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Articles 221 through 320 of 500:
- Allow New Operators In 3g (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 24, 2007)
The government committee that analysed Trai’s recommendations on third generation (3G) telecom services has concurred with the regulator’s stand and suggested an auction mechanism for awarding spectrum for such services in 2.1 GHz band.
- Sensex In Sight Of 16,000 (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2007)
Share indices hit record highs yet again on Monday and the Sensex closed at an all-time high of 15,732.20 after touching 15,773 intra-day.
- Foreign Telcos Unlikely To Be Allowed 3g Licence (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2007)
In a development that could act as a dampener on the plans of foreign companies waiting to offer Third Generation (3G) mobile services in India, the Department of Telecom is unlikely to invite overseas companies to bid for 3G licence.
- Bsnl Union To Meet Raja On Cellular Contract (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2007)
To decide on indefinite strike after the meeting
- The Plot To Bring Back Benazir (Guardian (UK), editorial, Guardian UK, Jul 21, 2007)
Since September 11 2001, one figure has emerged as a mainstay of the "war on terror": he is General Pervez Musharraf, president of Pakistan.
- Giving Life To Insurance! (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 21, 2007)
The report that new mortality tables for the life insurance industry would be available within the next six months is welcome. Not only for the obvious advantage that it should bring down insurance premia and hence make insurance affordable for a . . ..
- Allow New Operators In 3g (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 21, 2007)
The government committee that analysed Trai’s recommendations on third generation (3G) telecom services has concurred with the regulator’s stand and suggested an auction mechanism for awarding spectrum for such services in 2.1 GHz band.
- Satyam’S Billing Rates ‘May Go Up By 2-3%’ (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 21, 2007)
Satyam Computer on Friday hinted that the overall billing rates could be up by about 2-3 per cent during fiscal 2008 over fiscal 2007 and results of such hike are already being reflected during the first quarter.
- Bsnl Tender Runs Into Trouble Again (Business Line, Thomas K. Thomas, Jul 21, 2007)
Indefinite strike back on Union’s agenda; Ericsson may negotiate pricing
- Facilitate The Internet Revolution (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 21, 2007)
"Regulators should regulate but not over regulate," observed the PM while addressing a conference of CMs on May 28 in the Capital. Although he made the observation in the context of the power sector, it applies to other sectors of our growing economy . .
- Curbing Unsolicited Telephone Calls (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 21, 2007)
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), after considerable prodding by consumer groups and the judiciary, has taken a big step forward in curbing unsolicited telephone calls, an abuse by telemarketers.
- Centres Nod For 17 Fdi Proposals (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2007)
17 proposals envisaging Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to the tune of nearly Rs 590 crore in sectors like constructions and telecommunication were cleared by the Finance Minister P Chidambaram on the basis of recommendations made by the . . . .
- Us-Based Ciena To Make India Top Hub For R&d (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2007)
US-based Ciena Corporation, a Nasdaq-listed company that makes equipment to speed up traffic on fibre-optic networks, has decided to make India its largest research and development hub, and aims to recruit 350 professionals by March next year . . . .
- India's Sensex Closes At A Record 15,550.13 (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2007)
Indian shares hit a record high yesterday, their 11th in 14 days, led by Reliance Industries and Infosys Technologies as foreign investors were drawn by good corporate earnings prospects.
- Future Tibet (Frontline, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 20, 2007)
TEN years from now, a visitor to Tibet is likely to find it transformed into a region of middling prosperity.
- Airtel Awards $2b Contract To Ericsson (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 19, 2007)
Bharti Airtel awarded a two billion dollar (Rs 8,000 crore) contract to Swedish equipment supplier Ericsson on Wednesday.
- Scrapping Bsnl Tender Will Be Unconstitutional (Indian Express, MANOJ GAIROLA, Jul 19, 2007)
Communications minister A Raja’s bid to cancel the $4.8 billion tender by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) for procuring 4.5 million GSM lines was thwarted by a legal opinion from additional solicitor general Gopal Subramanium.
- Ericsson Bags $2-B Bharti Deal For Mobile Equipment (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 19, 2007)
Will design, deploy and manage GSM cellular network in 15 circles
- Bsnl To Place Orders For 23 Mn Gsm Lines (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 19, 2007)
Government on Wednesday curtailed the GSM tender of BSNL to half at 23 million lines and the telecom PSU would place the order to successful bidders -- Ericsson and Nokia-Siemens -- in a day or two.
- Bharti Buys Back 4.99% In Airtel From Vfone (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 19, 2007)
Sunil Mittal-led Bharti Group on Wednesday bought back 4.99 per cent direct stake from UK's Vodafone at an estimated 1.4 billion dollar, raising its holding in Bharti Airtel to over 50 per cent.
