Dot extends bid submission date for spectrum management project
Last date for the bids for the $55 million-spectrum management project, that has failed to evoke a good response from the industry so far, has been extended by four weeks.

Switzerland's CTI Net to invest $250 m in Indian firms
Keeping in mind the inevitable deregulation of the telecom sector in a year or two, the Switzerland-based CTI Net AG, a leading global telecom backbone provider, has decided to invest $250 million in Indian telecom sector.

Sify to fund development of e-comm quality standards with Carnegie Mellon Univ
Come year 2001, and `best efforts' need not be the best quality one can expect of electronic services. Satyam Infoway Limited is funding an initiative in developing measurable quality standards for e-commerce and remote services in collaboration with Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA.


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