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Articles 421 through 520 of 500:
- Maran’S Indiaone Plan Is A Visionary Idea (The Financial Express, S SADAGOPAN, Dec 09, 2005)
India was very late in taking full advantage of the telecom revolution. It entered mobile telephony only on August 23, 1995. Due to high costs and licensing difficulties, mobile telephony did not take off until 2003.
- Mining Polluted Hampi Temples’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 08, 2005)
Mining activities at Sandur and Hospet have led to severe dust pollution in the Centrally-protected Parvathi and Kartikeya temples and in the State-protected Jambunatheshwara temple at Hampi.
- China's Zte In Talks With India's Bsnl To Set Up Mobile Handset Jv (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
ZTE Corp, one of China's leading telecom equipment makers, said it is in talks with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), India's biggest telecom carrier, to set up a joint venture, the China Business News reported.
- Lateral Thinking (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Dec 07, 2005)
President APJ Abdul Kalam is known for urging one and all to think long-term and strategise, be it individuals or corporates. The other day, Dr Kalam went a lot further.
- Bsnl Chennai Unveils New 3-In-1 Package — Bid To Increase Utilisation Of Spare Capacities (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
BSNL, Chennai Telephones, is offering a 3-in-1 package using which customers can avail themselves of a landline, a broadband and a mobile phone connection for a monthly rent of Rs 333. There is also a 2-in-1 offer — landline and cellular service — . . .
- Outcome Budget A Good Beginning (Daily Excelsior, SUMEDHA SUDHAMAN, Dec 05, 2005)
Government recently came out with the first-ever outcome budget aimed at keeping a tab on public spending by evolving a mechanism to measure physical targets to be achieved on outlays provided in the five lakh crore rupee General Budget to ministries . .
- India Allows Govt Servants To Use Private Phone Companies, Airlines (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Dec 04, 2005)
The Indian government has asked its officials to use the cheapest phones and budget airlines for communication and travel
- Bsnl Mega Gsm Tender In 3g War (Indian Express, PRAGYA SINGH, Nov 30, 2005)
While telecom major BSNL is busy preparing the documents for its $4.5-billion tender for 40-60 million GSM lines, leading vendor Lucent Technologies has asked it to keep 3G out of the tender.
- For Regulation, Not Ministerial Whimsy (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 29, 2005)
Telecom regulator Trai’s ongoing marginalisation is unfortunate. The prime minister should intervene to stop his telecom minister, as he goes about demolishing the regulatory institution in telecom and eroding public confidence in all regulators, . . .
- Bsnl Told To Provide Ild Call Monitoring (Business Standard, Rajesh S Kurup, Nov 28, 2005)
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has directed the telephony behemoth Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) to install lawful interception monitoring (LIM) equipment for its international long distance (ILD) operations within 15 days.
- Entire Nation Is With You: Kalam Tells Quake Survivors (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
"When god is with you.... Who can be against," President A P J Abdul Kalam told the quake survivors of Tangdhar area and assured them that the entire nation is with them in this hour of crisis.
- J-K: Kalam Asks Quake-Hit To 'Master The Problem' (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Saluting courage in the face of calamity, President A P J Abdul Kalam today encouraged the people of this border area battered by the October 8 quake to "master their problems" and not be cowed down.
- Don't Be Cowed Down, Kalam Tells Quake-Hit (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
``I laud the courage of the people of Tangdhar in defeating their problems. I suggest you master the problem''
- Mtnl, Bsnl Have Lost Over 2,000 Crores, Say Officers (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
`Removal of officers from key posts led to delay in projects by the two PSUs
- Wiring Up Cities For Broadband Access (The Financial Express, S SADAGOPAN, Nov 25, 2005)
Taipei will soon become the world’s first fully ‘wired’ city; other cities also heading towards . . .
- Bsnl Fails In Navratna Eligibility Test (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
State-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has failed to qualify in the eligibility criteria of Government guidelines for Navratna companies.
- Nokia Gets $141-M Bsnl Network Expansion Deal (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
The world's largest telecom gear manufacturer, Nokia, has bagged a $141 million (Rs 635 crore) order from India's largest telephone operator, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), for the supply of cellular equipment.
- Bsnl Fails In Navratna Eligibility Test (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
State-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has failed to qualify in the eligibility criteria of Government guidelines for Navratna companies.
