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GSM lobby softens stand, not to take legal recourse

MEA questions Telenor's 2G role as JV proposal deferred

FIPB puts on hold company's plans to pick 74% in JV with Lakshdeep Investments

Caller tune revenues no music to telcos' ears

At 20%, caller tunes' share in the telecom industry's VAS revenue used to be only second to SMSes' 40%

Execution flaws may hobble India's digital drive

Wave Group's liquor licence in UP renewed

For AirAsia, it's going to be a fare game

The airline will try to attract Indian fliers with rock-bottom fares; but similar strategy on international routes hasn't worked

AirAsia, Tata JV to constitute 6-member board

The board will include AirAsia's chief executive Tony Fernandes

Qualcomm to focus on offering reference designs in India

Reliance rediscovers voice

Will Mukesh Ambani disrupt the telecom market by offering consumers voice calls at rock-bottom tariff ?

Govt mulls swap option in 700-MHz spectrum auction

Telcos likely to get to switch from 2,300-MHz band for 4G services

KFA demise lets AI, Jet stretch business class fares

Air India is taking the lead in hiking fares steeply to increase yields

Govt to auction 700 MHz with swap option to 4G operators on 2300 MHz band

Companies like RIL, Bharti Airtel, Aircel and Tikona Digital together forked out over Rs 38,543 cr for 3 spectrum blocks

Soft drinks defy gloom to grow

Huge investments made to boost production and distribution capacity are helping them buck the trend

Govt considering 8% licence fee on telecom tower firms

I-T surcharge likely on income above Rs 1 crore

Also being considered is Rs 50 lakh-1 cr taxable income bracket

Mobile virtual network rules likely soon

Under MVNO, a service provider can offer mobile services to customers under its own brand name, without owning network or spectrum

RIL partners Navi Mumbai civic body for 4G towers

Surajeet Das Gupta: Dogfights over cheap fares

Faced with falling market share, full service airlines are slashing ticket costs to compete with low-cost carriers

Apple, Lenovo ready to hit mass market

Are betting on a budget line of smartphones to woo customers in emerging markets such as India and China

Telecom Commission to decide on TCIL IPO on Feb 18

In March last year, the Department of Disinvestment had decided to divest 10% in TCIL