India adds 1.7 mn GSM subscribers, Uninor loses 1.1 mn (Lead, Correcting headline)
August 16th, 2012 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Telecom service provider Uninor lost 1.1 million subscribers even as the country's GSM subscriber base grew by 0.25 percent in July adding 1.7 million new ... Read more...
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1.7 mn GSM subscribers in India, Uninor loses 1.1 mn
August 16th, 2012 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Telecom service provider Uninor lost 1.1 million subscribers even as the country's GSM subscriber base grew by 0.25 percent in July adding 1.7 million new ... Read more...
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Uninor moves Delhi High Court against CLB order
August 14th, 2012 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Telecom service provider Uninor Tuesday moved the Delhi High Court against the order of the Company Law Board (CLB) restricting it from auctioning its business ... Read more...
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Company Law Board restricts Uninor from auctioning assets
August 9th, 2012 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The Company Law Board (CLB) Thursday restricted Uninor from auctioning its business and assets."I allow the application and injunct the respondent (Uninor) from taking any ... Read more...
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Court modifies CLB order on Unitech auction
August 6th, 2012 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Monday modified a Company Law Board (CLB) order and allowed Uninor, a joint venture of Norwegian firm Telenor and Unitech Group, ... Read more...
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Company Law Board stays Uninor’s proposed asset auction
August 3rd, 2012 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 3 (IANS) The Company Law Board (CLB) Friday ordered telecom service provider Uninor not to proceed with its plan of auctioning its assets.The CLB will hear the ... Read more...
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Uninor slams Unitech, says auction will ensure transparency
August 1st, 2012 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Telecom service provider Uninor Wednesday slammed Unitech for opposing the proposed auction of its assets and said the move will in fact ensure full transparency ... Read more...
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Uninor to auction business and assets
August 1st, 2012 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Telecom service provider Uninor Wednesday said it will auction its business and assets to get maximum possible returns for its investors.
The company has invited ... Read more...
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Dhumal opens cold store, apple packing units
July 30th, 2012 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 30 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal Monday opened an integrated cold chain storage facility and two computerised grading and packing units in the apple-growing areas ... Read more...
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2G case trial resumes
July 2nd, 2012 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 2 (IANS) The second generation (2G) spectrum allocation case trial resumed in a special court here Monday after a gap of three weeks.The proceedings were adjourned soon ... Read more...
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Court seeks Unitech Wireless reply on Telenor plea
June 20th, 2012 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday sought a response from Unitech Wireless on a plea filed by its joint venture partner in India, Telenor, that ... Read more...
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2G case: Behura, five others allowed to go abroad
May 30th, 2012 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) A CBI special court here Wednesday allowed former telecom secretary Siddharth Behura and five other accused in the 2G case to go abroad in June.Central ... Read more...
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Cellular operators ’shocked’ at TRAI’s recommendations
May 14th, 2012 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) Monday said it was "shocked" and "aghast" at the regulator's move to largely stick on to its proposals ... Read more...
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Telenor’s India unit posts $806mn quarterly loss
May 8th, 2012 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Norway-based Telenor's India unit Tuesday reported an operating loss of 4.68 billion Norwegian kroner ($806 million) burdened by a huge impairment charge on its Indian ... Read more...
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Uninor to file interim application in Supreme Court
May 1st, 2012 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Uninor will file an interim application in the Supreme Court to bring to the apex court's attention its plea against the recommendations of the telecom ... Read more...
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Telenor writes down remaining Indian assets worth $680 mn
April 30th, 2012 - 4:43 pm ICT by IANS
Oslo, April 30 (IANS) Norwegian telecom giant Telenor said Monday it has written down its remaining assets in India worth $680 million owing to the "increased uncertainty" in the country's ... Read more...
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Operators relieved as service closure deadline extended
April 24th, 2012 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Telecom operators whose licences were cancelled by the Supreme Court in February heaved a sigh of relief after the apex court Tuesday extended the deadline ... Read more...