- Mission 2007: Every Village A Knowledge Centre (Hindu, M.S. Swaminathan, Nov 25, 2005)
Convergence and synergy among the numerous on-going as well as emerging programmes is needed to provide knowledge connectivity to every village of India by August 15, 2007. While the green revolution helped improve the productivity and production of rice,
- Nokia Bags Rs. 635 Cr. Bsnl Order (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
Finnish telecom major Nokia has bagged a Rs. 635 crore ($141 million) network expansion order from Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) for its northern region mobile operations, besides the Rs. 1,270 crore initial GSM/EDGE and GPRS order.
- Reliance Info Under Pressure To Place Shares (Business Standard, Anita Jain, Nov 22, 2005)
Reliance Infocomm is under mounting pressure to carry out a planned pre-IPO private placement of shares by the end of the year, to aid its expansion.
- Can’T Forget That Horrible Day, Time And Place (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
I survived, they didn’t. Sheikh Asif narrates an eye witness account of the car bomb blast near JK Bank Corporate office
- `Telecom Officers' Posting Row Had Cost Govt Rs 2000 Cr' (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
Indian Telecom Service Association (ITSA) today claimed that the Government has lost over Rs 2,000 crore due to the `inefficient' and `inept' management by the Department of Telecom in absorbing 2000 Group A officers on deputation in BSNL and MTNL.
- Cruising Credai (The Financial Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 18, 2005)
When the real estate industry markets its developments, the thrust is on how firm the ground beneath is and how well their structures can withstand the shocks if the earth moves.
- Naxalite Attack Foiled (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
Police foiled a bid by naxalites to blow up a BSNL mobile tower in Gadchiroli district of east Maharashtra. Naxalites had called for a bandh on Tuesday to protest against the recently announced surrender policy of the State Government.
- Long-Distance Bonanza (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 14, 2005)
A HIGHER DEGREE of competition, lower long-distance tariffs and a wider range of service offerings will be the bonanza that consumers can look forward to from the flurry of recent decisions by the Communications Minister on national and international long
- Steep Cut In Ild And Nld Entry Fee (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2005)
Telecom revenue share reduced Telecom revenue share reduced
Roll-out obligations liberalised
- Entry Fee For Std, Ild Licences Cut (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2005)
In a major decision, the government today drastically reduced the entry and licence fee for national long-distance, international long-distance and allowed Internet telephony in the country which, the government hopes, would result in a significant . . .
- Maran Launches National Portal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2005)
Content, language of choice key to broadband penetration'
Maran launches national portal of India Content in English and regional languages preferred Broadband connection target set at 30 lakh by December
- Reliance Crosses A Milestone (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2005)
Reliance has become the first telecom company to achieve the 15-million mark in subscriber base, within four months of Anil Ambani taking over
- Regulatory Stalemate (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Nov 08, 2005)
While 2 million subscribers get added to the telecom network every month, the congestion on the network has multiplied.
- Broader Policy, Please (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2005)
While a CII position paper on the impact of broadband penetration in the country estimates that it can yield an additional benefit of $100 billion
- Sc To Review Decision On Anthem (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2005)
The apex court had held that the audience was not required to stand up and pay respect when the Athem was sung as part of a movie.
- Ring In The Future (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 22, 2005)
The cabinet decision to increase the FDI limit in telecom from 49 per cent to 74 per cent is a wise step. The telecom sector is one of the fastest growing and India’s target of 250 million phone lines by 2007 requires huge levels of investment,
- India Bags Cisco’S $1.1 Bn-Deal (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2005)
Cisco Systems Inc., the world's largest Internet equipment maker, plans to invest $1.1 billion in India over the next three years, its president said on Wednesday, marking its largest investment outside the United States.
- Cisco Systems To Invest $1.1 B In India (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2005)
The company, which plans to invest in start-ups would be allocating US$100 million to Cisco System Capital to undertake these activities.
- Phone Link With Pok Established (Hindu, Luv Puri , Oct 20, 2005)
Kashmiris call up kin across LoC
- Cisco To Invest Over $1 B (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2005)
This will be the company's largest investment outside the U.S.
- The Lpg Crisis (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Oct 12, 2005)
The government may well blame commercial users of LPG (and the usual “hoarders”) for causing the LPG crisis, and Hurricanes Rita and Katrina for causing supply problems, but the diversion of the subsidised domestic LPG is something that has been taking pl
- The Lpg Crisis (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Oct 11, 2005)
The government may well blame commercial users of LPG (and the usual “hoarders”) for causing the LPG crisis, and Hurricanes Rita and Katrina for causing supply problems, but the diversion of the subsidised domestic LPG is something that has been taking pl
- A Base For Rural Connectivity (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 06, 2005)
The vastly neglected rural telephony market in India is at last getting the attention it deserves from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India.
