The government has incorporated 18 proposals of the Upper House in the Finance Bill 2009-10 to provide further relief to the masses. “A substantial number of recommendations have been accepted. Almost 70 proposed amendments in various clauses of the Finance Bill are proposed to be delete. While 18 have been modified,” State Minister for Finance

Ericsson and Etisalat have announced a joint committee to leverage synergies of both the companies in the MEA region and beyond.

Canadian telecommunications company Nortel that has been in bankruptcy protection since January announced Friday that it will sell most of its wireless business to Nokia Siemens Networks for 650 million dollars.

Cell phone operators and subscribers are not pleased with introduction of 20 paisa tax per (SMS)

Former Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer Mobilink, Aamir Ibrahim, has resigned from the company and joined Telenor by replacing Irfan Wahab Khan, Executive Vice President Corporate Affairs and CEO Telenor LDI.