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P K Tarun November 6th, 2009 4:47 PM 3 COMMENTS

Airtel inaugurates its Center for Shared Services for Taxation in Delhi

India's leading telecom operator Bharti Airtel inaugurated its Center for Shared Services for Taxation at a ceremony held today. Shri. V Sridhar, Chairman CBEC, inaugurated the Centre in the presence of senior officials from the Company and the Service Tax department. Mr. Sridhar congratulated the Company for this initiative. Mr. Manoj Kohli, CEO & Jt. Managing Director, Bharti Airtel said " The Shared Services initiative is part of an overall... Read More

P K Tarun November 5th, 2009 3:51 PM 1 COMMENTS

Reliance Webstore Forays Into Handset Distribution Through ‘Hub-and-Spoke’

Reliance Webstore will now follow the ‘Hub-and-Spoke’ business model to manage its handset distribution operations. This is the first time in India that the ‘Hub-and-Spoke’ concept is being deployed by a retail chain to distribute products. This unique business model will leverage Reliance World stores to act as distribution hubs. Each store will be responsible for registering its own channel partners and handset retailers and develop its own mini-distribution network.... Read More

P K Tarun November 5th, 2009 8:20 AM 11 COMMENTS

India Telephone Subscriber Base Reaches 509 Million,A Year Ahead Of Schedule

The total subscriber base in the country has crossed 500 million-mark in September this year, much ahead of the projected date next year. The industry had earlier predicted subscriber base to cross 500 million by the end of 2010. The number of telephone subscribers in India increased to 509.03 Million at the end of Sep-09 from 494.07 Million in Aug09... Read More

P K Tarun November 4th, 2009 4:26 PM 0 COMMENTS

CWT, Tata Communication To Jointly Provide Telepresence

Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT), a global leader specializing in business travel management, and Tata Communications today announced they will team up to provide CWT Telepresence. CWT Telepresence offers clients a full range of services from help in determining if and when a virtual meeting meets their business needs, through management of the reservations process in any of Tata Communications’ public telepresence rooms, to regular reporting on adoption and related cost... Read More

P K Tarun November 3rd, 2009 6:38 PM 15 COMMENTS

Loop Mobile Introduces One Paise Per Sec Prepaid Plan

Loop Mobile today announced the re-launch of its pay per second plan as per the new plan, Loop Mobile customers will be charged one paisa per second for all local and STD calls. While this offer is applicable to all new and existing prepaid subscribers of Loop Mobile, the existing subscribers can recharge with Rs. 48 to avail this plan. Commenting on the relaunch of one second plan, Mr. Sandip... Read More

P K Tarun November 3rd, 2009 12:25 PM 4 COMMENTS

Comviva Conferred With Golden Peacock Innovation Award For Virtual Sim

Comviva, today announced that it has won the prestigious Golden Peacock Innovation Award for its Virtual SIM solution. Comviva’s Virtual SIM helps operators dramatically transform the economics of individual telephony access and gain rapid entry into the vast and under-penetrated BOP (base of pyramid) consumer segment. The solution, when deployed by a mobile... Read More

P K Tarun October 30th, 2009 7:17 PM 18 COMMENTS

Vodafone Launches Per Second Pulse In Karnataka

Vodafone Essar, one of India’s leading cellular services providers, today announced that its prepaid customers will now be able to avail of the 1paise/sec tariff for local and STD calls priced at Rs 74 for new subscribers, this recharge is bundled with a free SIM card with Lifelong validity. Vodafone customers will be charged at 2p/sec for the first 60 seconds daily and will be charged at just 1p/sec thereafter... Read More

P K Tarun October 29th, 2009 9:48 AM 64 COMMENTS

Chandan Reviews Mtnl 3G In Delhi Circle

I took a connection on 12-10-09. I was really skeptic about their claim since i have never read a good review of PSU telecom products well, to my surprise the sim got activated within minutes. I needed to submit ID/Address proof, PAN card copy and Rs149 and the new 3G SIM (they offered me a choice of numbers!!) was in my hand at that moment and very next it was... Read More

P K Tarun October 28th, 2009 5:27 PM 13 COMMENTS

Aircel Introduces Hungama-Offer In Delhi

Aircel the fast growing Pan India telecom operator in the country, with presence in 18 circles and over 25 million subscribers, launched a very unique and consumer friendly product today, “NOW PAY PER SECOND”, in Delhi. In its endeavor to offer the best products and services to its Delhi subscribers Aircel introduces the tariff to any subscriber coming on Aircel network at, 1paise@1 second both on Local and STD calls... Read More

P K Tarun October 25th, 2009 11:32 AM 10 COMMENTS

Auctions For 3G Spectrum Across 22 Telecom Circles On January 14,2010

The Department of Telecommunications will conduct auctions for 3G spectrum across 22 telecom circles in the country on January 14, 2010 a pre-bid conference would be held on November 16, 2009. The 3G spectrum will be auctioned in four stages invitation stage, pre-qualification, auction and grant of spectrum and a mock auction will be conducted on January 11 and 12. The memorandum also gives details of the spectrum charges the... Read More

P K Tarun October 24th, 2009 10:27 AM 15 COMMENTS

Spark Mobile Launches SP77 DURA And SP 777 DuraCam

The Spark group of companies, who last month announced their entry in the Indian mobile phone market by the end of the year, with the signing of Bollywood celebrity R. Madhavan, will now be unveiling their Value-For-Money, entry level models, declared the Chairperson of the group Ms. Elaine Ester Roach. Spark group, UAE-based mobile handset manufacturer, has unveiled two entry-level handsets in the Indian market. The company, which had announced... Read More

P K Tarun October 22nd, 2009 6:20 PM 5 COMMENTS

Idea Introduces Lowest Tariffs To Drive Penetration In Uttar Pradesh East

Idea Cellular, today announced the lowest tariff plans for mobile users in UP East, to drive penetration in the market.Idea subscribers in UP East can now avail lowest call tariffs at 50 paisa per minute for both STD and Local calls, on any mobile or landline network in the country. To avail the reduced tariff plan, existing and new prepaid subscribers of IDEA can recharge with a special voucher priced... Read More