DoT-MoD 3G spectrum row: Raja seeks Pranab's help

28.10.2009
DoT-MoD 3G spectrum row: Raja seeks Pranab's help (ET)After announcing that 3G spectrum would be auctioned on January 14 next year, telecom minister A Raja has sought finance minister Pranab Mukherjee's help to resolve persisting differences with the Defence Ministry.

3G spectrum auction will take place as per schedule: Govt (ET)The auction of radio waves to start third generation (3G) telecom services in India will take place as scheduled, Minister of State for Communications and IT Sachin Pilot said here on Tuesday.

2G licences caused Rs 22,000-cr loss: CBI (BS)The CBI has alleged that the grant of ‘Unified Access Service Licences’ for 2G spectrum to some private companies caused a loss of over Rs 22,000 crore to the government.The officials concerned of DoT in criminal conspiracy with private persons.

Idea Cellular to invest Rs.4,500 crore on expansion (ET)Idea Cellular, the Aditya Birla Group's telecom arm, will pump in around Rs.4,500 crore this fiscal for expanding operations to cover all the 22 telecom circles in the country, the company said here Tuesday.

HCL Info lowest bidder in all zones for BSNL deal (ET)IT firm HCL Infosystems will have to give up two large IT contracts jointly worth over Rs 1,700 crore after the company emerged as the lowest bidder in all the four zones for state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam’s (BSNL) $1-billion IT outsourcing contract.

Reliance Communications launches ‘SIMPLE’ Packs (TID)Reliance Mobile today launched two unique “SIMPLE” FRCs for its GSM and CDMA subscribers. The special vouchers FRC 24 & FRC 44 are 2 unique first recharge vouchers that empower Reliance Mobile customers with 100 minutes talktime on e-recharge.