- Ericsson Bags $2 Billion Mega Bharti Airtel Order (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 19, 2007)
As part of the Bharti deal, Ericsson would design, plan, deploy, optimise and manage Bharti Airtels GSM network across 15 circles in India as well as for its pan-India prepaid platform across 23 circles.
- Bsnl To Place Orders For 23 Million Gsm Lines (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 19, 2007)
The Central Government on Wednesday curtailed the GSM tender of BSNL to half at 23 million lines and the telecom PSU would place the order to successful bidders -- Ericsson and Nokia-Siemens -- in a day or two.
- Bsnl Landlines Hit By East Coast Road Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 19, 2007)
Federation seeks immediate action to restore the phones
- Government Curtails Bsnl’S Gsm Tender To Half (Hindu, P.K. Bhardwaj, Jul 19, 2007)
Orders to be placed with Ericsson and Nokia-Siemens
Telecom Minister had sought changes in original contract valued at Rs. 20,000 crore
Both sides tightlipped on the final price
- Bsnl Gets Raja’S Nod For 23 M Lines (Business Line, Thomas K. Thomas, Jul 19, 2007)
The Communication and IT Minister, Mr A. Raja, on Wednesday gave his approval to BSNL to place an order for 23 million GSM cellular lines instead of the earlier announced 45.5 million lines.
- Reliance Telecom Infra Plans Listing This Year (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2007)
Flag Telecom stake sale through private placement also on agenda
- Set The Public Sector Free (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 18, 2007)
BSNL's contentious tender-driven order for GSM equipment may finally get government approval under modified terms, but it has yet again exposed the enormous political interference in the affairs of PSEs.
- Reliance Communications Of India Buys U.S. Ethernet Provider (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2007)
Reliance Communications, the second-biggest mobile phone provider after Bharti Airtel, said Monday that it was buying Yipes Holdings, based in San Francisco, for $300 million cash, the latest in a wave of acquisitions by Indian companies outside . . ..
- Railway Catering Tenders Under Glare (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2007)
The Centre’s policy of providing reservation to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes and minorities in commercial contracts has come under Supreme Court scanner.
- Fire At Calcutta Telephone Office (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2007)
A massive fire at the telephone headquarters in the eastern Indian city of Calcutta has affected local internet and telephone services.
- Reliance Communications Plans Rs 16,000 Cr Investment In Fy08 (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2007)
Anil Ambani led Reliance Communications (RComm) on Tuesday announced at its annual general meeting (AGM) that it will invest Rs 16,000 crore for network expansion in the current fiscal, besides looking at inorganic growth opportunities across the world.
- The Boss After Work - Manoj Tirodkar (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2007)
Manoj Tirodkar is the founder of the GTL Group, with interests in telecom infrastructure and network services, and a consolidated turnover of above $380 million last year.
- Rcom Buys Yipes Of Us For $300m (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2007)
Anil Ambani Group firm Reliance Communications on Tuesday announced acquiring US-based Ethernet services provider Yipes Holdings for $300 million (Rs 1,200 crore) in cash -a deal that would scale up its optic fibre network and give a footprint in . . . .
- Leftist Bill For Repeal Of Anti-Terror Law (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2007)
Left-wing lawmakers filed a Bill today calling for the repeal of a landmark anti-terror law that came into force over the weekend, calling the new legislation a “recipe for authoritarian rule.”
- It's All About The Right Sounding Name (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 17, 2007)
What’s in a name, you may ask. A lot, if big money is flowing, especially with most sectors riding the name game in the year of the bull.
- Tcs Consolidated Net Rises 36.3% In Q1 (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2007)
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) reported a 36.3 per cent rise in the consolidated net profit for the first quarter of fiscal 2007-08 over the same time last year.
- Rcom Buys U.S. Co. For $300 M (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2007)
In its single largest acquisition till date, Reliance Communications Ltd. (RCom) has announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire the U.S.-based Yipes Holdings, the leading provider of managed Ethernet services.
- Reliance Communication Buys Yipes For $300 M (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2007)
Reliance Communications, on Monday, announced the acquisition of US-based Ethernet services provider Yipes Holdings for $300 million (Rs 1,200 crore) in an all cash deal.
- Reliance Comm Buys Yipes For $300 M (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2007)
The Anil Ambani-controlled Reliance Communication said on Monday that it has agreed to acquire the US-based Yipes Holding Inc in an all-cash deal for $300 million (Rs 1,200 crore).
