The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, May 20, 2003

Falling tariffs make cellular services cheaper — WLL no more poor man's mobile
THE sharp fall in tariffs over the past couple of years has all of a sudden made cellular services more affordable than limited mobility (WLL) services that were being branded as the "poor man's mobile" by the Department of Telecommunications ... More

Bharti to invest Rs 137 crore in network growth
BHARTI Mobile Ltd, the private cellular services operator, on Monday announced a fast-track plan christened LeAP — Leverage Andhra's Potential, that aims at expansion of network with an investment outlay of Rs 137 crore. With this ... More

`Time ripe for cellular shake-out'
PREDICTING a wave of consolidation in the telecom sector, the "most-happening place", the Chairman and Group Managing Director of Bharti Enterprises, Mr Sunil Bharti Mittal, says there are a few regulatory issues regarding investments in the ... More

Bharti Tele to invest up to Rs 70 crore in Karnataka — Touchtel service to be expanded
BHARTI Telenet plans to invest up to Rs 70 crore in its fixed line service, Touchtel, during the current year and extend its services to more towns in Karnataka soon. Bharti Telenet's Chief Operating Officer, Mr Prem Pradeep, told presspersons ... More

STOCKS

Talk of billing rate cut pulls Infy down
THE Infosys Technologies stock today witnessed a sharp fall in prices because of massive selling spree triggered by the reported decision by one of its major US clients asking for a substantial billing rate cut. The stock dropped by 6.82 per ... More

HARDWARE

EC move to slap duty on CDs may hit Moser Baer
THE European Commission (EC) proposes to impose a countervailing duty (CVD) of 7.3 per cent on imports of recordable digital compact discs (CDs) from India, a move that could affect Moser Baer India Ltd (MBIL), the only exporter of such products ... More

Single-board computer from Force

New IBM national distributor

SOFTWARE

Infosys may lose $5 m from Nordstrom price cuts
INFOSYS Technologies is likely to lose close to $5 million in net earnings following a downward price revision with one of its top10 clients, the US retail chain, Nordstrom Inc, according to sources. The company did not answer queries saying ... More

Spectrum announces LDAP support

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES

Satyam ties up with Yahoo
SATYAM Computer Services Ltd has announced that it has entered into a partnership with the Nasdaq-listed Yahoo! Inc., wherein the former will provide consulting and professional services. Based on this initiative, Satyam will establish a Yahoo! ... More

INTERVIEW

Silicon Valley on recovery track: Pavan Nigam
MR Pavan Nigam is one of the leading lights in the Silicon Valley and founder of Healtheon Inc (now WebMD Corporation). Healtheon has revolutionised the healthcare system in the US linking up various players in the industry right from doctors, ... More

ISPS

Data Access signs pact with Dialpad

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