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PM refers BSNL’s tender issue to Pitroda committee

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked the Department of Telecom to refer the controversial BSNL tender issue to the Sam Pitroda committee for urgent consideration.

BSNL and Raja come full circle

The recent fracas over the 93 million line tender of the BSNL, which has been reported in detail by this newspaper, once again brings out that all is not well in the manner in which the communications and IT minister A Raja has been running the high-profile and significant department of telecommunications.

Few come calling for RCom asset sale

RCom has found few callers for a package that includes its FLAG undersea cable network.

BSNL employees demand change of top brass

This comes in the wake of BSNL's deteriorating market share in the last various quarters.

Smartphone competition to bite in 2010

Booming demand for new, cheaper smart phones helped fuel a recovery in the overall handset market late last year, but rivalry for a piece of this lucrative business will turn fierce in 2010.

Corp rivalry affecting govt decision making

The Telecom Ministry has complained to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that corporate rivalries were affecting government's decision-making.

RCom Q3 Net falls 19.3% to Rs 1,164.82 cr

Reliance Communications said its consolidated net profit declined by 19.34 per cent.

Bharti Airtel disappointed with 3G auction delay

Bharti Airtel said it was disappointed by 3G spectrum auction being postponed until next fiscal.

MTNL incurs net loss of Rs 894 cr in Q3

State-run telecom major Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd said it incurred a net loss of Rs 894.95 crore for the third quarter ended December 31, 2009.

Tata Comm Q3 net zooms three fold to Rs 281.80 cr

Tata Communications said its net profit surged over three fold to Rs 281.80 crore for the third quarter ended December 31.

3G spectrum auction put off to next fiscal

In a surprise move, the govt has postponed to the next fiscal auction of spectrum for 3G telephony.

Airtel launches 'Family Tunes' for fixed line users

Telecom major Bharti Airtel launched 'Family Tunes' service for its 2.9 million fixed line customers in the country, which will enable users to set their family name as a caller tune.

Vodafone picks on Tata, RCom over spectrum fee

Vodafone said that service providers like itself and Bharti pay the highest spectrum charges per MHz to DoT compared to others.

Nokia makes drive navigation free on smartphones

Nokia announced plans to make walk and drive navigation free on its smartphones as part of a new version of Ovi Maps, available for download at the Nokia website.

Tariff battles leave Bharti bruised

Tariff wars and intense competition took their toll on the October-December earnings of Bharti Airtel. For the first time ever, the country’s largest telecom operator witnessed its slowest revenue and profitability growth at 1% and 2%, respectively.

Tata Teleservices launches cheaper call plan

Tata Teleservices said on Friday it had launched a new call plan, a move that would intensify competition for market share.

Bharti Q3 net up 2.3% at Rs 2,209.8 cr

Airtel reported a low net profit growth of 2.3 pct at for the quarter ending December 31.

Vodafone extends pay-per second tariff to world calling cards

Vodafone Essar announced per-second billing scheme for long distance and international calls using its 'World Calling Cards', further fuelling the ongoing tariff war among the operators.

RCom offers free local calls at night

Reliance Communications launched two night calling packs for its GSM and CDMA users, offering free local calls between 11 pm - 6 am.

Retaining customers key to Indian telecos: Amdocs

Amdocs unveiled Amdocs CES 8, a product designed to helps the telecom firms to run leaner.

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