- Towards A Brain-Force Economy (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 17, 2007)
It wasn’t the invention of the computer that triggered a great 21st century transformation, says Peter Fingar. “It was Sputnik in 1957, and the beginning of global telecommunications,” he adds, in Extreme Competition ( www.mkpress.com ). “
- Europe: The Pay Swings (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 16, 2007)
Business legitimacy is getting craggy, wrinkled and battered as Europe’s citizens are shocked by patterns of the new creed of self-indulgence, ravenousness and sheer greed.
- Widening Trade Deficit (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 16, 2007)
The trade deficit has hit a new record, peaking at $13.54 billion in 2006-07, much in excess of the government’s estimate of $9.4 billion.
- Looking For An Excuse (Pioneer, Surajit Dasgupta, Jul 16, 2007)
EDUSAT, a good satellite, is being called a 'turkey' though the end-user's inertia is to blame for its gross under-utilisation
- Sensex Is Hungry But It Needs To Look Beyond Earnings To Feed Itself (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2007)
The results season has begun and the first signals are not encouraging. The tech and auto bell wethers, Infosys and Bajaj Auto, fell short of market expectations, signalling perhaps more disappointments going forward.
- Bsnl Launches E-Recharge For Prepaid Customers (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2007)
BSNL Excel prepaid mobile subscribers need no longer scratch coupons to top up their accounts.
- Bsnl Board Meets On Monday To Review Gsm Tender (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2007)
State-run BSNL has convened its board meeting on Monday to review the Rs 18,500 crore GSM tender for expanding its mobile network.
- Asian Stocks Close Higher (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2007)
Asian stocks closed broadly higher on Thursday after a rebound on Wall Street in response to increased takeover activity which enticed investors back into the markets.
- Panel To Probe Phone Tap (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2007)
NDA leaders campaigning for vice-president Bhairon Singh Shekhawat who had on Wednesday alleged their cellphones were being tapped at the behest of the UPA government on Friday decided to set up a committee under BJP general-secretary and senior . . .
- Tapping Phones (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 13, 2007)
Taking recourse to dirty tricks comes easily to the Congress, especially when it is in power and finds itself cornered by the Opposition.
- Vp, Ls Speaker In 7-Member B'cast Panel (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2007)
In a move aimed at transparency, the government plans to authorise a high-level of panel comprising vice-president, Lok Sabha speaker and Leader of the Opposition to decide on the head of the proposed regulatory authority for the broadcasting sector.
- Telecom Deal Charges Against Maran Set To Snowball (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2007)
The troubles of Dayanidhi Maran have not ended with his forced departure from the Union Telecommunications and IT Ministry.
- Plea To Expedite Bsnl Cellular Network Expansion (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2007)
Members of the Joint Struggle Committee of the Federation of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) Officers and Employees staged a dharna in front of the main exchange here on Tuesday.
- Raja To Seek Pm's Help To Drive Bsnl Back (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2007)
Telecom Minister A Raja is likely to brief Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in a day or two on the changes he wants in BSNL's mega tender to add 45.5 million GSM lines, which was approved by his predecessor Dayanidhi Maran.
- Need More Clarity On Foreign Ownership (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 11, 2007)
Vodafone chief executive Arun Sarin’s call for greater transparency in the merger approval process to prevent rivals from derailing transactions merits serious attention.
- Regulators Needed (Asian Age, Editorial, The Asian Age, Jul 11, 2007)
The inordinate delay in decision-making, whether on the pricing of gas or to decide whether the bidding process for the Sasan power project is valid or not, cries out for the need to set up a regulatory body for the gas sector and to give more . . . .
- No Strategy To Fight Maoists (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Jul 11, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is an able and learned man, singly responsible for the economic emancipation and rise of India.
- Bridging The Gulf (Tribune, Syed Nooruzzaman, Jul 10, 2007)
Gone are the days when trade between India and the Gulf countries was confined to oil and gas.
- Need More Clarity On Foreign Ownership (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 10, 2007)
Vodafone chief executive Arun Sarin’s call for greater transparency in the merger approval process to prevent rivals from derailing transactions merits serious attention.
- Bsnl Union-Raja Meet Fails To End Cellular Contract Row (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2007)
The meeting between the Joint Forum of BSNL Unions, representing nearly 3.4 lakh employees, and the Communication and IT Minister, Mr A. Raja, on Monday, to discuss the controversial 45.5 million cellular line project ended without much success . . . .
- Sensex, Nifty Close At Life-Time High (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2007)
With technology stocks opening firm, Indian indices rose to a record high for a sixth successive day on Monday, closing above the 15,000 mark for the first time in its history.
- ‘Losers Club’ Tried To Derail Hutch Deal: Vodafone Ceo (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 09, 2007)
Vodafone’s top executive has said that his hopes that India’s regulatory bureaucracy has modernised was shaken by last-minute moves to derail his company’s $11 billion takeover of Hutchison Essar.
