Telecom
CAG Vinod Rai continues to face JPC grilling
20 Dec 2011
Axiata's bid to raise Idea stake shot down
20 Dec 2011
AT&T drops proposed $39-bn T-Mobile USA takeover
20 Dec 2011
US regulators, lawmakers and AT&T's rivals opposed the proposed merger saying a merged AT&T - T Mobile would kill competition and lead to higher prices for consumers
Trial court to pass order on Essar Group promoters on 21 December
17 Dec 2011
The special trial court hearing the 2G spectrum scam today reserved its order for 21 December on taking cognisance of the CBI chargesheet against the promoters of Essar Group and Loop Telecom
No bail yet for Behura in 2G case
17 Dec 2011
2G: Court hears Swamy’s statement against Chidambaram
17 Dec 2011
The special CBI court today started recording the statement of Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy, who is seeking to indict home minister P Chidambaram in the 2G spectrum allocation scandal
Licences of 53 spectrum holders may be cancelled
17 Dec 2011
TRAI has recommended cancellation of 53 unified access services licenses and has asked for legal opinion on the issue of cancellation of another 30
RIM’s Blackberry 10 launch to be delayed
16 Dec 2011
New rules negative for telcom sector: Fitch
16 Dec 2011
Strike to hit BSNL services nationwide tomorrow
14 Dec 2011
Employees of BSNL – the country’s largest provider of landline phone services – will go on a nationwide strike, after talks between BSNL’s management and unions failed to make headway
2G: CBI indicts Raja’s legal advisor in third charge-sheet
14 Dec 2011
The CBI wants departmental action against former telecom minister A Raja's legal advisor for allegedly suppressing facts in the case of Loop Telecom and the shareholding of Essar in it
Bharti Airtel, Tata Communications told to pay Rs5 crore penalty each to DoT in interim TDSAT order
13 Dec 2011
Nokia Siemens sells fixed-line broadband access unit to Adtran
13 Dec 2011
Nokia Siemens Networks said yesterday it was in the process of selling its fixed-line broadband access business to Adtran, as part of its restructuring efforts to focus on mobile broadband and related services
CBI files charges against Essar, Loop Telecom in 2G case
12 Dec 2011
The CBI today filed fresh charges against Essar and Loop Telecom in the 2G spectrum allocation scam, alleging that Esssar controlled Loop through a stake in Vodafone
Government denies Chidambaram had any role in 2G allocation
10 Dec 2011
Coming strongly in support of home minister P Chidambaram, Kapil Sibal today attacked the opposition for attempting to "foist" culpability on the home minister in the 2G scam, making parliamentary democracy dysfunctional
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