Telecom
Tata Group's Neotel plans to triple revenue
24 Sep 2009
South African telco Neotel competes with the monopoly, Telkom SA Ltd, now a 39 per cent state owned, semi-privatised company in which the Tata Communications has a 56-per cent share
Environment-friendly handsets to drive growth
23 Sep 2009
Bharti-MTN deal hinges on Manmohan-Zuma talks
22 Sep 2009
The two sides are expected to discuss the $24-billion proposal to create the world’s third largest mobile telephone company
S African unions may block Bharti Airtel-MTN deal: report
19 Sep 2009
South African labour federation COSATU is reported to be trying to halt the Bharti-Airtel tie-up, though the treasury wants a deal.
Aircel to launch BlackBerry services in India
18 Sep 2009
New Airtel offer: 50 paise for STD calls
18 Sep 2009
BSNL eyes Luxembourg telecom firm's Sri Lanka unit, Celltel
17 Sep 2009
Sitting on a cash pile of over $6 billion, state-run BSNL, India's fourth-largest mobile operator, has submitted a bid to buy Luxembourg-based telecom operator Millicom International Cellular SA's Sri Lankan operations, Celltel, which operates under the Tigo brand
Australia announces telecom reforms to break up Telstra
15 Sep 2009
The Australian government has announced a package of reforms to telecommunications regulations aimed at ending the stranglehold of telecom giant Telstra and eventually pave the way for its break-up.
Australian government forces Telstra to split
15 Sep 2009
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