| 3G spectrum winners can use it only after June |
21-NOV-09 |
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The ambiguity over availability of 3G (third generation) telecom spectrum would end soon, as the ministry of defence has agreed to release 25 MHz of 3G spectrum before December 8, paving the way for auctioning of all the four slots in every circle simultaneously. |
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| Cell users can change telcos for Rs 19 only |
21-NOV-09 |
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Mobile users who want to change their service providers while retaining their old number under the mobile number portability (MNP) feature will have to pay a maximum of just Rs 19 for availing the service. |
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| Cybercriminals target smartphones |
19-NOV-09 |
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It is common knowledge that viruses, worms and malware attack computer systems but what is novel is that they also enter your smartphones. |
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| Mobile apps prove a boon for Indian developers |
19-NOV-09 |
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Shanmukh Raj, a 29-year-old developer who works for an Udipi (Karnataka)-based application development company called Robosoft, headed a four-member team which recently developed a popular online game called Chess Lite. |
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| PowerGrid gives telecom network to BSNL on rent |
18-NOV-09 |
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Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL) has initiated talks with the public sector telecom service provider, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL), to see if the latter is interested in leasing space from its towers, of which the former has around 500,000. |
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| BSNL, Vavasi talks for Zain buy fall through |
18-NOV-09 |
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State-owned Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) is likely to exit the consortium comprising Delhi-based Vavasi Group and Malaysia's Al-Bukhary to acquire 46 per cent in Kuwait’s Zain Telecom. |
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| 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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| Making each paisa count |
16-NOV-09 |
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While pay-per-second tariff plans seem attractive, there’s a lot you need to know before switching over. |
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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. |
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