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Telecom shares plunge on 2G spectrum price hike move
April 24th, 2012 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) The share prices of telecom firms fell sharply Tuesday, a day after the regulator proposed a high reserve price for the 2G spectrum to be ... Read more...
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Employees take to the streets to save Uninor in India
April 18th, 2012 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Employees of telecom service provider Uninor, which stands to lose all its licences following the Supreme Court order cancelling 122 telecom licences issued in ... Read more...
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Uninor employees’ bid to save company business in India
April 17th, 2012 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Employees of telecom service provider Uninor along with their families would gather at Jantar Mantar Wednesday to tell the government that their future is ... Read more...
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Tata Teleservices applications received late: Mathur
April 16th, 2012 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Former telecom secretary D.S. Mathur Monday told a CBI special court that applications of Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Limited (TTML) and Tata Teleservices Limited (TTSL) ... Read more...
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‘Raja was told to reconsider cut-off date for 2G licences’
April 9th, 2012 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Former telecom secretary D.S. Mathur Monday told a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court that he had asked then telecom minister A. Raja to reconsider ... Read more...
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2G: Companies knew date of LOIs issuance beforehand, claims witness
March 30th, 2012 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) A prosecution witness in 2G spectrum allocation scam Friday told the special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court that various telecom companies knew the date ... Read more...
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Telenor denies quoting specific compensation amount
March 27th, 2012 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Norway-based Telenor Tuesday said it will seek compensation for its investment if the license issue is not settled but denied quoting any specific amount ... Read more...
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Smaller operators add customers despite Supreme Court’s order
March 22nd, 2012 - 1:30 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) India's GSM mobile phone base grew with an addition of 8.77 million connections in February 2011 to have total of 656.86 million users with smaller ... Read more...
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Ask government to conduct 2G auction by June: Uninor to SC
March 21st, 2012 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 21 (IANS) Telecom service provider Uninor Wednesday filed a petition in the Supreme Court asking it to direct the government to conclude the 2G auction by June ... Read more...
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Uninor leads India to 903.73 mn mobile subscribers
March 6th, 2012 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) The number of mobile phone subscribers in India rose to 903.73 million in January with Uninor alone signing 2.49 million new subscribers, official ... Read more...
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Affected telecom firms file review pleas in Supreme Court (Lead)
March 2nd, 2012 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Three telecom service providers -- Uninor, SSTL and Videocon -- affected by the Supreme Court's order scrapping their 2G licenses, Friday filed separate petitions ... Read more...
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Company Law Board suggests mediation to Telenor, Unitech
March 1st, 2012 - 10:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The Company Law Board (CLB) Thursday returned the petitions filed by Norway-based Telenor and India's Unitech, citing technical errors, and asked the firms to resolve ... Read more...
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Telenor, Unitech move Company Law Board to protect interests (Lead)
February 27th, 2012 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Norway-based Telenor and India's Unitech, partners in telecom service provider Uninor, have separately moved the Company Law Board (CLB) to protect their individual interests following ... Read more...
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Telenor moves company law board to protect India investment
February 27th, 2012 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) Oslo-based Telenor Group has moved the company law board to secure its investments in India following the Supreme Court order to cancel all the 22 ... Read more...
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Etisalat sues Indian joint venture partners for fraud
February 23rd, 2012 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Abu Dhabi-based telecommunications company Etisalat Thursday launched legal proceedings against its Indian joint venture partners for fraud and misrepresentation.Following the Supreme Court's order last month ... Read more...
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Fresh 2G auction: Consumer may be spared large hike
February 19th, 2012 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) The Indian mobile consumer could be spared a large tariff hike due to the mandated auction of 2G telecom spectrum. Industry analysts don't foresee ... Read more...
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Older players should be invited for 2G auction: Vodafone
February 15th, 2012 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) All existing telecom operators and even new players should be invited for the auction of 2G spectrum as and when the government decides to do ... Read more...
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All should be allowed to bid in 2G auction: Bharti Airtel
February 8th, 2012 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) Under a fair market mechanism, all players should be given equal opportunity to participate when a 2G auction takes place, leading telecom firm Bharti Airtel ... Read more...
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