Telecom Commission allows holders of broadland wireless access spectrum to offer voice services.

The telecom operator has suffered a profit drop for 12 quarters, hurt by its money-losing African business and bruising competition in domestic market. But the cancellation of licences of some smaller players will offer room to Airtel to increase call rates.

But the Chinese company's future success will hinge on how well its smartphones and tablets sell.

The Canadian phone maker is set to launch its new BB 10 operating system later on Wednesday, almost a decade after taking the world of smartphones by storm in 2003.

According to a Google report, maximum online buying is still of consumer durables which account for 34 per cent of the online market.

India's new-found love for SUVs, which mostly run on diesel, has caused a bit of stir in the finance ministry just ahead of the Budget. The government is contemplating an increase in the excise levy on diesel SUVs.

By staying small and focused,many regional retailers have avoided many of the traps that have pulled downnational retailers, such as highrentals, massive stocks and heavydebt.

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Increasing competitiveness is forcing companies to be more productive, and the cloud offers a means of increasing the efficiency of employees.

The mobile value-added-services industry is seeing a huge shift from merely providing ringtones and Bollywood wallpapers to customers. A new breed of mobile entrepreneurs offers education, health and agriculture solutions over the phone.

Technology is becoming an enabler for rural folk. It is not only helping marginal farmers increase revenues, but also revolutionising education, health care and financial inclusion.

Mobile is enabling even disadvantaged sections to go online. For millions and millions of Indians, mobile phones will become the first computer they have used.

Krishi Gram Vikas Kendra, an organisation supported by the Usha Martin Group, helps Jharkhand villagers improve their livelihood.

Some revolutions are violent, some are quiet. India's telephone revolution has been life-transforming.

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The money, as ever, is playing its role in deciding telecom regulation. Battered by capricious rules, telecom companies can only pray.

Lakshdeep Investments & Finance, Telenor's new India partner, is a financial investment company controlled by Sudhir Vrundavandas Valia, the 56-year-old Executive Director of pharma major Sun Pharma.

With executives using multiple smart devices such as mobiles and tablets, video-conferencing is not an inside-the-room phenomenon anymore.

A few Indian companies are making a killing selling Indian ethnic-wear online. Ethnic designs have always had a market overseas, thanks to tourists and expatriate Indians carrying outfits back with them and generating awareness.

Never before has Maruti Suzuki launched a new version at a price below that of its predecessor. The new Alto is Rs 4,000 to Rs 8,000 cheaper than the old one, depending on the variant.