Telecom
Zain will no longer be Zain: Rajan Mittal
01 Apr 2010
A day after sealing the Rs48,075-crore deal for Zain’s African operations, Bharati Airtel's Ltd joint MD Rajan Mittal says the acquired entity would be renamed
Bharti-Zain deal to be inked tomorrow: report
29 Mar 2010
Spice Mobile launches S-1200 camera phone
27 Mar 2010
Canada’s Craig Wireless sells spectrum to Inukshuk for $78 million
27 Mar 2010
Inukshuk, a 50:50 joint venture between Canada's two biggest mobile operators, will acquire all of Craig Wireless’ spectrum licences in Manitoba and British Colombia for $78 million).
Bharti Airtel clinches $10.7-billion Zain deal
24 Mar 2010
Bharti Airtel will pay $9 billion and assume $1.7 billion of Zain's debt to acquire most of its African assets.
BSNL launches 3G services in Manipur
22 Mar 2010
Bharti ties up $8.3 billion debt for Zain Africa buy
22 Mar 2010
Bharti Airtel Limited has tied up a loan of Rs37,607 crore from State Bank of India and a consortium of foreign banks to fund its acquisition of Kuwait-based Zain telecom's African assets
Tata DoCoMo launches flexible daily plans
20 Mar 2010
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