http://www.financialexpress.com/index.php Fri, 27 Nov 2009 06 : 02 : 26 +05:30 financialexpress.com http://static.expressindia.com/frontend/fe/images/financial-logo.gif http://www.financialexpress.com/index.php Feed provided by financialexpress.com http://www.financialexpress.com/news/rcom-unveils-1-paise-per-sms/546992/ Reliance Communications introduced 1 paise per SMS plan. http://www.financialexpress.com/news/govt-plans-communications-cms-to-counter-terror/546613/ To track terror plots faster, the govt proposes to set up a centralised system to monitor communications on mobiles, landline phones and Internet. http://www.financialexpress.com/news/govt-no-to-ombudsman-for-telecom-sector/546544/ Govt ruled out setting up an ombudsman to redress complaints of poor mobile telephony services. http://www.financialexpress.com/news/bsnl-mtnl-cash-reserves-at-rs-41-471-cr-govt/546585/ Public sector telcos BSNL and MTNL together have Rs 41,471 crore cash on hand as of September 2009. http://www.financialexpress.com/news/sms-traffic-in-india-to-reach-191.6-bn-by-2013/546192/ Tumbling voice tariffs contributing to the declining average revenue per user rates, will result in SMS volumes to reach 191.6 billion in India by 2013. http://www.financialexpress.com/news/now-cag-to-audit-telcos-books/546152/ The CAG will soon audit the accounts of telecom players even if it is for the past 10 years. http://www.financialexpress.com/news/tata-communications-qatari-co-in-pact-for-undersea-cable/546134/ Tata Communications has signed an agreement with the Qatar-based Qtel for a new undersea cable. http://www.financialexpress.com/news/cdma-players-slam-dot-committee-report-on-spectrum-allocation/545688/ CDMA operators today slammed a report of the DOT spectrum committee on airwave allocation, saying it is 'highly inclined' in favour of the GSM operators. http://www.financialexpress.com/news/sistemashyam-to-go-public-in-h2-of-2010/545637/ SSTL a JV between the Russian firm Sistema and the Shyam Group, said it will start the process of listing its Indian operations on the local bourses by next year. http://www.financialexpress.com/news/airtel-launches-per-second-plan-for-us-customers/545621/ Bharti Airtel announced the pay-per-second plan on its virtual calling card service, for its customers in the US. http://www.financialexpress.com/news/fipb-clears-vodafoneessar-stake-sale/545388/ The government has allowed Max group chairman Analjit Singh and former Vodafone-Essar CEO Asim Ghosh to part-sell their respective stakes in Vodafone-Essar Ltd to Vodafone plc. Singh stands to make Rs 533 crore and Ghosh Rs 329 crore from their divestment. With the Rs 862-crore purchase, the UK company’s stake in India’s second-largest GSM mobile operator will rise 6% to 58%, well below the 74% sectoral FDI cap. http://www.financialexpress.com/news/tata-docomo-launches-per-second-roaming/544790/ Mobile player Tata Docomo launched per second billing for roaming across the country. http://www.financialexpress.com/news/nokia-to-axe-330-jobs-in-finland-denmark/544238/ Handset giant Nokia said it will cut around 330 jobs in Finland and Denmark. http://www.financialexpress.com/news/vodafone-seeks-time-till-jan-for-tax-claim-reply/544235/ UK-based mobile major Vodafone has sought an extension until January 29 next year. http://www.financialexpress.com/news/airtel-cuts-mobile-roaming-rates-by-60/544209/ Telecom major Bharti Airtel cut mobile roaming rates by 60 per cent for its 115 million users. http://www.financialexpress.com/news/tata-tele-top-grosser-of-subscribers-in-oct/544207/ Tata Teleservices said it has become the top grosser of subscribers for the third consecutive month. http://www.financialexpress.com/news/egom-fails-to-resolve-3g-spectrum-deadlock/543780/ EGoM seems to have remained unable to resolve the deadlock over release of 3G spectrum by the defence services. http://www.financialexpress.com/news/dots-3g-auctioneer-is-an-advisor-to-aircel/542418/ The 3G spectrum auctions, scheduled from January 14, could be headed for yet another controversy. The government-appointed firm for conducting the e-auctions, NM Rothschild, is an advisor to Aircel, the country's seventh largest mobile operator, to help it find a buyer for its tower business. http://www.financialexpress.com/news/essar-plans-to-consolidate-its-africa-ops/541917/ The Essar Group announced that it would pick up stake in the Uganda and Congo operations. http://www.financialexpress.com/news/essar-picks-up-majority-stake-in-warid-telecom/541744/ Ruias-owned Essar group announced acquisition of majority stake in Dhabi Group's Warid Telecom operation in Uganda and Congo. http://www.financialexpress.com/news/vodafone-essar-enhances-1-paise-per-sec-tariff-in-ktk/541117/ Vodafone Essar enhanced its one paise per second tariff offering in Karnataka. http://www.financialexpress.com/news/pm-may-meet-bsnl-top-brass-over-falling-revenues/541090/ Concerned over BSNL's falling revenues, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is likely to meet the top brass. http://www.financialexpress.com/news/mtnl-launches-prepaid-broadband-service-in-mumbai/541082/ MTNL said it has launched pre-paid broadband services for its subscribers in Mumbai. http://www.financialexpress.com/news/defence-releases-10mhz-spectrum-for-3g/540671/ The Defence Ministry has released 10 Mhz of 3G spectrum prior to the auction for the same in January. http://www.financialexpress.com/news/push-trai-amendment-bill-fm-to-raja/540642/ Pranab Mukherjee has asked A Raja to complete the ground work on the TRAI Bill.