The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, February 04, 2004

TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Telecom sector changes rub off on non-tax revenue collections
THE telecom sector, which has been growing at a tremendous pace in the last couple of months, has an important role to play in the better-than-anticipated non-tax revenue collections of the Government during the current fiscal. The revised ... More

Reliance Info raises tariffs
RELIANCE Infocomm has introduced a uniform tariff of Rs 1.49 per minute for calls to both CDMA and GSM mobile phones on two of its packages, increased long distance tariffs on certain slabs, as well as doubled SMS charges following the ... More

VSNL advances investments in Tata TeleServices
VIDESH Sanchar Nigam Ltd would be investing Rs 370.4 crore in Tata TeleServices Ltd by June 30, bringing its equity stake in TTSL to 19.99 per cent, far in advance of the planned time for this, i.e. 2007-2008. VSNL had already invested Rs 465.4 ... More

BUDGET
BPO tax regime stays; industry disappointed
THE Finance Ministry on Tuesday made it clear that its stance on taxation of business process outsourcing (BPO) units operating in the country remains unchanged. "The Finance Minister's statement on BPO taxation is a reaffirmation of what the ... More

SOFTWARE
Pioneer Online plans Rs 10-cr expansion
The company is looking at the possibility of an IPO to provide an exit route for investors, but not in the near future, says its MD, Mr Sridhar Reddy. More

REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS
Cable operators told to register interconnect pacts
THE Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has asked the broadcasting and cable service providers to register the interconnect agreement with the regulator. In a statement, the watchdog said that all the broadcasters, including their ... More

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