Articles tagged with: Mumbai and Vodafone
Vodafone-Hutchison Joint Venture to Cut 450 Jobs in Australia
The recently merged Vodafone Australia / Hutchison Telecom joint venture has announced the closure of its call center in Melbourne and the outsourcing of the jobs to India and Tasmania. more
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Indian Operator at Risk of Losing Telecoms License
The telecoms license held by India's Loop Telecom may be at risk after the ministry of corporate affairs (MCA) has asked the communications ministry to investigate if the shareholders violate the law on cross company ownership. more
Related Tags: loop-telecom, bpl-mobile, essar-group, ovi, zte, tim, ict, essar, loop-mobile, India
Vodafone Raises Debt for Indian Expansion
Vodafone Essar, the company's Indian subsidiary is reported to have sucessfully raised around Rs 10,000 crore (US$2 billion) in a 5-year debt financing for network expansion and the forthcoming 3G license auction. The loan was arranged by the State Bank of India Capital Markets. more
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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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BPL Mobile Passes 2 Million Subscriber Mark
..ave in us. We are a dedicated team with significant growth plans to cater to the mumbaikar, through superior understanding and innovative product development. We are in the service of Mumbai for 13 years and are proud of our roots. We dedicate more
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Vodafone Raising Funds for India's 3G Auction
Vodafone Essar is reported to be currently trying to raise US$2 billion as a bridging loan to finance its bids in the country's delayed 3G and WiMAX auctions. The current reserve price for the 3G auction is US$412 million to cover all the available circles - although the auction has been delayed as the Finance Ministry is battling to double the reserve to at least US$824 million. more
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Vodafone India CEO to Retire at the End of March
Vodafone has announced that the CEO of its Indian subsidiary, Asim Ghosh is to retire in March - and named Marten Pieters as his replacement. Ghosh will however continue as a non-executive member on the board of Vodafone Essar. more
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Vodafone 3rd-Quarter Sales Up On Sterlings Decline
Vodafone has published its interim results - and reported that its third quarter sales rose 14 percent - driven largely by currency fluctuations and rising revenues from India. Sales in the three months ending Dec 31st. were £10.47 billion (US14.9 billion), compared to £9.16 billion (US$13.1 billion) a year ago. Ignoring currency changes caused by a sharply declining UK Sterling and acquisitions, sales would have fallen by 1 percent. more
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