Reliance Communications launches new prepaid scheme in Delhi
December 14th, 2011 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) Telecom major Reliance Communications Wednesday launched a new prepaid scheme, Mera Pack Rs.148, in Delhi that offers 1,500 minutes of local calls.The scheme is available ... Read more...
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MTS launches two Android phones for below Rs.5,000
August 31st, 2011 - 12:21 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Sistema Shyam TeleServices Limited (SSTL), operating its telecom services under the MTS brand in India, Tuesday launched two Android-based smarphones -- MTAG 3.1 and ... Read more...
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Reliance Communications hikes call tariffs by 20 percent
August 14th, 2011 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Reliance Communications, a part of the Anil Ambani-led Reliance Group, has increased call tarrifs for its CDMA and GSM connections by 20 percent in selected ... Read more...
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Japan’s NTT DOCOMO to invest Rs.8 bn in Tata Teleservices
March 31st, 2011 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Japanese telecom giant NTT DOCOMO Thursday said that it will invest Rs.8 billion ($179 million) in Tata Teleservices (TTSL), in which the company holds a ... Read more...
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Reliance Communications partners with Radio Netherlands
February 17th, 2011 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) India's leading telecom service provider Reliance Communications Thursday said it had signed a pact with Radio Netherlands Worldwide (RNW), a news and entertainment channel, for providing live ... Read more...
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No violation on Swan Telecom holding, license: RCOM
February 13th, 2011 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 13 (IANS) Reliance Communications categorically reiterated Sunday it had violated no norms, as its own and the group's equity holding in Swan Telecom, now under probe in the 2G ... Read more...
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Tata Teleservices to invest Rs.500 crore in Gujarat
January 18th, 2011 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, Jan 18 (IANS) Tata Teleservices, a telephone and broadband service provider, Tuesday said it will invest Rs.500 crore in Gujarat for third generation (3G) mobile phone services and for expanding the ... Read more...
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Delhi Metro changes new helpline number
December 28th, 2010 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Within two days of issuing a new helpline number, Delhi Metro was asked by telecom authorities to change it to "155370," according to an official. The Metro ... Read more...
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Reliance Communications launches free calling offer schemes
November 2nd, 2010 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) Reliance Communications Tuesday launched two schemes offering free calling between 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. for its subscribers during this festival season.The company is offering its new ... Read more...
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Reliance launches SMS based mobile conferencing (Lead)
October 26th, 2010 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 26 (IANS) Telecom service provider Reliance Communications Tuesday announced the launch of its SMS based mobile conferencing service, an extention of its Group Talk facility.The service will enable Reliance mobile ... Read more...
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Apple making new iPhone for Verizon
October 7th, 2010 - 2:51 am ICT by BNO News
CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) -- Apple, Inc. is planning to start mass producing a new iPhone by the end of 2010 that will allow Verizon Wireless to sell the smartphone ... Read more...
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Despite weak market, Reliance Communications scrip ends higher (Roundup)
June 7th, 2010 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 7 (IANS) Bucking the general gloomy trend, the shares of Reliance Communications closed significantly higher on Indian bourses Monday, a day after its board approved a 26 percent equity ... Read more...
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Despite overall gloom, Reliance Communications rules higher (Lead)
June 7th, 2010 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 7 (IANS) Despite the overall gloom on Indian stock markets, the shares of Reliance Communications opened sharply higher Monday and continued to rule in the green, a day after ... Read more...
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Reliance Communications scrip opens sharply higher
June 7th, 2010 - 10:49 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 7 (IANS) The shares of Reliance Communications, led by billionaire industrialist Anil Ambani, opened sharply higher Monday, a day after its board approved a 26 percent equity sale to ... Read more...
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China Wireless to set up research centre in India
May 25th, 2010 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 25 (IANS) Hong Kong-based smart phone manufacturer China Wireless Technologies Ltd will be starting a research and development (R&D) centre in India by the end of this year and is ... Read more...
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Consolidation after 3G auction signals some clear winners: Analysts
May 19th, 2010 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS
By James Jose
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Analysts welcomed the transparency with which India concluded the auction for third generation (3G) telecom airwaves, but their worries now have shifted to ... Read more...
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Verizon Nexus One: Just Another Hyped Device?
March 24th, 2010 - 7:45 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Las Vegas, MAR 24, (THAINDIAN NEWS) We have already heard a lot about it and now its finally here. AT&T Nexus One (unlocked without a contract) is now on ... Read more...
