The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, November 20, 2002

Foreign telecom investors move PM on policy swings — `Conflicting signals may jam funds flow'
"After eight years of private sector entry into telecom, India still lacks a world-class interconnect regime. The regulator refuses to ensure interconnection or intervene, in spite of massive misuse of market power by the incumbent. Unfortunately, wh ile interconnection is solely a regulatory power, there are hints of Government intervention." More

VSNL to match Data Access rates — Pact signed with BSNL
ENDING their eight-month long dispute over the revenue to be shared from international calls, telecom behemoths Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd (VSNL) and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) have inked an agreement with compromises made by both the parties ... More

Transporters seek to chart own insurance course
IF you cannot fight them, join them. That appears to be the new approach adopted by commercial vehicle owners in their prolonged dispute with the general insurance companies over premium rates and denial of stand-alone third-party liability ... More

Game of musical chairs at NPPA
FOR all the brouhaha that is made over medicines, their fluctuating prices or availability, consider this: the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA), the apex body that monitors drug prices, is witness to a game of musical chairs for ... More

Phase II of national power grid to take off in Dec
THE second phase of the national power grid will be commissioned early next month, according to Mr R.P. Singh, Chairman and Managing Director, PowerGrid Corporation of India (PGCIL). The 450-km Raipur-Rourkela AC system, which will be ... More

US remains the most favoured destination
DESPITE the September 11 blues and the continued economic slowdown, US remains the favourite destination for non-immigrant visa (NIV) seekers from India, particularly the South, with the US Consulate in Chennai expected to process around 200,000 ... More

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