The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, July 26, 2003

Touchtel cuts ISD rates
TOUCHTEL, the basic services brand of the Bharti group has slashed its ISD call charges by over 33 per cent, to Rs 15.99 per minute from Rs 24 per minute during peak hours on weekdays. According to an official statement from the company, on ... More

As average revenue per user continues to fall — Cell tariffs unlikely to drop sharply
FALLING ARPUs (average revenue per user) may force cellular operators to hold on to their existing tariffs or increase it marginally when the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) comes out with its verdict on interconnection usage charges ... More

MobileFirst hires BCG to draw growth roadmap
Mr Cardoso clarified that the Boston Consulting Group had not been asked to prepare the groundwork for merger among the four operators. More

SOFTWARE

IT vendors find SMBs attractive now, says IDC
INTENSE competition in the enterprise segment in a rather sluggish market is forcing the infotech vendors, including multinationals, to focus on the segment of small and medium businesses (SMBs), according to research firm IDC India. Till ... More

Satyam to beef up consulting, front-end skills
THE global slowdown has meant more opportunities for offshore providers such as Satyam, particularly in the backdrop of greater compulsion to outsource and offshore among companies in order to compete better in their markets. "To strengthen ... More

INTERNET

AP I-T Dept launches Web site, warns against false claims
LAUNCHING a Web site of the Income-Tax Department for the AP region, the Chief Income-Tax Commissioner, Mr P.A. Chowdary, warned the salaried class against making bogus claims in their returns, as these would be seriously dealt with. Mr ... More

IPR

Antares Systems sues CommerceOne arm — AP Govt arraigned in IPR case
CLOSE on the heels of filing the first lawsuit under Indian cyber law, Antares Systems Ltd, the Bangalore-based IT firm, has filed a case against an e-governance project in the Delhi High Court for alleged infringement of intellectual property ... More

E-GOVERNANCE

Land records to be computerised
THE Government accords high priority to the computerisation of land records and has released Rs 265 crore to cover 582 districts and 2,970 tehsils across the country. Describing computerisation of land records as the first successful ... More

EVENTS

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