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Reliance launches Recharge Voucher @ 15 paise a minute
-Sensational Voucher 495 also allows unlimited night calls
MUMBAI, January 20: Reliance Infocomm has launched a new Recharge Voucher with a very attractive 15 paise-a-minute rate for calls to Reliance IndiaMobile phones within the Circle.
Calls to Reliance fixed phones and all other mobiles within the Circle will cost just 40 paise and 80 paise a minute respectively on this Rs 495 voucher. The Recharge Voucher is now available at all Reliance Infocomm outlets and channel network across the country.
The significant benefit of this 30-day validity voucher is the high Rs
275 worth of talk time it offers.
With the new Recharge Voucher, a subscriber can effectively make 1,800 minutes worth of day-time calls over a month and free, unlimited night calls within the State to any Reliance IndiaMobile.
Heavy business users, youth and similar segments having high night calling needs would find the voucher very useful.
“We have launched this power-packed Voucher based on market feedback and it is designed to benefit millions of our subscribers who have a high calling requirement. It combines the benefits of low daytime rates and free night time calls to Reliance IndiaMobiles and a high talk time for calling other phones,” said S P Shukla, President – Wireless, Reliance Infocomm.
Reliance Infocomm had recently launched Recharge Voucher 430, which also offers attractive tariff. Intra-circle calls to any Reliance IndiaMobile on this voucher cost just 40 paise during the day while night calls are free and unlimited.
Subscribers can choose from these two vouchers and get highest minutes of talking between the two – more than what is on offer today in the market.
Reliance Infocomm Ltd. is the flagship company of Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Enterprises group, India’s largest private information and communications services provider with over 17 million subscribers. Reliance Infocomm has established a pan-India, high-capacity, integrated (wireless and wireline), convergent (voice, data and video) digital network, to offer services spanning the entire Infocomm value chain.
The Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Enterprises group is a member of the Reliance Group founded by Shri Dhirubhai H. Ambani (1932-2002).
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B N Kumar
Corporate Communications
Reliance Infocomm Limited
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Network18 Q4 revenue grows 9.7 per cent, EBITDA at Rs 30 crore
PAT improves to Rs 306.6 crore, margins steady amid cost pressures.
MUMBAI: Not all news is breaking, some of it is quietly improving. Network18 Media & Investments Limited appears to be doing just that, tightening losses and stabilising margins even as costs continue to weigh on the business. For FY26, the company reported revenue from operations of Rs 1,955.1 crore, up from Rs 1,896.2 crore in FY25, signalling modest top-line growth in a challenging media environment. Total income stood at Rs 1,978.2 crore, compared to Rs 1,913 crore a year earlier.
Profit after tax came in at Rs 306.6 crore for the year, a sharp turnaround from Rs 3,225.4 crore in FY25, largely reflecting the absence of large exceptional items that had inflated the previous year’s numbers. On a more comparable basis, the company’s operating performance showed signs of gradual stabilisation.
However, the quarterly picture remained under pressure. For the March quarter, Network18 reported a loss of Rs 53.1 crore, narrower than the Rs 98.1 crore loss in the same period last year, but still indicative of ongoing cost challenges.
Expenses continued to track high. Total expenses for FY26 stood at Rs 2,235.7 crore, up from Rs 2,197.8 crore in FY25. Key cost heads included operational expenses of Rs 765.9 crore, employee benefits of Rs 475.9 crore, and marketing, distribution and promotional spends of Rs 427.1 crore, underlining the continued investment required to sustain reach and engagement.
At an operating level, margins remained under strain. Operating margin stood at 2.33 per cent for FY26, marginally higher than 1.77 per cent in FY25, while net profit margin remained negative at -13.02 per cent, though improved from -14.89 per cent.
On the balance sheet, total assets rose to Rs 8,957.6 crore as of 31 March 2026, from Rs 8,317.5 crore a year earlier. Equity strengthened to Rs 4,958.7 crore, while borrowings increased to Rs 3,112.8 crore, reflecting a higher reliance on debt to support operations.
Cash flows told a mixed story. While financing activities generated Rs 83.9 crore, operating cash flow remained negative at Rs -24 crore, highlighting ongoing pressure on core cash generation. Cash and cash equivalents, however, improved to Rs 33.9 crore from Rs 1.8 crore.
The numbers point to a company in transition growing revenues, trimming losses, but still grappling with structural cost pressures. In a sector where scale often comes at a price, Network18 seems to be inching towards balance, one quarter at a time.
