in the Indian music industry. Almost unnoticed, a new organisation has cropped up to licence and collect fees from the various telcos and streaming services. Called the Phonographic Digital Ltd (PDL) it was incorporated in March 2017, just as the financial year was coming to a close, with its registered office in Kolkata.

    Earlier, the Phonographic Performance Ltd (PPL), which was headed by Vipul Pradhan as its CEO, was mandated to assign licences on behalf of its Indian label members to the various telecom operators such as Airtel, JioMusic, Idea, Vodafone, and streaming services and collect royalties from them.

    The PPL will continue as in the past to be a collection organisation for public performance of sound recordings from establishments, events and radio.

    Read the full report here:

    Indian music industry sets up PDL, a new association for telco licensing

  • Star India’s senior VP legal Pulak Bagchi quits company

    MUMBAI: Star India senior VP, legal and regulatory, Pulak Bagchi, is moving out of  India’s biggest broadcasting and content company to seek new challenges  in a sector that’s quite far removed from  the country’s hectic and complex media industry.

    June 30, 2017 would be the last day for Bagchi at Star where he along with his boss — Deepak Jacob, president, legal and regulatory affairs and general counsel — drafted solutions to many a legal issue and articulated at various forums Star and Indian media industry’s views on complex issues ranging from media ownership, mergers & acquisitions, licensing of content, etc., apart from policy evangelism in general.

    Sources in Star confirmed the development saying Bagchi, who shuttled every week between Mumbai and New Delhi on official work, put in his papers some time back after almost seven and half years of eventful stay in the company.

    Bagchi’s LinkedIn profile makes clear his desire to be at the confluence of cutting edge/emerging technologies, ideas and concepts and adding value through evolving state of the art/next gen legal/regulatory knowledge — basically being part of convergence.

    Before joining Star India, the 40-something Bagchi, a graduate of Calcutta University’s Jogesh Chandra Choudhury College of Law, had done stints at MSM Discovery, a JV between Sony Entertainment Television and The Discovery Channel, Vodafone Essar and law firm Singhania & Co LLP. If one thinks lawyers are serious people, who they are, of course, this gentleman has an active interest in Hindi, Bengali and English music and loves to explore the world via travels.

    Recently, Star India communications head Parul Sharma too had quit the company after over a decade to pursue new challenges and interests, including photography.

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  • Telcos can’t discriminate tariffs in same category

    MUMBAI: Telecom regulator TRAI has directed telecom operators to stop providing discriminatory tariffs to the subscribers of the same category and report all plans to the sector watchdog within seven days of their launch.

    The decision, signed by KaushaI Kishore, advisor (F&EA), comes soon after Reliance Jio’s complaint against other players, including Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular.

    Jio had filed complaint against Bharti Airtel in April saying the telecom major contravened tariff rules by releasing misleading offers and arbitrarily discriminating among its own consumers subscribing to the same plan. Bharti Airtel spokesperson had denied the allegations saying the company was fully complying with all regulatory guidelines, including tariff orders.

    TRAI has now said that all the tariffs offered to the consumers shall be in accordance with the provisions of Telecommunication Tariff Order, 1999 and shall not be discriminatory between the subscribers of the same class and to ensure that every tariff that is offered to a customer is invariably reported to the Authority.

    TRAI said it has the duty to notify in the Official Gazette the rates at which the telecommunication services within India and outside India shall be provided under the TRAI Act, 1997. The Authority may notify different rates for different persons or class of persons for similar telecommunication services and where different rates are flxed.

    The Authority, while adopting the forbearance regime in tariff, has made it mandatory for all the service providers to file their tariffs with TRAI within seven working days from the date of implementation of the said tariff;

    No exception/exemption has been granted for tariff reporting except for bulk customers and, in that case too, it is compulsory for all service providers to provide details about the number of plans and the bulk customers availing them along with a certification, for information and record of the Authority.