BROWSING: regulation
Bharti suspected of forex rule violation: ministry
Hindustan Times | August 16, 2011
India's Directorate of Enforcement is investigating the country's top mobile phone carrier Bharti Airtel for suspected violations of foreign exchange rules, a junior finance minister said on Tuesday.
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CBI lens on StanChart in Aircel-Maxis deal
Hindustan Times | August 16, 2011 | Manoj Gairola & Rajesh Ahuja
The role played by some senior executives of the Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) in the Aircel-Maxis deal has come under the scanner of the Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI). The CBI is investigating whether...
27,000 pile onto class action suit against Apple
Korea JoonAng Daily | August 16, 2011
A Korean law firm representing nearly 27,000 iPhone users on Wednesday filed a class-action suit against Apple Inc., demanding compensation for privacy violations inflicted by the smartphone’s user location tracking.
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Legal opinion sought on cancelling 83 new telecom licences
Economic Times | August 14, 2011
NEW DELHI: The government is seeking legal opinion to cancel as many as 83 telecom licences for the failure of service providers to roll out their networks as per their agreements between 2006 and 2008, officials have said.
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To curb pesky SMSs, Trai to impose charges on telcos
Hindustan Times | August 10, 2011
In order to curb the nuisance of unsolicited commercial SMSs, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) is considering imposing termination charges on commercial SMSs.
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Chinese authorities find 22 more fake Apple stores
Reuters | August 11, 2011 | Michael Martina
(Reuters) - Authorities in China's southwestern city of Kunming have identified another 22 unauthorized Apple retailers weeks after a fake of the company's store in the city sparked an international storm.
China's Administration for Industry and Commerce in...
Big operators to pay high spectrum fees
Daily Star | August 10, 2011 | Abdullah Mamun
The government yesterday finalised the process of how it will charge four mobile operators -- Grameen-phone, Banglalink, Robi and Citycell -- for renewing their licences for the next 15 years.
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Latest on India 2G telecom scam (version 3.7)
Financial Times | July 26, 2011
Former telecoms minister Andimuthu Raja, who is facing trial in India's biggest corruption scandal, has told a court that prime minister Manmohan Singh knew of key decisions during the auction of 2G spectrum in 2007-08, and was therefore also...
India to announce new telecom policy by October
Wall Street Journal | July 25, 2011 | R. Jai Krishna
The Indian government will announce a new telecommunications policy by October, Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal said. India's telecom regulator had recently submitted its recommendations on the policy, and the minister said the Telecom Commission...
Telecom: Government may move to unified licence regime
Economic Times | July 26, 2011 | Joji Thomas Philip & Rohini Singh
The government could move to a 'unified licence' regime under a planned radical overhaul of telecom rules, potentially dismantling walls between different types of communication services but at the same time risks...
DoT may auction BWA spectrum soon
The Hindu | July 20, 2011
NEW DELHI, INDIA: The Department of Telecom (DoT) Wednesday said it is working on auctioning the broadband spectrum following the Finance Ministry's directive to speed up the process, but it did not specify any time frame for the auction.
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PLDT, Globe mum on ‘competition’ EO
ABS-CBN | June 17, 2011 | Lenie Lectura
MANILA, Philippines - Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) and Globe Telecom Inc. kept mum on a new directive from Malacañang that authorizes the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate cases involving violations of competition laws.
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PLDT, Globe mum on 'competition' EO
ABS-CBN | June 17, 2011 | Lenie Lectura
MANILA, Philippines - Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) and Globe Telecom Inc. kept mum on a new directive from Malacañang that authorizes the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate cases involving violations of competition laws.
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TrueMove files a report with the crime suppression division against DTAC
TrueMove | June 14, 2011 | Press Release
TRUEMOVE FILES A REPORT WITH THE CRIME SUPPRESSION DIVISION TO INITIATE PROCEEDINGS AGAINST DTAC, WHICH HAS A FOREIGN STATE ENTERPRISE AS A MAJOR SHAREHOLDER, FOR OPERATING A BUSINESS NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE THAI LAW
Bangkok: June 14, 2011...
S.Korea announces major push to pay-by-phone services
Reuters | June 13, 2011 | Miyoung Kim
(Reuters) - South Korea plans to install or upgrade 300,000 mobile payment checkouts at major retailers and transport services this year in its latest push in the potentially lucrative market as the likes of Google Inc and Apple Inc...
Telecommunications Agreement with Mexico Will Help Manufacturers
Shopfloor | May 26, 2011
This morning the United States signed an agreement with Mexico that should significantly improve the competitiveness of U.S. telecommunications equipment in the important and growing Mexican market. In 2010, bilateral trade in these products totaled about $25 billion.
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Analysis: iPad prospects spur Brazil high-tech drive
Reuters | May 25, 2011 | Stuart Grudgings
(Reuters) - The prospect of a mammoth $12 billion investment by iPhone maker Foxconn Technology Group has sent Brazilian government officials scrambling to rethink the country's industrial policy.
The aim is to nurture a high-tech industry that will slash...
US court seeks B-1 visa details from Infosys
The Business Standard | May 25, 2011
A district court in Texas, US, has issued a subpoena to Infosys Technologies seeking details of the company’s use of B-1 business visas.
A subpoena is a court-issued command to an individual or representatives of corporate entities to provide...
DoT, Trai war intensifies
Times of India | May 24, 2011
NEW DELHI: The communications ministry has sought legal opinion for the second time if it is duty bound to follow the industry regulator's advice on policy issues signaling the turf war between the telecom department and the Telecom...
TIA 2011: Sen. Hutchison rails against regulation, calls for more spectrum
DALLAS — Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison did not hold back in her criticism of the federal government and what she views as unchecked regulation and a growing set of burdens placed on businesses in a keynote this morning at TIA 2011.
After getting on her...
Bharti drills legal loopholes in TRAI's IUC consultation paper
Economic Times | May 15, 2011
NEW DELHI: Telecom major Bharti airtel has opposed the consultation paper issued by regulator Trai to review interconnection usage charges (IUC), saying it is not being done in accordance with the directions of TDSAT and the Supreme Court and...
Bharti drills legal loopholes in TRAI’s IUC consultation paper
Economic Times | May 15, 2011
NEW DELHI: Telecom major Bharti airtel has opposed the consultation paper issued by regulator Trai to review interconnection usage charges (IUC), saying it is not being done in accordance with the directions of TDSAT and the Supreme Court and...
The Hindustan: Your phone will give away all your secrets
The Hindustan | May 11, 2011 | Aloke Tikku
The government is setting up phone monitoring systems across the country that can not only listen to your phone conversation, but can also track down your precise location on a map and match your voice with...
Mexico stocks hurt as America Movil drops
MarketWatch | May 4, 2011 | Carla Mozee
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — Mexican stocks dropped Wednesday, with shares of market heavyweight America Movil SAB extending losses and ending at an eight-month low following a court ruling about telecom industry fees.
Mexico’s IPC equity index XX:IPC -0.95% fell 1%...