\"\"NEW DELHI | KOLKATA: Vodafone<\/a> Group Chief Executive Vittorio Colao<\/a> and Aditya Birla Group chairman<\/a> Kumar Mangalam Birla<\/a> are believed to have met Prime Minister Narendra Modi<\/a> Tuesday evening to apprise him on the mega Vodafone India-Idea Cellular merger deal that was announced earlier this week.
\n
Colao is learnt to have been accompanied by Vodafone India MD Sunil Sood and P Balaji, the company’s director (regulatory, external affairs & CSR). Birla, in turn, is understood to have been accompanied by
Idea<\/a> Cellular MD, Himanshu Kapania.
\n
\nThe meeting is understood to have lasted some 45-minutes, during which Colao and Birla “shared the detailed contours of the transaction and the strategic reasons behind the merger\" amidst a raging price war in the telecom market, multiple people aware told ET.
\n
\nVodafone and Aditya Birla Group did not immediately reply to ET’s queries seeking a confirmation about the meeting with PM, Modi.
\n
The meeting with the PM followed the duo's reported meeting with telecom minister
Manoj Sinha<\/a>.
\n​
\n
Colao and Birla are learnt to have apprised the Prime Minister about the intense pressure triggered by the continuing price war in the telecom
industry<\/a>.
\n
\nThey are also understood to have sought the Modi government’s support in facilitating speedy regulatory clearances to conclude the mega merger deal rapidly.
\n
\nThe Vodafone India-Idea combined entity will be the country's biggest phone company by subscribers, dislodging Bharti Airtel, which has been at the top for 15 years.
\n
\nVodafone Group Plc's India unit and Idea, currently ranked at two and three, respectively, will have a combined nearly 400 million subscribers, 35% of all customers and 41% revenue market share.
\n
\nThe merged entity, with its scale, size and synergies, will be a stronger rival to Reliance Jio Infocomm, which has disrupted the market with free voice and data offers and forced the two to come together.
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维托里奥·科劳和贝拉Kumar呼吁莫迪讨论Vodafone-Idea合并

沃达丰(Vodafone)和Aditya Birla集团没有立即回复等查询寻求确认下午会见,莫迪。

辛格Anandita Mankotia Kalyan尔巴特
  • 更新2017年3月22日中午12点是
新德里|加尔各答:沃达丰(Vodafone)集团首席执行官维托里奥·科劳Aditya Birla集团董事长 Kumar Mangalam贝拉被认为是见过总理吗莫迪周二晚上通知他的大型沃达丰India-Idea细胞合并交易,本周早些时候宣布。

科劳学会一直伴随着沃达丰印度医学苏尼尔Sood和P,巴拉公司的董事(监管、外部事务& CSR)。据悉,反过来,贝拉已经伴随着的想法细胞MD, Himanshu Kapania。

会议已经持续了45分钟,在此期间Colao贝拉和“共同事务的详细的轮廓和战略并购的原因”在激烈的价格战在电信市场上,很多人意识到告诉等。

沃达丰(Vodafone)和Aditya Birla集团没有立即回复等查询寻求确认下午会见,莫迪。

下午的会议之后两人报道与电信部长会议Manoj Sinha


科劳和贝拉是学会报告总理关于引发的巨大压力持续的价格战电信行业

他们还寻求修改政府的支持在促进快速监管许可大型合并交易迅速结束。

沃达丰India-Idea合并后的实体将该国最大的电话公司用户,移动Bharti Airtel顶部已15年了。

沃达丰集团是印度单位和主意,目前排名2和3,分别将结合近4亿用户,所有客户和41%收入的35%的市场份额。

合并后的实体,它的规模大小和协同效应,将是一个强大的对手依赖Jio Infocomm,扰乱了市场与免费的语音和数据提供,迫使这两个走到一起。
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\"\"NEW DELHI | KOLKATA: Vodafone<\/a> Group Chief Executive Vittorio Colao<\/a> and Aditya Birla Group chairman<\/a> Kumar Mangalam Birla<\/a> are believed to have met Prime Minister Narendra Modi<\/a> Tuesday evening to apprise him on the mega Vodafone India-Idea Cellular merger deal that was announced earlier this week.
\n
Colao is learnt to have been accompanied by Vodafone India MD Sunil Sood and P Balaji, the company’s director (regulatory, external affairs & CSR). Birla, in turn, is understood to have been accompanied by
Idea<\/a> Cellular MD, Himanshu Kapania.
\n
\nThe meeting is understood to have lasted some 45-minutes, during which Colao and Birla “shared the detailed contours of the transaction and the strategic reasons behind the merger\" amidst a raging price war in the telecom market, multiple people aware told ET.
\n
\nVodafone and Aditya Birla Group did not immediately reply to ET’s queries seeking a confirmation about the meeting with PM, Modi.
\n
The meeting with the PM followed the duo's reported meeting with telecom minister
Manoj Sinha<\/a>.
\n​
\n
Colao and Birla are learnt to have apprised the Prime Minister about the intense pressure triggered by the continuing price war in the telecom
industry<\/a>.
\n
\nThey are also understood to have sought the Modi government’s support in facilitating speedy regulatory clearances to conclude the mega merger deal rapidly.
\n
\nThe Vodafone India-Idea combined entity will be the country's biggest phone company by subscribers, dislodging Bharti Airtel, which has been at the top for 15 years.
\n
\nVodafone Group Plc's India unit and Idea, currently ranked at two and three, respectively, will have a combined nearly 400 million subscribers, 35% of all customers and 41% revenue market share.
\n
\nThe merged entity, with its scale, size and synergies, will be a stronger rival to Reliance Jio Infocomm, which has disrupted the market with free voice and data offers and forced the two to come together.
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