Wall Street Journal | April 5, 2011 | R. Jai Krishna
NEW DELHI -- Vodafone International Holdings B.V., the Netherlands-based holding company of Vodafone-Essar Ltd., Tuesday said it has filed a petition in India's Supreme Court challenging the country's tax authority notice imposing penalties on...
The Korea Herald | April 5, 2011 | Cho Ji-hyun
Regulator to sell rights to 2.1 GHz spectrum this year; major firms keen on acquiring
Korean telecom carriers are engaged in a high-stake competition to win a new wireless broadband spectrum which the state media regulator Korea...
Malaya Business Insight | April 1, 2011 | Myla Iglesias
<!---->The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) said it will review the acquisition by Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. of JG Summit Inc’s mobile unit Digital Telecommunication Inc to protect consumers against monopoly and a sudden spike...
Economic Times | March 29, 2011 | Joji Thomas Philip
NEW DELHI: The United States government will seek changes in India's policies on telecom security and encryption in its next meeting with the telecoms department officials here, an executive aware of the development told ET.
Also on...
Economic Times | March 29, 2011 | Joji Thomas Philip
NEW DELHI: The United States government will seek changes in India's policies on telecom security and encryption in its next meeting with the telecoms department officials here, an executive aware of the development told ET.
Also on...
Wall Street Journal | March 28, 2011 | Ray Brindal
CANBERRA—Australia's parliament has agreed on legislation that sets out the regulatory framework for the National Broadband Network, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy Stephen Conroy said Monday.
The legislation passed the House of Representatives...
Wall Street Journal | March 28, 2011 | Ray Brindal
CANBERRA—Australia's parliament has agreed on legislation that sets out the regulatory framework for the National Broadband Network, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy Stephen Conroy said Monday.
The legislation passed the House of Representatives...
The New York Times | March 27, 2011 | Heather Timmons
NEW DELHI — When the British mobile phone giant Vodafone bought an Indian wireless company for $11 billion in 2007, the chief executive at the time, Arun Sarin, praised the new “tremendously exciting, fast-moving market.”
But...
The Economic Times | March 27, 2011
NEW DELHI: Facing a huge penalty of over Rs 26 crore for not following guidelines on re-verification of pre-paid subscribers in the troubled Jammu and Kashmir, Bharti Airtel has asked the J&K division of DoT to take a...
The Economic Times | March 27, 2011
NEW DELHI: Facing a huge penalty of over Rs 26 crore for not following guidelines on re-verification of pre-paid subscribers in the troubled Jammu and Kashmir, Bharti Airtel has asked the J&K division of DoT to take a...
The Star | March 25, 2011 | Leong Hung Yee
PETALING JAYA: Both Axiata Group Bhd and Telekom Malaysia Bhd (TM) have barred Alcatel-Lucent from participating in tenders, contracts or joint ventures for a year following the call from Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC).
“Alcatel-Lucent welcomes the MACC recommendation...
SKN Vibes | March 23, 2011
BASSETERRE St. Kitts, March 23rd, 2011 (SKNIS) - Government’s effort to provide greater e-services and boost efficiency within the public sector is being assisted by a team from the Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) who are undertaking a three month...
Bangkok Post | March 23, 2011 | Chatrudee Theparat & Komsan Tortermvasana
The cabinet has approved a proposal by the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Ministry to build two satellites in order to retain the country's satellite orbital slot rights, due to expire next year.
It...
The Jamaica Observer | March 20, 2011
LIME Jamaica has said that given the significance of the Digicel/Claro merger to the Jamaican telecommunications industry, the Government, the Office of Utilities Regulations (OUR) and the Fair Trading Commission (FTC) should carefully assess the deal, before approval...
The Economic Times | March 22, 2011 | Deepshikha Sikarwar
NEW DELHI: The income tax authorities will need to go through another layer of scrutiny before they are allowed permission to listen to private phone conversation.
All requests for phone tapping of tax offenders or those...
Wall Street Journal| March 16, 2011 | Anthony Harrup
MEXICO CITY (Dow Jones)--Mexico's telecommunications regulator said Wednesday that it has settled a dispute on interconnection rates between Mexico's leading mobile phone operator, America Movil SAB (AMX, AMX.MX) unit Telcel, and fixed-line phone company Alestra, setting...
Sydney Morning Herald | March 16, 2011 | AAP
The South Australian government wants to make it an offence to post violent or other degrading images on the internet.
Attorney-General John Rau said the state's proposed legislation, to be introduced this year, would be the first...
Economic Times | March 14, 2011 | Joji Thomas Philip
NEW DELHI: Hitting out at the delays in executing the stake sale, Bharti Airtel has withdrawn its bid to buy out the government's 30% stake in...
Economic Times | March 14, 2011 | Joji Thomas Philip
NEW DELHI: Hitting out at the delays in executing the stake sale, Bharti Airtel has withdrawn its bid to buy out the government's 30% stake in...
China Daily | March 14, 2011 | Wang Xing
MIIT provides first timetable for introduction of the new system
BEIJING - China's top telecom regulator said on Thursday that the country plans to adopt the commercial use of fourth-generation (4G) technology "in three to...
Reuters | March 10, 2011 | Devidutta Tripathy
* Notices sent to Etisalat DB for two zones and Idea for one
(Adds Etisalat statement)
NEW DELHI, March 10 (Reuters) - India's telecoms ministry has asked Etisalat's (ETEL.AD) Indian mobile joint venture and Idea Cellular (IDEA.BO) to respond to...
Business Week | March 10, 2011 | Associated Press
SCHAUMBURG, ILLINOIS
Motorola Solutions Inc. said Wednesday that Chinese antitrust regulators extended the review period for the sale of the company's networks business to Nokia Siemens Networks for up to 60 days more.
Motorola Solutions is one of...
Bloomberg | March 8, 2011 | Adela Lin and Janet Ong
Taiwan will let Chimei Innolux Corp. (3481) and other domestic flat-panel makers take stakes or merge with Chinese peers as economic ties between the two sides deepen.
The panel makers can also start factories on the mainland...
