Articles tagged with: Sistema and Vodafone
India Added 13.44 Million Mobile Subscribers in February
India's telecoms regulator has published the connection figures for February, noting that a total of 13.42 million telephone connections (Wireline and Wireless) have been added during February 2009 as compared to 15.26 million connections added in January 2009. more
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India Added Record 15 Million Mobile Subscribers in January
India's mobile phone subscriber base jumped by a record 15.41 million customer in January, according to data from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). more
Related Tags: mtn, bpl-mobile, landline, India
Russia's MTS Brand Expands into India
India's Shyam Telelink, which is controlled by Russia's sistema has announced plans to use the brand-name of the Russian mobile network operator, MTS in the Indian market. MTS is itself 52.8% majority-owned by sistema. more
Indian Government Investigates Russian Investment in Shyam Telelink
India's Finance Ministry has issued a "show clause" notice on Shyam Telelink after Russia's sistema recently increased its holding in the company to 73.97% without seeking government approval. The government has a mandatory cap of 75% for foreign ownership, but has to approve any investments above 49%, as Vodafone found when it took control of Vodafone Essar. more
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