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Articles tagged with: Supreme Court
Court: Phone drug buys shouldn't bring extra time
The Supreme Court says that people who buy drugs over the telephone shouldn't get more prison time than people who buy face-to-face from dealers. more
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Zambian president welcomes probe into telecoms deal
APA-Lusaka (Zambia) Zambian President Rupiah Banda on Friday said that he welcomed a decision by the country's chief justice to set up a tribunal to probe Communications and Transport Minister Dora Siliya over her role in the partial sale of the giant state owned telecommunications firm ZAMTEL. more
Related Tags: itu, zamtel, Zambia
Set-Back for Vodafone in Indian Tax Battle
Vodafone's tax battle with the Indian government has suffered a further set-back when the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal by the telecoms giant - and ordered that the case be sent back to the tax department for its deliberation as to who should have legal jurisdiction over the case. more
Related Tags: ict, vodafone, gsm, tax, hutchison, essar, cgp-investments, hutchison-essar, India
Kashmiri Ban on SMSs Causes Surge in Sale of Greetings Cards
A ban on sending SMSs in India's Kashmir has had an unexpected side effect - a surge in sales of greetings cards. In the run up to the Eid festivities, where people had become used to sending SMS greetings, they are having to hand over greetings cards instead. more
Related Tags: sms, kashmir, text-message, India
Vodafone Loses $2 Billion Indian Tax Case
Vodafone has lost a significant tax bill in India after the Bombay High Court upheld a claim by the government for around US$2 billion following its purchase of a majority stake in Hutchison Essar. more
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Qatar Telecom Still on Track to Buy Indonesian Stake
Qatar Telecom (Qtel) has refuted media reports that it was considering canceling its purchase of Indonesian mobile operator, Indosat - but did say that it was still waiting for further clarification on foreign ownership rules from the Indonesian government. more
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Broadcom Claims Qualcomm's Licensing Practices Violate U.S. Law
Broadcom has fired yet another salvo in its ongoing patent battles with Qualcomm and says that it has filed a complaint seeking a declaratory judgment that the sales and licensing practices of Qualcomm amount to patent misuse, that Qualcomm patents are "exhausted" by Qualcomm's practices, and that Qualcomm's patents and patent licenses are unenforceable, under applicable U.S. law. more
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Sprint: Ill. Supreme Court Denies Request to Review IPCS Suit
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Sprint Nextel suffered another legal setback in its dispute with iPCS, after the Illinois Supreme Court denied its request to review a prior ruling that favored iPCS. more
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Philippines Operators to Seek Reversal of Court Ruling on Local Tax
MANILA -(Dow Jones)- Philippine Long Distance Telephone said Friday it will exhaust all legal means to reverse a court decision requiring its cellular unit, Smart Communications to pay local government taxes. more
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Supreme Court Upholds Canadian Ringtone Royalty Payments
Canada's Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal against a court case which requires ringtone sellers to make back-payments for ringtones sold between 2003-05. The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA) wanted to appeal a Federal Court decision which had approved the royalty payments. more
Related Tags: telus, ringtone, ringtones, bell, Canada