| Vodafone tax saga (re)surfaces | 09-NOV-09 |
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| Early last week, the Mumbai revenue department issued show cause notices to Vodafone, proposing to tax offshore transaction, as a result of which Vodafone acquired a controlling interest in GSM licences from Hutch. |
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| Go long | 09-NOV-09 |
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| The increased competitive intensity between wireless telephony service providers has not only had a dampening effect on the stock prices but is also reflecting in their September 2009 quarter results. India’s largest wireless telecom companies by subscribers—Bharti Airtel (Bharti) and Reliance Communications (Rcom)---have seen their revenues and net profits register a drop in growth for the first time in the last three quarters. |
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| BSNL places order with Huawei for expansion; no fresh bids | 06-NOV-09 |
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| State-run telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) today said it has placed purchase order for mobile equipment for 20 million GSM lines for the south zone with Chinese firm Huawei and will not call for any fresh bids. |
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| BSNL keeps 'fresh bids' option open in expansion project | 06-NOV-09 |
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| State-owned BSNL today said it was negotiating hard with telecom equipment suppliers — Ericsson and Huawei — for its Rs 32,000 crore project, to expand GSM network by 93 million lines, but has kept open the option for re-inviting bids if the talks lead nowhere. |
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| Trai mulls fixing SMS termination charges | 06-NOV-09 |
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| In the next few months new operators offering a large number of free short messaging service (SMS) deals to attract mobile subscribers might soon find it difficult to do so. Telecom operators that have contracted bulk deals with companies to send unsolicited messages to operators in other networks might also find it more expensive. |
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| Battle for touch screens | 02-NOV-09 |
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| The price war in the touch screen mobile phone market in India has just begun. While Samsung has created a stir with Corby, which it launched a few weeks ago, Nokia is planning to catch up fast with the 5230 and 5530 models. |
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| Newsmaker: Andimuthu Raja | 30-OCT-09 |
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| Controversy and the telecom ministry have been closely connected ever since the business was opened to private competition in the mid-nineties. With last week’s raids by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Andimuthu Raja is continuing a tradition. |
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| TTSL bags top slot again with highest subscriber addition | 27-OCT-09 |
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| Continuing its growth momentum, Tata Teleservices today said it has added over 40 lakh (4 million) new subscribers in September, becoming the top grosser in the industry in terms of new subscriber additions for the second consecutive month. |
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| Idea Cellular Q2 net rises 81.6% | 27-OCT-09 |
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| In comparison, it had posted a net profit of Rs 150.4 crore during the same period of the previous financial year. Total income rose to Rs 2,797.2 crore for the quarter, against Rs 2,300.6 crore in the same quarter a year ago, according to a statement issued to the BSE. |
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| BSNL, MTNL eye Russia, Europe | 23-OCT-09 |
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| Not content with its joint bid for Kuwait-listed Zain Telecom, state-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) and Mahangar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) are planning to set up a special purpose vehicle (SPV) with Delhi-based Vavasi group to participate in a joint venture for Russian and western European telecom operations. |
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| Rel Mobile offers personalized call manager service | 21-OCT-09 |
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| Reliance Mobile today announced that it has introduced the call manager service on its GSM network on supporting handsets. The call manager service enables Reliance mobile subscribers a wide range of call completion service. |
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| Tata Tele to invest $1 billion more in GSM services | 17-OCT-09 |
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| Tata Teleservices, a telecom services provider owned by the Tata group, is planning to invest an additional $1 billion in its recently-launched GSM service Tata DoCoMo. The company intends to pump this money in a bid to enhance its network in the telecom circles where it has already launched GSM services. |
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| Dishnet most congested mobile network in June | 17-OCT-09 |
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| Dishnet Wireless Ltd, part of Aircel group that offers GSM mobile services in northern and eastern states, was the most congested mobile network in April-June this year, Trai said today. |
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| Analogics Tech setting up Rs 150 crore plant | 16-OCT-09 |
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| Analogics Tech India Limited, a Hyderabad-based handheld terminals maker, is setting up a manufacturing plant at the Hardware Park, on the city outskirts, with an investment of Rs 150 crore. |
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