Department of Telecom is understood to be against allowing CDMA operators to offer GSM-based mobile services on the same licence since it will enable them to hold a large chunk of spectrum leading to market dominance. But the department would wait for TRAI recommendations before taking any decision. Sources said that although DoT has its
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Worried mothers with school going children, NRI’s with old, ailing parents back home, fleet owners with erring drivers or even housewives with philandering husbands will soon have a helping hand from mobile operators, BSNL and a leading CDMA operator, which are launching a ‘Locator Service’ for the first time in India. Wondering how does it
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In Yet another twist to state-owned BSNL’s tender for 45.5 million GSM lines, telecom minister A Raja has now questioned the selection process under which Swedish telecom major Ericsson had emerged as the lowest bidder last year. Importantly, it is also learnt that Mr Raja now wants BSNL to clarify the reasons behind US telecom
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