The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, July 08, 2004

OUTSOURCING
`BPOs need cash subsidy on new hires to stay competitive'
HIGH on the wish-list of the IT industry are financial incentives to encourage BPO firms to set up units in Class B and C cities, and infrastructure incentives such as electricity and real estate to make India a manufacturing hub and policies ... More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Cell subscriber base up 1.3 m in June
MOBILE subscriber base has increased by over 1.3 million to take the total user base to 37.2 million at the end of June. Of this, Global System for Mobile Communications(GSM)-based operators have added over 1 million new users, while competing ... More

TRAI mandates 6-month validity for all tariff plans
IN a move that would protect mobile and fixed line users from any increase in tariff hike soon after taking a connection, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has made it mandatory for operators to put a six month validity period on all ... More

Tele-density, Net connectivity low — Policy thrust on spectrum, broadband must
`One problem inhibiting dial-up Internet use is the lack of flat fee unlimited access tariff plans for fixed line telephony'. More

R-World to stay free till Sept
R-WORLD, the mobile portal of Reliance Infocomm, which was to go paid from July 1, will now be available free of charge till September. "This extension may be sufficient for new users to experience the benefits of R-World, though no decision ... More

SOFTWARE
Satyam restates financials under US GAAP norms
FACTORING the impact of losses in Sify Ltd for three consecutive financial years, Satyam Computer Services Ltd has restated its financials for three fiscals under the US GAAP accounting norms. With the company offloading its stake significantly ... More

HP targets Govt, SMBs for OpenView
HEWLETT-Packard has said it plans to increase its focus on Government and small and medium businesses (SMBs) in India over the next year for its management software product, OpenView. Mr Amit Chatterjee, Country Manager for HP India, told a ... More

Servion bags orders from Tata co

ICSA net rises to Rs 56 lakh

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'Postal subsidy rationale should be clarified'

Cell subscriber base up 1.3 m in June

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