The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, April 16, 2003

New IUC regime may trim BSNL income by Rs 500 cr
The BSNL Chairman noted that the growth in its cellular service was encouraging, with as many as seven lakh new customers signing in the month of March. "We expect this tempo to continue and soon we will be the number one operator beating all priva te competition". More

A question of money!
The FDI cap in telecom may be raised but given the poor appetite of foreign investors for telecom right now, where's the money going to come from? More

What comes after the rollouts?
Rolling out sleeker and smaller mobile phones may appear the right strategy at first glance but are the players digging their own downfall in the long run? More

`Reliance Info users have to pay off-net charges'
RELIANCE Infocomm today said that its tariff plans announced for Reliance IndiaMobile service would be non-discriminatory and fully compliant with the regulatory framework, including the IUC (interconnect usage charges) regime of the Telecom ... More

SOFTWARE

IATA selects Kale for billing system
THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) has selected Kale Consultants Ltd as one of its two suppliers of Neutral Fare Proration Services to airlines, according to a Kale communiqué. IATA hopes to create a process that would involve ... More

Infosys targets global banks for `Finacle'
SOFTWARE giant Infosys Technologies is targeting banks worldwide with its banking product - Finacle. Its Chief Operating Officer, Mr S. Gopalakrishnan, who addressed a meeting organized by the CII here on Tuesday told news persons that the ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES

A snug fit, but for how long?
In May or June this year, the US Congress is likely to take up for consideration the renewal of H1B visa quotas that provide for the entry of skilled professional workers into the US. Will the cap stay snug or will it hurt? More

ON-SITE DEVELOPMENT

On a green wicket - at home
For Indian software companies, there might just be better opportunity on home turf rather than overseas markets. The grass is greener this side of the fence, for a change. More

INTERVIEW

`Being small is a plus; we're more focussed' - Mr Dilip R. Mehta, Managing Director, RPG Cellular Services Ltd
RPG Cellular Services Ltd, one of the four cellular service providers in Chennai, has sought to build itself as a brand that belongs to the city and hence has an emotional bonding with the people it serves. In an era of large-sized telecom ... More

E-GOVERNANCE

Tech goes rural in AP healthcare project
IMAGINE a situation where auxiliary nurses and midwives (ANMs) working in primary health centres (PHCs) in the remotest villages of our country are going around rural households holding personal digital assistants (PDAs) in their ... More

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