- Cbi Raids 50 Officials (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2005)
At least 40 anti-corruption cases were filed in the fourth of a series of anti-graft raids by the Central investigating agency.
- Competition Vs Regulation — The Best Way Forward (Business Line, Pradeep S. Mehta, Sep 16, 2005)
In the current draft amendment Bill on the Competition Act, the government has proposed mandatory consultation for regulators with the competition authority, as against the earlier provision of `may' consult.
- At E-Gram Panchayat, New Windows Open (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 10, 2005)
It’s a remote area, surrounded by dense forests and the Aravalli hills. Juna Chamun and three other villages here have a population of 4,500 with most of the people belonging to Scheduled Castes and Other Backward Classes. And only 10 per cent of them own
- Communicate More, Commute Less (Business Line, T. H. Chowdary , Sep 09, 2005)
CRUDE oil prices have crossed $70 a barrel from $35 two years ago, and LNG (liquefied natural gas) at $10 per MMBTU is double that of last year
- Bharti Tele Plans Rs 1,500 Cr Spend To Boost Business (Deccan Herald, DH news, Sep 03, 2005)
Bharti Tele-Ventures Ltd (BTVL), on Friday, announced that it would invest Rs 1,500 crore this fiscal in its broadband and fixed line business, out of which over Rs 700 crore would be pumped into launching the services in 14 more towns across ten circles.
- Bsnl Clicks For Broadband Usage (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2005)
Engineering students have been roped in to promote the use of broadband connections with incentives for new bookings.
- Telecom Cross-Talk (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 27, 2005)
The Telecom Sector is caught yet again in a regulatory cross-talk. Sensitive issues covering the policies of subsidising BSNL's services in uneconomic areas such as rural telephony (Access Deficit Charge; ADC),
- ‘It Sector Didn’T Object To B’Lore-Hosur Road Project’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2005)
The National Highway Authority of India has faced no opposition from IT companies against the project to construct elevated highway on Bangalore-Hosur road, Parliament was informed on Thursday.
- Wireless Infidelity Can Fail In Wi-Fi Hotspots To Put You In A Spot (Business Line, D. Murali , Aug 24, 2005)
Chennai has always been a political hotspot, it is said, providing lively entertainment to people, what with intense activity in party offices.
- Another Feather In Bsnl Cap (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2005)
Wearied, displeased and exasperated over the erratic cellular service of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL),
- Bsnl Will Be No 1 Soon, Says Maran (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2005)
Dayanidhi Maran said 40 lakh phone lines will be added in the South zone alone in the next three months.
- Fixing The Mobility (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2005)
The Plan of the Department of Telecom (DoT)to issue a directive restricting the mobility of fixed lines to customer's premises for the purposes of determining the levy of Access Deficit Charge (ADC) on private operators appears to be an equitable course.
- Vision Or Conspiracy? (Telegraph, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 17, 2005)
The plan of the Department of Telecom (DoT) to issue a directive restricting the mobility of fixed lines to customer's premises for the purposes of determining the levy of Access Deficit Charge (ADC) on private operators appears to be an equitable course.
- Empower Centre To Solve River Disputes: Vaiko (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2005)
MDMK general secretary stresses need to amend the Constitution
- Essar-Bpl Mobile Deal To Expedite Consolidation (Hindu, Ramnath Subbu, Jul 25, 2005)
There is an addressable market in India to drive growth rates
- Bsnl Invites $5bn Bid For Gsm Equipment (The Economic Times, MANOJ GAIROLA, Jul 13, 2005)
NEW DELHI: Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) is floating a tender for the world’s largest single procurement of GSM equipment, worth over $5bn.
- Navaratnas, Left And Disinvestment (Hindu, Americai V. Narayanan, Jun 30, 2005)
As a card-carrying Congressman, I feel the UPA should not only join the Communists against the disinvestment of navaratnas or profit-making PSUs, but also beat them at their own game."
- Death Of Distance? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 17, 2005)
The Proverbial "death of distance" implicit in the Communications Minister, Mr Dayanidhi Maran's
- A Home For Women In Distress (Tribune, Aditi Tandon, Jun 04, 2005)
The complexities of urban living are posing unexpected challenges, throwing more and more women in situations they are ill-equipped to handle.
