India Amends Telecom Licence Rules, Starts Allotment of 3G Bandwidth
Total Telecom India’s Department of Telecommunications Wednesday amended the telecom licensing rules to include regulations for third generation mobile telephony services as it began allocating the bandwidth to seven companies to roll out services in the world’s fastest growing telecom market. Topics: India, 3G, government, broadband, phone, wireless, telecom
Six Held For Duping Cell Phone Firms
TMC.Net THE Delhi Police on Friday arrested six persons who allegedly cheated mobile phone service providers Vodafone, Airtel and Aircel out of more than Rs 6 crore. Topics: phone, telecom, Vodafone, India
MTN Denies Discussions For Stake In Loop Telecom
Wall Street Journal MTN Group Ltd. (MTN.JO), Africa’s largest mobile phone network operator, denied Monday it is in talks to buy a stake in India’s Loop Telecom. Topics: Loop Telecom, telecom, India, Africa, phone, MTN
Orascom Looks to Cool Algerian Worries Over Djezzy
TMC.Net Egyptian telecom giant Orascom Telecom said Thursday its chief executive is seeking a meeting with Algeria’s prime minister after officials there said they would block any proposed sale of OT’s subsidiary in the country. Topics: Africa, Tunisia, Canada, India, Pakistan, phone, telecom, Namibia, VoIP
Telecom Minister Raja Allegedly Involved in 2G-Spectrum Scandal
Sify There was an uproar in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday after the MPs demanded the resignation of Union Telecom Minister A Raja after a leading newspaper claimed proof against him over his alleged role in the 2G spectrum scandal. The MPs demanded Raja to step down from his position with immediate effect. Topics: India, [...]
Karachi Becomes Paradise for Mobile Snatchers
TMC.Net Karachi, the biggest city in Pakistan, has become a paradise for mobile phone snatchers and according to Citizens-Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) at least 4million mobile phone sets were snatched from Karachiites during last two years. Topics: telecom, Pakistan, India, phone, Karachi
Indian Telecom Body to Take Up Pitroda Panel Suggestions
TMC.Net The Telecom Commission will this week consider suggestions of the Sam Pitroda committee aimed at improving the performance of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL). Topics: India, telecom, BSNL, phone
Bharti Goes Big Into African Wireless Market
Christian Science Monitor How much would you pay for a cellphone company in 15 countries, serving 45 million Africans? The answer, for Indian cellphone entrepreneur Sunil Mittal, is $9 billion. Topics: Zain, Bharti, Africa, Airtel, India, Nigeria, telecom, cellphone, phone
Sunil Mittal’s Credibility Tested in Bharti Bid for Zain Africa
BusinessWeek For Sunil Mittal, Bharti Airtel Ltd.’s founder and chairman, there’s a lot riding on the planned $9 billion purchase of the African assets of Kuwait’s Zain, not least of which is his credibility. Topics: phone company, Zain, government, Bharti, India, Africa, phone, telecom, Airtel, wireless
India Poised to Help Bharti Airtel in Zain Deal
Wall Street Journal The Indian government will help Bharti Airtel Ltd. in its bid to buy most of the African assets of Kuwait’s Mobile Telecommunications Co., or Zain, if the Indian mobile-phone operator … Topics: telecom, Zain, Airtel, Africa, phone, phone company, Bharti, Google, India
Pakistan Minister Says Cellphones Should Only Be For “Influential People”
TMC.Net Provincial Minister for commerce, investment and prisons Chaudhry Abdul Ghafoor has suggested banning mobile phones in the country, as he believes that only influential people such as government officials are apt to use the cellular phone services. On one hand, Pakistan was considered to be a poverty-hit nation, yet on the other hand, even [...]
Why Telcos Are Fearful of India’s 3G Auctions
BusinessWeek While the government still hopes to collect a total of $5.5 billion for four national and 22 regional licenses, a price war has driven calling rates to well under 1 cent per minute, slowing the industry’s profit growth and denting stock prices. Topics: India, phone, 3G, telecom
Next 3G Auction In India Will Set Precedent
TMC.Net The auction of spectrum for third generation, or 3G, mobile phone services will set an interesting precedent in India’s telecom sector that could push up bid prices at the next sale of the precious radio waves needed for faster data transfer and better voice quality. The highest winning bid in the auction, whenever it [...]
DoT May Only Allow 3 Private Telcos Offer 3G In India
TMC.Net In yet another twist to the upcoming third generation (3G) spectrum auctions, the department of telecom’s (DoT) draft notice for inviting applications (NIA) for the spectrum sale said that the process will be limited to three private GSM operators. Topics: telecom, phone, India, 3G
Unitech India Adds 1.2M Subs In First Month
Interactive Investor India’s Unitech Wireless, majority owned by Norway’s Telenor, added 1.2 million mobile users in December, its first month of operations, the company said in a statement on Tuesday. Topics: wireless, phone, PDA, telecommunications, Unitech, telecom, India
