Govt to take considerate view of per-sec billing model: Pilot

8.10.2009
Govt to take considerate view of per-sec billing model: Pilot (ET)
The government will take a considerate view of the telecom regulator TRAI's proposal to bill customers based on per second usage instead of the prevailing pulse system, Minister of State for Communications and IT Sachin Pilot today said.

Industry wants ban on handsets with cloned IMEI number (BS)
Indian Cellular Association (ICA) has demanded counterfeit mobile handsets with cloned IMEI numbers of other genuine handsets be banned in the country. On September 3, DoT) had directed that all handsets without IMEI numbers be banned.

Telenor's game for a tariff war in India (ET)
Norwegian telecom firm Telenor, which is slated to roll out pan-India operations by year-end under the UniNor brand, said the ongoing tariff war in the country is hardly surprising. It has factored in losses to the tune of Rs 15,000 crore in its first five years of operations.

AT&T and Telstra seek to re-enter India (FE)
The world’s largest communications firm, the $124-billion AT&T, is poised to re-enter the booming Indian telecom market, nearly five years after it left the country, exiting the three-way venture it had with the Tata and AV Birla groups.

PowerGrid unit’s antennas out to lease space on transmission towers (HBL)
A unit of the state-owned Power Grid Corporation of India is currently in talks with Quippo, Indus Towers and GTL Infrastructure for leasing out space on its power transmission towers. Being a pan-India transmission major.

Vihaan plans foray into Africa, Brazil (HBL)
Telecommunications equipment maker Vihaan Networks (VNL) plans to venture into Africa, South-East Asia and Brazil within the next three months.“We are looking at entering those markets which receive a lot of sunlight but have issues surrounding availability of power.