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Indian Mobiles: Why not unlimited pricing?

Verizon has introduced unlimited plans which was matched by rivals within 5 hours of it’s launch. For about $100 greenbucks, it makes no difference whether you call local or across the states. Reliance had offered “death for distance” but somewhere … Continue reading

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New players and ideas

Department of Telecom (may your tribe decrease!) has recently awarded the spectrum to new players. They did that with aplomb and a lot of hoopla. Mishra ji, of TRAI fame, was needlessly fingered, perhaps by COAI (after being induced by … Continue reading

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Shah Rukh Khan in Airtel Super Lifetime Prepaid Ad

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Tata Communications: What’s in a name change?

VSNL Broadband has officially decided to rename their operations under the brand name of Tata Communications. How does the name change actually affect the scale of operations or the way they have been treating their customers (1, 2, 3)? Name … Continue reading

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Mobiles in India: New developments

The next battlefield for eyeballs is not your desktop. It’s your mobile phone. The advertisements claim that Mobile phone is the nearest thing to a computer. The user experience may belie this fact but then let the ads claim whatever … Continue reading

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BSNL Broadband: IPTV and beyond

BSNL launched it’s IPTV service recently. There has been a usual media excitement and “buzz” about IPTV (Internet Protocol Television) making it’s debut in India much after it was planned. For the plain uninitiated, IPTV involves streaming of digital content … Continue reading

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New developments

These are the changing times. For sure. This quarter has seen some record profits being posted by the telecom companies. How much of it is financial jugglery? I wouldn’t know. It is hard to believe the absoulte (or estimated numbers) … Continue reading

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