UK's Vodafone Group Plc. entered India in 2007 after it bought a majority stake in Hutchison Essar, erstwhile Hutchison Max Telecom Ltd (HMTL). While Idea was incorporated in the year 1995 with the name Birla Communications Ltd. The company came to be named as Idea Cellular Ltd in the year 2002. Subsequently in 2006 it became a part of the Aditya Birla Group.<\/p>","title":"Vodafone and Idea before their amalgamation","titleseo":"vodafone-and-idea-before-their-amalgamation","slideseolocationalt":"slide-shows\/vodafone-idea-everything-to-know-about-indias-ailing-private-telco\/vodafone-and-idea-before-their-amalgamation","prominentcolor":"","imgtype":"1"},"slideshows":[{"msid":"72257432","mstype":0,"denmarkslideshow":1,"strimg":"","thumbid":"72257772","secname":"Vodafone Idea: Everything to know about India's ailing private telco","secnameseo":"vodafone-idea-everything-to-know-about-india-s-ailing-private-telco","msname":"Vodafone and Idea before their amalgamation","artdate":1574845628,"caption":"","msnameseo":"vodafone-and-idea-before-their-amalgamation","secmsname":"Vodafone Idea: Everything to know about India's ailing private telco","secmsnameseo":"vodafone-idea-everything-to-know-about-india-s-ailing-private-telco","seolocationalt":"vodafone-idea-everything-to-know-about-indias-ailing-private-telco\/vodafone-and-idea-before-their-amalgamation"}],"filters":[],"url":"\/\/www.iser-br.com\/news\/two-player-telecom-market-too-risky-trai-officials\/73432703","content":"