| AT&T, Intel join telcos in pre-bid meet for 3G spectrum auction | 17-NOV-09 |
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| US telecom major AT&T and the world’s largest chip maker, Intel, were among the foreign players that showed interest today in the pre-bid conference for third generation (3G) spectrum, which kick-started the process for the 3G auction in the country. |
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| Essar takes 51% stake in Uganda, Congo telcos | 16-NOV-09 |
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| The Ruias’ Essar Group is to acquire a 51 per cent stake in the telecom operations of the Dhabi Group, an investment company led by Abu Dhabi’s royal family, in Uganda and Congo for around $150 million (Rs 692 crore). |
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| PM to take up BSNL's falling revenue | 14-NOV-09 |
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| Concerned over BSNL’s falling revenues, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is likely to meet the brass of the telecom PSU and Communications and IT Minister A Raja to look into causes and find ways to improve performance.A senior BSNL official said the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has asked BSNL to be prepared for such a meeting with the prime minister. |
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| I-T Dept slaps notice on Vodafone | 31-OCT-09 |
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| In the 531-page notice sent under Section 201(1) and 201(1A) of the IT Act, 1961, it asked Vodafone to explain why it should not be held that “the tax department has competent jurisdiction to proceed against it for the default of non-deduction of tax at source” in the transaction. |
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| Telecom firms ring in web ambassadors | 08-OCT-09 |
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| Zac has a problem staying fit; he has a paunch and needs to exercise. And there is a queue of people who want to take him out for a walk. They include Mahesh Bhatt, Yuvraj Singh, author Chetan Bhagat and actress and model Gul Panang. |
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| Vodafone Essar gets FIPB nod to hive off tower arm | 01-JUL-09 |
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| The Foreign Investment Promotion Board today cleared the proposal of Vodafone Essar, the country’s second-largest GSM-based mobile operator, to hive off its towers and related infrastructure business into a separate arm called Ortus Infratel. |
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| Indus Towers appoints BS Shantharaju as CEO | 02-JUN-09 |
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| Mobile tower firm Indus Towers, a joint venture of three service providers — Vodafone Essar, Bharti Group and Aditya Birla Telecom — has appointed B S Shantharaju as its chief executive officer (CEO). |
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| DoT to appoint special auditors for 4 telcos | 12-MAY-09 |
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| The Department of Telecom (DoT) will appoint special auditors this week to verify the revenue figures of Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Essar, Idea Cellular and Tata's telecom companies, which operate in different areas of communications. |
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| FIPB defers Vodafone proposal to hive off tower biz | 10-APR-09 |
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| The Foreign and Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) has deferred a decision on Vodafone Essar's proposal to hive off its tower businesses into a separate company as the Home Ministry is understood to have sought more time to examine it. |
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| Telecom tribunal stays BSNL notice to Vodafone Essar | 03-APR-09 |
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| Giving some relief to mobile phone service provider, Vodafone Essar, the telecom tribunal TDSAT today stayed a notice issued by the government-controlled BSNL to disconnect the latter's from its network. |
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| Feb sees 9.2 mn new mobile users; Bharti leads | 10-MAR-09 |
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| GSM subscriber base in the country grew by 9.2 million (excluding Reliance Telecom) in February 2009. According to the latest data released by Cellular Operators’ Association of India (COAI) the total GSM subscriber base in the country rose to 277.16 million in February from 267.54 million in January 2009, a growth of about 3.43 per cent during the month. |
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| SC issues notice to Vodafone Essar, Trai | 19-JAN-09 |
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| The Supreme Court today issued notice to Vodafone Essar South and Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on a petition filed by the Centre challenging the TDSAT's judgment relating to adjusted gross revenue for the purpose of levying licence fee. |
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| Govt approves 20% FDI in Idea company | 17-OCT-08 |
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| The CCEA today approved private equity firm Providence Equity Partners’ Rs 2,704-crore purchase of a 20 per cent stake in Aditya Birla Telecom Ltd (ABTL), a unit of Idea Cellular, the |
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