Analysts say the next phase of growth for telecom operators would be driven by data businesses, as voice call rates have stabilised and growth in subscriber numbers has reached a point of stagnation.
Bharti was talking to Standard Chartered Bank and Citibank, among others, to manage the issue.
The operator was acquired four years earlier by Essar, when the latter had more telecom ventures, such as the 33 per cent stake in Vodafone Essar, and also owned telecom towers.
This is going to be the lowest price for a Coke product in the non-returnable ready-to-drink category.
Says tradability will ensure greater economic efficiency & higher revenues for the government.
In talks with BSNL, MTNL to float a firm in which it will hold 49 per cent.
DoT's data is based on inputs from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India and service providers.
Welspun now wants to shift focus back on the core business of steel and pipes rather than the big-ticket infrastructure sector.
The company plans to leverage its presence in rural areas; looking at off-grid solar products as well
Five to eight per cent of projects from the loan portfolio of L&T Infrastructure Finance face a payment problem, says its chief executive officer, Suneet K Maheshwari.
Chris Houghton joined Ericsson UK in 2010 as head of customer unit for UK and Ireland.
There has been talk in the I&B ministry on allowing analogue signals in a few cities, like in Kolkata and Chennai in the first phase, even after March 31.
At the end of Dec, the government had Rs 47,273 crore in the USO fund, with annual accruals of about Rs 6,000 crore.
FMCG giant HUL sold or leased its landmark commercial properties, including its former headquarters, last year.
The Cellular Operators Association of India said it would not take any legal step on the issue, unlike what it had said earlier.
New India Assurance is the insurance provider.
Over the past 18 months, the number of caller tune subscribers, each paying Rs 30 a month for the service, has fallen from 100 million to 55 million.
An ET NOW advertisement thanked viewers for making it the Number 1; its version had 55 per cent market share, while CNBC had 42 per cent.
The port project work is to be undertaken by the group's African subsidiary, Essar Africa Holdings, and is not a part of the group's Essar Ports.
Finance Minister P Chidambaram is banking on the aspirations of people to own a swanky new mobile phone to boost the government's indirect tax revenue in the next financial year.
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