The whole order had included both 2G, the currently used technology, and third generation lines (used for high-speed mobile Internet access).
New Communications Minister A Raja is likely to opt for a global auction of third generation technology licences, a move that will allow virtually any global operator to bid for offering this service in India.
New winds are blowing in the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology offices at Sanchar Bhavan.
The deadline for compliance expired in December, 2005. Though new accounts are KYC-compliant, getting the old ones up to date is expected to take two or three years.
In a major bonanza, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd is planning to offer its 36 million customers an accident insurance scheme free of cost.
FIPB rejected the proposal on the grounds that it did not comply with the 26 per cent cap on foreign direct investment in insurance ventures, government sources said.
A ministerial group is mulling a proposal to increase the troubled Dabhol power plant's capacity to 5,000 Mw from the present 2,184 Mw to ensure its long-term viability.
Social sectors like health and education will get a leg up in the Eleventh Plan (2007-12), even as some other sectors may see a reduction in fund allocation.
Public and private sector GSM operators in the country have demanded an additional 13.2 MHz of spectrum
Bail-out package for loss-making industry awaits Cabinet clearance.
The Reserve Bank of India has rejected Essar Communications' application to pledge its equity in Hutchison Essar Ltd to Standard Chartered Bank, London.
A sense of urgency can be detected in the Congress-led UPA government's attempt to shift its policy stance with a series of initiatives aimed at reinforcing its image as a government for the common man.
Ratan Tata, in his capacity as the chairman of the Investment Commission, has warned that major projects entailing a combined investment of nearly $60 billion are meeting delays and roadblocks for no apparent reason.
The department of economic affairs in the Union finance ministry has suggested aggressive sterilisation of foreign capital inflows, tightening of government expenditure and intervention in key farm produce markets like wheat.
The department of commerce may de-recognise the 247-hectare engineering special economic zone at Hazira, promoted by Essar Hazira SEZ Ltd.
Bid to plug loopholes that surfaced in Hutch Essar case.
The decks are being cleared for the acquisition of Hutch-Essar by Vodafone, with the department of legal affairs of the view that the 12.26 per cent stake held in Hutch-Essar by Asim Ghosh and Analjit Singh was in conformity with norms.
The trade policy specifies that "for all goods and services exported from India, services received, rendered abroad, wherever possible, shall be exempted from service tax".
The Foreign Investment Promotion Board has expressed dissatisfaction with the replies given by Hutchison Essar, its Hong Kong-based parent Hutchison Telecom International
Opening another line of inquiry into the Hutch-Essar shareholding structure, the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) is looking into the call options that would together give Vodafone a further 15.03 per cent proportionate indirect equity owner
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