The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, January 04, 2005

Rs 8,000-cr plan for rural phones
This is the first project aimed at rural households. Until now, the USO fund was being used for setting up village community phones. More

SC orders Reliance Info to pay dues within a week
THE Supreme Court today allowed BSNL to disconnect Reliance Infocomm if it did not receive the outstanding payment of Rs 84.7 crore towards access deficit charges (ADC) within a week. Rejecting a plea from Reliance to make the payment in the ... More

STOCKS

NetVision Web plans open offer on BSE advice
THE promoters of NetVision Web Technologies, an Ahmedabad-based IT company, are coming out with an open offer for equity sale. The stock is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange and the Ahmedabad Stock Exchange. Following the direction of the ... More

HARDWARE

TVS-E forays into laser toner market
TVS Electronics Ltd, the Chennai-based computer peripheral manufacturer, has forayed in to the laser toner market with the introduction of recycled laser toners in India. Through this launch, TVS-E plans to expand its supplies portfolio and ... More

SOFTWARE

Shonkh Tech denies siphoning GTB funds
SHONKH Technologies, which figures in the list of those companies against which Oriental Bank of Commerce has filed a criminal complaint, today denied that it had siphoned funds of the erstwhile Global Trust Bank(GTB) as has been alleged. "The ... More

IT cos make higher provisions for taxes
DOMESTIC IT companies are making greater provisions for income tax despite the exemptions available to them. This is because they increasingly have to cough up tax for their on-site operations abroad and also on `other income' generated ... More

`Grid computing offers much for common man'
IN about four years, personal computers, mobile phones and several other electronic items could actually be free, with people having to pay only for services, according to Dr Raj Kumar Buyya. Such a scenario would be possible thanks to the ... More

VMS Softech bags project

REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS

TRAI for digitisation of cable industry by 2010
THE Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued a consultation paper on digitisation of the cable industry, which aims at improving signal quality and offering more choice to the consumers. It has suggested that the digitisation ... More

BROADBAND

AP Cabinet okays Rs 400-cr broadband network project
ALL villages in Andhra Pradesh will have broadband connectivity at a very low price in two years. The State Cabinet has approved an Rs 400-crore Andhra Pradesh broadband network project that seeks to connect all mandal headquarters and ... More

Chip design training on big scale proposed
THE full scope of wireless and broadband applications in India is expected to be unleashed within the next one-and-a-half and two years. While 2.5 million wireless gadgets in India were being added every month, there was some gap between the ... More

VENTURE CAPITAL

Citigroup arm invests in Caritor
The total IT solutions company is currently evaluating acquisitions in domains that would help the company to extend and consolidate its service offerings. More

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