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| MTNL slashes STD rates, Vodafone Essar launches new scheme |
| Following the suit of the private telecom majors like Bharti Airtel and Anil Ambani-led Reliance Communications, state-owned telecom major Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) has slashed STD rates. |
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| RCom, Alcatel-Lucent form JV to offer Managed Network Services |
| Reliance Communications and Alcatel-Lucent have formed a global joint venture company to foray in to the $16 billion (Rs 64,000 crore) managed network services industry. Through the new company, the firms intend to cater to telecom operators, both CDMA and GSM, across the globe. |
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| Tata Indicom partners with PayMate to offer flight tickets |
| Tata Teleservices Ltd, CDMA-based telecom service provider has entered into a partnership agreement with mobile commerce provider PayMate to enable its subscribers book flight tickets using a mobile phone. |
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| BPL Mobile introduces mobile radio service |
GSM service provider BPL Mobile has launched 'BPL Mobile Jukebox', a mobile radio service that will allow its subscribers to get hooked onto their choice of music while they are on the move. |
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| Mobile phones are music to the ears for radio |
| Music applications are the fastest growing services on mobiles, with the use of MP3 players on mobile phones rising 78 per cent and the use of radio via mobile by around 140 per cent, according to a study from TNS Global Technology. |
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| Telecom leaders join Intense’s co-creation initiative |
| Hyderabad based enterprise agility software products Company Intense Technologies has announced the launch of its CME (Communications, Media and Entertainment) Technology Advisory Group with the participation of its leading Telecom clients. |
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| Kohlberg to invest $250 million in Bharti Infrate |
Bharti Infratel, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bharti Airtel Limited, today announced that leading private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) has agreed to invest $250 million in Bharti Infratel. The investment will be made by KKR's Asia dedicated private equity fund and its global private equity fund. |
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| Bharti Airtel to set up submarine cable connecting India, France |
Telecom major Bharti Airtel on Wednesday announced it will set up a high-capacity fiber-optic submarine cable that stretches from India to France through the Middle East. The cable system, known as I-ME-WE (India, Middle East, Western Europe) is the fifth in the series of similar cable systems which includes the SEA-ME-WE series. |
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Following the suit of the private telecom majors like Bharti Airtel and Anil Ambani-led Reliance Communications, state-owned telecom major Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) has slashed STD rates.
The company, which provides telecom services in Delhi and Mumbai circles, now will levy Rs 1.20 per minute, as against the existing call rate of Rs 2.00 per minute for STD calls made from its landline and Garuda (CDMA) services.
Calls made from Dolphin (GSM service), Trump (pre-paid) and Garuda the company would levy STD charges of Rs 1.30 per minute.
For landline users, STD call charges will be even lower at 80 paise per minute. However, the reduced tariffs are not applicable for public call offices (PCOs).
GSM major Vodafone Essar has launched a new scheme that enables customers to make calls anywhere in India – local or STD – at Re 1 per minute. The service is available to both pre- and post-paid customers at a monthly rental of only Rs 31.
Earlier, Anil Ambani-led Reliance Communications introduced unlimited STD on its network at Rs 440 a month for post paid and Rs 496 per-paid users. The country's leading operator Bharti Airtel has cut long distance and roaming tariffs by up to 43 per cent.
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Vodafone offers all local calls at Re1/minute |
| Vodafone Essar announced that its customers can now make local calls at Re 1/minute within their circle. |
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| BSNL, India’s telecoms service provider selects Nortel for GSM expansion deal in excess of US$100m to Meet India’s Soaring Demand for Wireless Services, to put mobile connectivity in the hands of millions of new subscribers in the southern area of the country. |
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No auction of 2G spectrum: DoT |
In a new twist to the ongoing spectrum saga, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is viewing auction of 2G spectrum resulting in market dominance by the operators who emerge as the winning bidders. |
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Airtel, Affle launch SMS 2.0,
the world’s first upgrade to SMS |
| Airtel and Affle today announced the launch of SMS2.0 - the world’s first upgrade to SMS. Airtel is the first in India to offer this innovative service to its 55 million customers. |
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