- Wonder Taj! Nothing Official About It (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 09, 2007)
The Taj getting voted as one of the seven wonders in a worldwide poll may make many an Indian heart swell with pride, but the campaign has also drawn criticism for using sentiments of people around the world for commercial gains.
- Bsnl To Hold Blood Donation Camp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 09, 2007)
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) Bangalore Telecom District, along with Indian Red Cross Society, has arranged a blood donation camp all over Bangalore at various offices and exchanges from July 9 to July 20.
- A Bureaucrat And A Politician (Hindu, ANJANA RAJAN, Jul 09, 2007)
Yashwant Sinha on his innings as Finance Minister and his new book. ANJANA RAJAN .
- The Boss After Work - Manoj Tirodkar (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 09, 2007)
Manoj Tirodkar is the founder of the GTL Group, with interests in telecom infrastructure and network services, and a consolidated turnover of above $380 million last year. It counts Nokia, Airtel, Ericsson, Motorola and a host of other leading . . .
- China's Infrastructural Revolution (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jul 09, 2007)
Will anyone believe if told that China has 40,000 km superhighways, second only to the US (75,000km)? Or that its total power generation capacity has crossed 622,000 MW, an increase of 100,000 MWs from 2005, making China the second-largest power . . .
- Expect Short-Term Choppiness (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 09, 2007)
The markets continue to surprise with its robust optimism. After touching an all-time high earlier in the week, the sensex crossed the historic 15,000 mark before closing at 14,964 on Friday. The Nifty too closed at record levels.
- The High Wage Of Success (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 07, 2007)
At the India Economic Summit last Novermber, Mr Azim Premji of Wipro Technologies pointed to the wage differential between American Information Technology professionals and their Indian counterparts as one of the main advantages in India’s favour.
- Vietnam Favours Fta With India (Hindu, Sandeep Joshi, Jul 07, 2007)
Visiting Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on Friday favoured a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Vietnam and India. “I hope talks between Vietnam and India will begin soon for signing an FTA that would help create more favourable . . . . .
- The Worsening Energy Crisis (Dawn, Syed Mohibullah Shah, Jul 07, 2007)
TONIGHT, when you turn on your flat panel television to watch your favourite programme, take a closer look.
- Letters Reveal Their Secrets (Deccan Herald, Kathryn Hughes, Jul 07, 2007)
Personality, as Eliot herself was keen to show, is spun out of a fine web of associations and habits which make it unlikely that information contained in a single document will unravel the whole effect.
- Dump Marx For Capital (Asian Age, Editorial, The Asian Age, Jul 06, 2007)
Marxist tsunami V.S. Achuthanandan personally led the destruction of the Tata Tea plantations in Munnar, Kerala, with further threat that he would "stop at nothing" till he took back every part of the 50,000 acres the Tatas were occupying for . . .
- Reliance Says Anil Ambani Co Seeking Gas For ‘Trading In’ (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2007)
Without commitment from RIL, how can Dadri project go ahead, asks RNRL
Trading charges
RNRL claims to have got nod for UP gas-based plant
RIL says interim order was obtained by RNRL with mala fide intentions.
- Getting The Right Inflation Measure (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2007)
The so called aam aadmi, or the common man, comes into focus when the media and policy-makers wake up to rising prices, and his hardships, so far unnoticed, get instantly highlighted.
- Reliance To Launch Biz Internet Services For Smes In 10 Cities (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2007)
Reliance Communications on Wednesday announced plans to roll out business internet services for small and medium enterprises in top ten cities and 200-odd tier-II cities in India.
- The Future Is Smart! (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2007)
For more than a decade now, information technology has been driving performance and productivity gains for businesses through business process improvements, digitisation and optimisation.
- Mexican Magnate Slim Passes Gates As Planet's Richest (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2007)
Mexican telecom tycoon Carlos Slim Helu has overtaken Microsoft founder Bill Gates as the richest person on the planet, according to the Mexican financial website Sentido Comun.
- Nokia Siemens In $900 M Contract With Bharti Airtel (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2007)
Nokia Siemens Networks said on Tuesday it signed a contract with Bharti Airtel Ltd to supply $900 million worth of equipment to help Bharti expand its network for mobile, fixed-line and intelligent network (IN) platforms that can aid both fixed . . .
- Reliance, Bharti Shortlisted For Qatar Mobile Licence (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2007)
The two Indian companies have tough competition from the likes of Vodafone, Verizon Communications, AT&T and Egypt’s Orascom.
- Nokia Siemens To Invest $ 100 Mn In India (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2007)
Nokia Siemens Networks plans to invest USD 100 million in India over the next three years as a part of its commitment to develop a strong telecommunications environment in India.
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