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Bharti-Airtel which recently crossed 25 million subscribers mark has reported outstanding quarterly profits for the quarter ending June-30th. Quarterly sales were up 53 percent compared to a year ago at Rs3860 crores and profits up 48 percent at Rs755 crores. Bharti also beat analysts expectations of 9% QoQ growth toContinue Reading

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Reliance with support from IT minister Mr Maran is still insisting on lower royalties while the recently concluded board meeting of Qualcomm at San Deigo has affirmed that their will be no cut in royalties. The company release said that, Qualcomm is committed to help the industry drive handset pricesContinue Reading

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The day was July 24th, 1991, Dr.Manmohan Singh (current PM) then finance minister of India, read out his budget speech, opening the gates to foreign investors and liberalizing economic policies. Some of the major milestones achieved in the field of IT & Telecommunications are, 1991 – Private TV Channel getsContinue Reading

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FIPB has finally cleared the indirect holding of Orascom in Hutchinson Whampoa. Orascom after the FIPB clearance now controls 10% in Hutch India. Orascom controls around 60% of Pakistan cell phone market. Ahead of Qualcomm’s July-19th board meeting to decide on the handset roylaty issue for Indian cellcos, HFCL, aContinue Reading

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In a major relief to Telecom service providers, the TDSAT ruled in favor of services providers by clearly stating that only revenues from Telecom services should be included in the gross revenue of the company for calculating fees to be paid to the government. Bharti-Airtel known to the world forContinue Reading

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DOT has approved 9 more service providers paving way for them to offer NLD/STD services. Those who got the green signal include, Shipping DOT com of the Essar group, HCL Infinet, Hughes Communications (India), Tulip IT Services, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam, Power Grid Corporation of India, RailTel Corporation of India, OilContinue Reading

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Fixed Wireless Phone  – A phone which is similar to your land phone but operates using Mobile Networks(GSM in case of Bharti). That means unlike your routine landline phone which requires wire till your home is not necessary in Fixed Wirless Phones. I am not sure if this kind of serviceContinue Reading