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Articles tagged with: Bharti and Essar
India's Aircel Reported to be in Talks to Buy Loop Mobile
India's Aircel Cellular is reported to be in talks to buy Mumbai based Loop Mobile (formerly BPL Mobile), which is owned by the Ruias of the Essar group. Both companies have been holding discussions for around seven months now, two people familiar with the discussions told the Economic Times. more
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Tata Merges Towers Division with Quippo Telecom
As has been long anticipated, Tata Teleservices (TTSL) has announced the details of plans to merge its tower division, Wireless Tata Telecom Infrastructure (WTTI), with Srei group's Quippo Telecom Infrastructure (QTIL). more
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India Added a Record 7.7 Million GSM Subcribers in October
India's GSM networks added a record breaking 7.7 million net customers in October - reports the Cellular Operators' Association of India (COAI). The total GSM base now stands at 241.4 million as at the end of last month. more
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Bharti Airtel Adds 2.46 Million Mobile Phone Users in May
NEW DELHI -(Dow Jones)- bharti Airtel, India's biggest cellphone operator by subscribers, added 2.46 million mobile users in May, data issued by an industry body showed Wednesday. more
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Private Equity Group Invests in Indian Mobile Operator
The private equity group, Providence Equity Partners has taken a twenty percent stake in Aditya Birla Telecom (ABTL) - a wholly-owned subsidiary of India's Idea Cellular - for US$640 million. ABTL owns the telecom mobile license for the Bihar service area and will hold a 16 per cent stake in Indus Towers, the company's tower subsidiary which is co-owned by Vodafone Essar and bharti Airtel. more
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Bharti Airtel Adds 2.31 Million Mobile Phone Users in March
MUMBAI -(Dow Jones)- Indian telecommunications operator bharti Airtel added 2.31 million mobile phone subscribers in March, industry data showed Friday. more
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Indian Operator Planning $250 Million Network Expansion Spend
India's Idea Cellular says that it plans to spend Rs 1000 crore (US$250 million) expanding its network in the western state of Gujarat. Idea, part of Aditya Birla Group, operates in 11 of India's 23 telecom circles. more
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Vodafone May Buy More Operators in India
BARCELONA -(Dow Jones)- Mobile phone operator Vodafone Group said on Tuesday that it needs more radio spectrum to continue expanding into India and may have to buy it through acquisitions if the government doesn't make it available. more
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FOCUS: India Bet Becomes a Sure Thing for Global Mobile Operators
LONDON (Dow Jones) -- When Vodafone Group forked out $13 billion for a majority stake in India's No. 4 mobile operator, Hutchison Essar, a year ago, many feared the British giant had overpaid for an investment that would take years to yield a return. more
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UPDATE: Vodafone India Unveils Cost Cuts, IBM Deal
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