In talks with BSNL, MTNL to float a firm in which it will hold 49 per cent.
As part of it, the govt may permit 26% FDI in insurance broking through the automatic route.
DoT's data is based on inputs from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India and service providers.
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.
RBI proposes tax exemption on dividend payouts and credit for corporation tax paid in host country.
Looks at sovereign funds and Fortune 500 firms.
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.
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.
The production of durable products (refrigerators, washing machines, air conditioners and conventional television sets) is contracting in India, according to new data released last week.
The last one year has been hectic for Dutch major Philips.
Government-owned and financially ailing AI has been dropping its economy class fares to the level of low-cost carriers.
Telcos likely to get to switch from 2,300-MHz band for 4G services.
Also being considered is Rs 50 lakh-1 cr taxable income bracket.
Decades of military rule kept the country closed to foreign investors.
Vendors say Infotel Broadband close to signing tower leasing deals with Anil Ambani company
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