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No applications for 3G spectrum auction on second day
March 16th, 2010 - 9:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) The government received no applications from private telecom players to participate in the auction of radio frequency spectrum for third generation (3G) telephony and broadband wireless access ... Read more...
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Reliance Communications unveils one paisa per SMS
November 27th, 2009 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 27 (IANS) Anil Ambani-led Reliance Communications Friday unveiled new text messaging tariffs -- one paiss per message and unlimited messages at Re.1 per day -- for its GSM and CDMA ... Read more...
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RCom partners with US firm for mobile conferencing
August 12th, 2009 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) Telecom major Reliance Communications (RCom) Wednesday announced it had partnered US-based telecom solutions provider Kodiak Networks to roll out nationwide mobile conferencing service.
RCom will roll out ... Read more...
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Reliance Mobile ties up with US mobile games firm
July 27th, 2009 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 27 (IANS) Reliance Mobile, part of the Anil Ambani group, Monday said it has tied up with US-based Gameloft, which specialises in developing mobile games based on celebrities and ... Read more...
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Courts likely to approve Ericsson-Nortel deal Tuesday
July 27th, 2009 - 11:34 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, July 27 (IANS) Courts in the US and Canada are likely to approve Tuesday the sale of global telecom firm Nortel's wireless business to Sweden's Ericsson last week.
The Swedish telecom major ... Read more...
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Ericsson buys Nortel’s wireless business for $1.13 bn (Lead)
July 25th, 2009 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, July 25 (IANS) Swedish telecom major Ericsson has bought Nortel's wireless business for $1.13 billion.In a statement Saturday after Friday's court-monitored auction in New York, Ericsson said it ... Read more...
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Telecom subscriber base growth dips in May
June 19th, 2009 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Over 11 million telephone connections were added in May, though the increase was slightly less than that registered in the previous month, India's telecom regulator said Friday.
"A ... Read more...
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Number of new telecom subscribers dips in April (Lead)
June 1st, 2009 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The Indian telecom industry saw a dip in the number of new subscribers in April - 11.75 million telephone connections were added, compared to 15.87 million in ... Read more...
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Number of new telecom subscribers dips in April
June 1st, 2009 - 2:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The Indian telecom industry saw a dip in the number of new subscribers in April - 11.75 million telephone connections were added, compared to 15.87 million in ... Read more...
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Microsoft, Verizon in talks to launch iPhone rival: report
April 29th, 2009 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
San Francisco, April 29 (Xinhua) Microsoft is in discussions with Verizon Wireless to launch a touch-screen multimedia cellphone in the US early next year in a bid to compete with Apple's iPhone. ... Read more...
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Telecom tribunal upholds dual spectrum policy
March 31st, 2009 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The telecom tribunal Tuesday upheld the government's dual spectrum allocation policy, allowing companies to offer mobile services under CDMA as well as GSM domain.
Hearing a petition filed ... Read more...
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RCom slashes call rates to the US, Canada
March 6th, 2009 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, March 6 (IANS) Telecom operator Reliance Communications Friday launched an international calling card for the US and Canada - ICC 799 - which brings down call rates to these countries to ... Read more...
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Now buy, sell shares through mobile
February 24th, 2009 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 24 (IANS) Reliance Money, part of the Reliance-Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (R-ADAG), Tuesday introduced a new facility that enables investors to trade equities and commodities through mobile phones. The new ... Read more...
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RCom registers 5 mn customers on its GSM network
February 13th, 2009 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Reliance Communications (RCom), the country's only telecom operator offering both CDMA and GSM services, Friday said it has recorded five million subscribers in a span of 30 ... Read more...
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India adds 10.66 mn telephone subscribers in December
January 21st, 2009 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) India's telecom industry continued its robust growth in December by adding 10.66 million new subscribers, an official statement said here Wednesday.The country registered 2.84 percent growth last ... Read more...
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Tata Teleservices to launch GSM services by year-end
January 5th, 2009 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) CDMA telecom service provider Tata Teleservices will roll out GSM services by the end of this year on an investment of $2 billion, the company said here ... Read more...
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Government returns licence fee to RCom for six circles
December 5th, 2008 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) The government Friday said it will refund the Rs.1.12-billion (Rs.112 crore) license fee Reliance Communications (RCom) paid to acquire dual technology spectrum in six service areas. The ... Read more...
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Over nine million phone connections added in July
August 25th, 2008 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) More than nine million phone connections were added last month, taking the number of phone users in the country to some 333.84 million, the telecom watchdog said ... Read more...
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