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		<title>Batelco to review future of business operations in India (Bahrain, India)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/91326-batelco-to-review-future-of-business-operations-in-india-bahrain-india/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:50:04 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bahrain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Batelco]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[business operations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indian Supreme Court]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[STel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Telenor]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court’s decision to cancel all 122 2G licences in India seems to be having a ripple effect in the Indian telecom industry. According to reports, Batelco seems to be following Telenor’s footsteps in deciding its future in the Indian mobile market. The company has issued a statement claiming that Batelco&#8217;s India affiliate STel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Indian regulator TRAI begins process for 2G spectrum auction (India)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:29:57 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2G spectrum auction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[3G]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sudhir Gupta]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Supreme Court]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has begun the process for the 2G spectrum auction, following the Supreme Court’s order for the same. According to reports, Sudhir Gupta, Principal advisor, TRAI has said that keeping in view the decision taken by the central government in 2011, Trai shall make fresh recommendations for grant of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Indian Supreme Court revokes 122 2G licences (India)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/91278-indian-supreme-court-revokes-122-2g-licences-india/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:24:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[122 2G licences]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[2G Spectrum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Etisalat DB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Idea]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Loop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Supreme Court]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Swan Telecom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Telenor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uninor]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Supreme Court in India has decided to revoke all the 122 2G licences awarded in 2008 in an unprecedented stance against corruption. According to reports, the ruling applies telecom operators inclusive of Uninor, Loop, Etisalat DB, Idea and Swan Telecom among others, over questions arising on the credibility of the auction. Sources claim that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mobile bill payment history to reflect credit worthiness (India)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/91261-mobile-bill-payment-history-to-reflect-credit-worthiness-india/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/91261-mobile-bill-payment-history-to-reflect-credit-worthiness-india/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:13:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arun Thukral]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bharti Airtel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cibil]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credit worthiness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home loan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indian credit information bureau]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mobile bill payment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Post-paid]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vodafone]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wirelessfederation.com/news/?p=91261</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Indian credit information bureau, Cibil, is planning to include an individual’s mobile and telephone bill payment history, when calculating their credit worthiness. According to a report by ET, Cibil has already begun working with Vodafone’s post-paid subscribers and is discussing a similar project with Bharti Airtel. Arun Thukral, managing director, Cibil has said that their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Airtel indicates rise in tariffs if additional spectrum is charged (India)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/91237-airtel-indicates-rise-in-tariffs-if-additional-spectrum-is-charged-india/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/91237-airtel-indicates-rise-in-tariffs-if-additional-spectrum-is-charged-india/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:29:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bharti Airtel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Call Rates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spectrum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sunil Mittal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tariff hike]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[India’s leading telecom operator Bharti Airtel, has hinted at an increase in the call rates in the event that the government decides to charge the operators for the additional spectrum allocated to them. According to reports, Sunil Mittal, Chairman, Bharti Airtel, has said that if the government decides in their wisdom that this industry needs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Indian finance ministry proposes spectrum as collateral for loan (India)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/91235-indian-finance-ministry-proposes-spectrum-as-collateral-for-loan-india/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/91235-indian-finance-ministry-proposes-spectrum-as-collateral-for-loan-india/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Airwaves]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[collateral]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Finance Ministry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Loan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spectrum]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Indian finance ministry has proposed a new policy according to which mobile operators can use their spectrum holdings as collateral for a loan, as reported by ET. The move comes as an attempt to smoothen the functioning of the banking sector as well as help the telecom industry meet its credit requirements. According to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Relaince Communications terminates Etisalat DB’s services (India, UAE)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/91203-relaince-communications-terminates-etisalat-dbs-services-india-uae/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/91203-relaince-communications-terminates-etisalat-dbs-services-india-uae/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:19:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Etisalat DB]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[network trouble]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Relaince Communications]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tower sharing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Indian broadband and telecommunications company Reliance Communications, has disconnected Etisalat DB’s services on account of non-payment of charges. Etisalat DB is a joint venture between UAE’s leading telecom operator Etisalat and India’s DB Group, enabling Etisalat to provide services using Reliance Communication towers. As per reports, the non-payment of fees despite several reminders is what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Airtel asked to pay taxes worth US$ 212 million (India)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/91170-airtel-asked-to-pay-taxes-worth-us-212-million-india/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/91170-airtel-asked-to-pay-taxes-worth-us-212-million-india/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:41:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bharti Airtel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[income tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[legal action]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://wirelessfederation.com/news/?p=91170</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Bharti Airtel, a leading telecommunications operator in India with operation across Asia and Africa, has reportedly been asked to pay a bill of US$ 212 million by the Indian income tax. According to reports, the authorities have claimed that the telecom operator has not paid the entire tax amount on its overseas operations. As per [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Airtel renews managed services contract with Nokia (Africa, India)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/91186-airtel-renews-managed-services-contract-with-nokia-africa-india/</link>
		<comments>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/91186-airtel-renews-managed-services-contract-with-nokia-africa-india/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:44:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[3G]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bharti Airtel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GSM]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Managed Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Network Quality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nokia Siemens Networks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sanjay Kapoor CEO]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Leading telecom operator Bharti Airtel, has extended its managed services contract with Nokia Siemens Networks for an additional five years. According to company reports, the contract covers Airtel’s network in eight circles consisting of Bihar and Jharkhand; Kolkata; Gujarat; Maharashtra and Goa; Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh; Mumbai; Orissa and West Bengal. Under this five-year managed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Airtel appoints Suren Goonewardene as CEO for Sri Lanka unit (India, Sri Lanka)</title>
		<link>http://wirelessfederation.com/news/91178-airtel-appoints-suren-goonewardene-as-ceo-for-sri-lanka-unit-india-sri-lanka/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:25:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mobile]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bhati Airtel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sanjay Kapoor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sri Lanka]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Suren Goonewardene CEO]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Bhati Airtel, India’s leading mobile operator has appointed Suren Goonewardene as CEO for its operations in Sri Lanka. According to company reports, Sanjay Kapoor, CEO – India &#38; South Asia, Bharti Airtel has said that  Suren  brings  with  him  rich domain experience of telecom industry and has an exceptionally strong track record of business successes [...]]]></description>
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