Amazon, Verizon may invest over $4 billion in Vodafone Idea: Report

US wireless carrier Verizon Communications Inc and Amazon.com Inc may invest more than $4 billion for a stake in India’s Vodafone Idea Ltd, the Mint newspaper reported on Thursday, sending shares in the struggling Indian telecom firm up as much as 14%.

The news comes two days after India’s Supreme Court ruled that mobile carriers must settle government dues within 10 years, giving Vodafone Idea some reprieve in a case that it had said could affect its ability to continue as a going concern.

Vodafone Idea, a joint venture between Britain’s Vodafone Group Plc and India’s Idea Cellular, still owes roughly 500 billion rupees ($6.8 billion) to the Indian government. It is among India’s top three telecom firms by subscribers.