- Bsnl Launches Cellular Expansion From J&k (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Jun 01, 2005)
Will help promote tourism and economic growth
- Nokia To Produce Base Station Controller In Chennai (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Jun 01, 2005)
Srinagar : The Finnish telecom major, Nokia, on Tuesday announced plans to manufacture part of mobile network infrastructure in Chennai.
- Fixed Wireless `Mobile' Phone Service Unfair, Says Cellular Telephone Operators' Association (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 25, 2005)
Tata Teleservices' offer dominates TRAI open house on `Interconnection Usage Charge Review'
- Call Off The Adc (Business Line, Manish Agarwal, May 20, 2005)
Access deficit charge (ADC) is once again in the news. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) recently changed the definition of roaming for calculating the ADC.
- She Fought The Odds Like A One-Woman Army (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, May 18, 2005)
"My fear for life seemed extraneous when I saw the devastation people suffered"
- Telecom Fdi Hike The Big Step Forward (Deccan Herald, PRACHI VERMA DADHWAL, May 13, 2005)
The hike in foreign direct investment (FDI) to 74% from 49% has been one of the major landmarks achieved by the UPA government in the telecom sector, since it came to power in April 2004.
- Court Admits Trai's Appeal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2005)
Order on interconnectivity challenged
- No Reply (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 24, 2005)
It is a truism that there is no such thing as a voluntary strike. A handful of activists enforce a strike and keep others from doing their work.
- Why Implementation Fails — Seven Sins Of Public Administration (Business Line, S. Ramachander, Mar 16, 2005)
A new Budget is an occasion for commentators and policy-makers to hope that this time round at least some things will improve.
- Stirrings In A Hopeless Land (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Feb 26, 2005)
Nobody goes to Bihar too often. Actually, nobody goes there unless he or she has to. No surprise then that for all but one member of our group of Limousine Liberals
- Telecom: Beyond The Fdi Cap Hike (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Feb 08, 2005)
With the latest sectoral cap of FDI hike, though laced with riders, only foreign equity firms with deep pockets may want to bet on domestic telecom companies
- Broad-Banding Competition (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 18, 2005)
In the initia years of economic reform, facing up to competition was not a skill that came easily to public sector units. Long years of monopoly had blunted business instincts; customer service or acquisition was hardly a priority
- Beyond Tsunami: An Agenda For Action (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 17, 2005)
Relief is in full swing in all the tsunami-hit areas of India. Medium- and long-term rehabilitation demands three things all along the coast. First, strengthening the ecological foundations of sustainable human security.
- The Trojan Horse In Trai Territory (Business Line, D. Murali , Jan 12, 2005)
In the now raging battle between telecom companies, ADC is not aide-de-camp or automatic drip coffeemaker, but access deficit charge. But what is ADC?
- Unclear Still On Adc (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 11, 2005)
National and international long-distance calls should become cheaper as the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India's order reducing the Access Deficit Charge (ADC)
- Life’S Little Joys (Deccan Herald, Sudha Narasimhachar, Jan 08, 2005)
Life is beautiful. Beautiful only for its small joys, surprises and fun. But for them, life would have become one boring, drab stretch of time. Sharing small experiences with our near and dear is one such good moment of life and that’s what my daughter
- More Phones At Cheaper Rates (Tribune, Rajendra Prabhu, Jan 06, 2005)
The Communications and IT Ministry and the private industry are now convinced that the total telephone subscriptions can rise from the October 2004 level of 90 million to 250 million by 2007 with 60 million of it in the rural areas against 13 million now.
- Adc: Is It Wrong Call By Trai? (Business Line, R. Krishnan , Dec 17, 2004)
Is the access deficit charge regime a case of the regulator shooting itself, and the exchequer, in the foot? The regulator admits as much but appears unable to take corrective action pleading lack of institutional structure.
- A Strange Call On Adc (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 16, 2004)
In a peculiar twist to the raging Access Deficit Charge (ADC) row, private cellular operators are supporting incumbent Bharat Sanchar Nigam's opposition to reducing this levy.
- Corporate India (Tribune, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Dec 04, 2004)
WHAT is it about highly successful entrepreneurs who are able to judge people with brilliant instinct that they cannot come to terms with the obvious possibility of their own children or progeny tearing their legacy into shreds after they are no more?
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