The Hindu Business Line : Monday, January 06, 2003

Mobile ISD rates may drop 62.5 pc — Calls to US, Europe, Gulf set to cost Rs 9 per minute
AFTER the recent slash in mobile-to-mobile STD tariffs, it is turn of the ISD call charges to come tumbling down. According to industry sources, the cellular operators who had initiated the STD rate cuts bringing into force a single rate of Rs ... More

`More than 3-4 operators unviable' — Mr R.A. Venkitachalam, Chief Operating Officer, BPL Mobile
The tariff announced by WLL operators is an introductory offer. We would like to wait and watch further developments in this area, before taking a more definite view. More

Interconnect row with mobile players — Basic operators seek Mahajan help
THE private basic service operators have sought the intervention of the Union Communications Minister, Mr Pramod Mahajan, to ensure that the cellular mobile service providers (CMSP) reach suitable interconnection agreements with them. In a ... More

SOFTWARE

i-flex expects brisk growth in products business
FINANCIAL software products and services firm i-flex Solutions Ltd expects its products business to outpace services growth this year. As a result, the company expects a change in the ratio of its revenue mix in favour of products to 65:35 for ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES

Bullish software cos seek seasoned hands
THE software industry, bullish over prospects of new outsourcing deals, is set to hire more people in the current year, but demand will be more for seasoned hands rather than freshers, experts say. People with 4-10 years of experience will be ... More

INTERVIEW

`IT training will continue to be in demand' — Mr Pramod Khera, CEO and Managing Director, Aptech Ltd
THE growth of IT industry is linked to the supply of human resources within the country. If the country has to achieve the export target of over $80-plus billion by 2008 as projected by the Nasscom-McKinsey report, the IT education industry has ... More

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