British Telecommunications (BT) has received both international long distance (ILD) and national long distance (NLD) licences that will enable it to offer telephony services in the country.
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited has failed to get security clerance from security agencies for its monitoring equipment installed in the International Long Distance Network, a glitch that may further delay the PSU's ILD entry.
Telecom service provider Reliance Communications is to tap the retail international long distance calling space in the UK
Bharti Airtel on Monday announced a 39 per cent reduction in International long distance tariffs (ISD) to the United States and Canada.
In a bid to promote competition in resale of bandwidth, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India in its recommendations submitted to Department of Telecom has favoured not fixing any ceiling on the number of players in the segment.
The rift between state-owned telecom services provider Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd and the telecom watchdog Telecom Regulatory Authority of India over reducing access deficit charge is likely to benefit consumers.
Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited broadband users would now be able to make international long distance calls for as low as Re 1 per minute with the launch of a new internet telephony service by the operator in partnership with Aksh Optifibre.
Move will usher in competition in the sector with entry of new players.
The government on Friday reduced the rate of interest and penalty for delayed payments for telecom companies having unified access licensees, including basic companies migrating to UASL, national long distance and international long distance players,
Reliance Infocomm, the largest private telecom service provider in the country, has deployed Veraz networks' I-Gate 4000 PRO media gateways, supporting 60,000 ports for international long-distance VoIP traffic.
Strengthening their presence in the international long distance telephony segment, state-run telecom companies BSNL and MTNL are likely to finalise the proposed joint venture company for setting up a submarine cable link before this fiscal.
Telecom company Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd has filed a lawsuit against the central government at Bombay High Court, seeking a compensation of Rs 2,560.72 crore (Rs 25.6 billion) for premature termination of its international long distance monopoly.
State-run Mahanagar Telephone Nigam, which had acquired the licence to offer telecom services in Mauritius in 2004, has started operations with international long distance services to begin with.
The government on Friday suspended the international long distance licence of Data Access for non-payment of over Rs 200 crore (Rs 2 billion) due to department of telecom and other operators like BSNL and MTNL.
Bharat Sanchar Nigam on Tuesday announced a major reduction in the international long distance call rates for Australia, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Africa, Gulf and SAARC countries to Rs 12 per minute from the existing Rs 18 a minute.
Reliance Communication Inc (USA), owned by Reliance Group, has acquired licence for setting up telecom network in US and UK, a move which will bring down the cost of international long distance calls substantially.
It is a huge reduction for the telecom players as the existing license fee to enter the National Long Distance segment is Rs 100 crore and for International Long Distance is Rs 25 crore.
International long distance operator Data Access Ltd has placed Rs 100 crore private equity in a consortium of overseas private equity funds, a senior company official said.
Now calling the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada will cost Indian users only Rs 0.89 per minute, down from the current Rs 1.39 per minute.
Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd is opting for new business models including Internet Protocol based Virtual Private Network, Microprotocol Label Switching services.
The company is against strong competition, which has deep pockets. This adds uncertainty to the success of the operations of its subsidiaries abroad.
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