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		<title>Indian Post Office launches mobile money service with BSNL (India)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/91293-indian-post-office-launches-mobile-money-service-with-bsnl-india/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:46:38 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BSNL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indian Post Office]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mobile money]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Indian Post Office has launched its own mobile money service in collaboration with BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd) . According to reports, subscribers across all networks would be able to avail this service for a charge of 5 per cent. As per sources, a user would give the post office the mobile number, address [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DoT may auction more bandwidth for wireless broadband services (India)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90897-dot-may-auction-more-bandwidth-for-wireless-broadband-services-india/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/90897-dot-may-auction-more-bandwidth-for-wireless-broadband-services-india/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:48:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bharti Airtel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BSNL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Department of Telecom (DoT)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MTNL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vodafone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wireless broadband services]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wirelessfederation.com/news/?p=90897</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in India may reportedly auction more bandwidth in an attempt to provide wireless broadband services, post the government&#8217;s decision on a pricing policy. According to reports, India&#8217;s telecom secretary, R. Chandrashekhar said that there is one chunk of bandwidth for wireless broadband services available in 15 of India&#8217;s 22 service [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BSNL may scrap tender for 15 million GSM lines (India)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/89670-bsnl-may-scrap-tender-for-15-million-gsm-lines-india/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/89670-bsnl-may-scrap-tender-for-15-million-gsm-lines-india/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 13:08:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BSNL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DoT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GSM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wirelessfederation.com/news/?p=89670</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[BSNL, a leading public sector units providing comprehensive range of telecom services in India, may scrap its tender for 15 million GSM lines owing to the poor response from private vendors. As per reports, a Department of Telecom official has said that the 15 million GSM tender floated by state-run BSNL is likely to be scrapped [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Idea, BSNL, Etisalat face maximum call drop (India)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/37716-idea-bsnl-etisalat-face-maximum-call-drop-india/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/37716-idea-bsnl-etisalat-face-maximum-call-drop-india/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 12:10:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BSNL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Call drop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Etisalat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Idea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Minister of State for IT and Communications Sachin Pilot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[operator]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TRAI benchmark]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[worst affected cells]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wirelessfederation.com/news/?p=37716</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Indian government has announced that Idea Cellular, Etisalat and state-owned BSNL subscribers are facing frequent call drop problems and they are not meeting the TRAI prescribed benchmark . According to the parameters laid down the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), a telecom network is considered as worst affected  if more than 3% of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>India&#8217;s active wireless subscriber data shows diverging trends</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/37624-indias-active-wireless-subscriber-data-shows-diverging-trends/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/37624-indias-active-wireless-subscriber-data-shows-diverging-trends/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:57:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2G]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aircel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ARPU]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Average Revenue Per User]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bharti Airtel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BSNL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fitch Ratings]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Idea Cellular]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mahanager Telephone Nigam Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MTNL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reliance Communications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tata Group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Telecom Regulatory Authority of India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[visitor location register]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[VLR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vodafone Essar]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wirelessfederation.com/news/?p=37624</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Fitch Ratings has announced that the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India&#8217;s (TRAI) disclosure since December 2010 of the number of active wireless subscribers based on a visitor location register (VLR) provides a clearer view on subscriber market share and other key operating indicators such as average revenue per user (ARPU). In particular, Fitch noted that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BSNL starts 3G network upgradation (India)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/37416-bsnl-starts-3g-network-upgradation-india/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/37416-bsnl-starts-3g-network-upgradation-india/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 11:56:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[3G]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[A K Garg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BNCCI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BSNL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Calcutta Telephones Principal General Manager (consumer mobility)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kolkata]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[India&#8217;s BSNL is upgrading its network to enhance the current data speed by three times to compete with private players in the 3G space. According to Calcutta Telephones Principal General Manager (consumer mobility) A K Garg, a nationwide project to upgrade the 3G network has begun which is expected to be completed in a fortnight. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DoT plans annual subsidy for BSNL, MTNL (India)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/37324-dot-plans-annual-subsidy-for-bsnl-mtnl-india/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/37324-dot-plans-annual-subsidy-for-bsnl-mtnl-india/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 13:16:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bharat sanchar nigam ltd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BSNL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Department of Telecommunications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DoT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mahanagar telephone nigam ltd]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[MTNL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[state-owned telecoms]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Universal Service Obligation Fund]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wirelessfederation.com/news/?p=37324</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[India&#8217;s Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is reportedly planning to support the country&#8217;s two economically-challenged state-owned telecoms operators with an annual subsidy of USD655 million. It is believed that both Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) will benefit from the additional funding, with the former given help towards supporting its operations [...]]]></description>
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		<title>3G connections to reach 400 mn mark in four years (India)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/37189-3g-connections-to-hit-400-mn-within-four-years-india/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/37189-3g-connections-to-hit-400-mn-within-four-years-india/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 14:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[3G]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[3G subscriber]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andhra Pradesh]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bharti]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bihar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BSNL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CDMA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chennai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Circle A]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Circle B]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Delhi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Haryana]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kolkata]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mumbai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Punjab]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reliance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WCDMA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wideband Code Division Multiple Access]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wirelessfederation.com/news/?p=37189</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A new study has revealed that the number of 3G subscriber connections in India are predicted to reach 400 million mark within four years, representing almost 30% of the country&#8217;s total mobile connections. According to the study, 3G connections are set to grow three-fold between 2011 and 2015 as operators ramp-up launch of new 3G networks. It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>71% mobile users active in January (India)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/36971-india-adds-71-active-mobile-users-in-january/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/36971-india-adds-71-active-mobile-users-in-january/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 11:43:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Assam]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bharti Airtel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BSNL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Etisalat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indian Telecom Regulator]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jammu & Kashmir]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maharashtra]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mumbai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reliance Communications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Trai]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Videocon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vodafone Essar]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wirelessfederation.com/news/?p=36971</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Indian telecom regulator, TRAI has stated that Videocon lost more than 1 million subscribers, while Bharti Airtel, Reliance Communications and Vodafone Essar added 3 million subscribers each in January this year. According to TRAI, more than 71% of mobile subscribers in India are active users. Around 548.66 million people were using mobile phones of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vodafone prepares to launch 3G services in UP (India)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/36772-vodafone-prepares-to-launch-3g-services-in-up-india/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/36772-vodafone-prepares-to-launch-3g-services-in-up-india/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 12:52:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[3G]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aircel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BSNL]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GSM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GSM operator]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kanpur]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lucknow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pan-India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uttar pradesh]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uttar Pradesh (East)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vodafone]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wirelessfederation.com/news/?p=36772</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[India&#8217;s GSM operator, Vodafone is preparing to launch its 3G service in the Uttar Pradesh (East) circle soon. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Aircel have already launched their 3G services in the circle. Aircel launched its 3G service in Lucknow last week. According to COO Ravi Santhanam, in the first phase, the 3G service [...]]]></description>
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