Deccan Herald February 04
Sistema to contest
Russian conglomerate Sistema, the majority stakeholder in joint venture Sistema-Shyam, on Friday, asserted that it will contest the Supreme Court’s order by pursuing all available legal remedies to protect its lawful investment.    More...

The Times of India February 04
Zuckerberg tops Google founders with FB haul
Facebook's initial public offering (IPO) may value Mark Zuckerberg's stake at $28.4 billion, making him richer than Google's co-founders and almost on par with Larry Ellison, who started Oracle 35 years ago.    More...

The Times of India February 04
Incumbents try to poach MTS, Uninor’s subscribers
MUMBAI: Incumbent operators like Vodafone, Airtel and RCOM have upped the ante in an attempt to poach subscribers from operators whose licences were scrapped by the Supreme Court on Thursday. Uninor and MTS, two of the biggest operators to have been impacted by the apex court's order, seem to be the targets considering that, together, they boast of about 50 million subscribers.    More...

Deccan Herald February 04
Work with Centre on PDS computerisation: SC to states
The Supreme Court on Friday asked state governments to coordinate with the Centre in computerisation of the public distribution system (PDS) as it would help in reducing the diversion of foodgrains meant for the poor to open market.    More...

Deccan Herald February 04
Trai begins process of 2G reallocation
Acting swiftly following Thursday’s Supreme Court scrapping 122 licences in its verdict on the 2G scam, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) has brought out a pre-consultation paper on “Allocation of spectrum in 2G band in 22 service areas by auction.”    More...

The Times of India February 04
2G verdict: Affected subscribers to turn to number portability, new SIM cards
PUNE: Rajat Upadhyay uses the mobile phone connection of a service provider that is at the receiving end of the Supreme Court's order of Thursday to cancel 2G licenses issued by the government after January 2008. However, he is not worried about the possibility of his connection going dead once the SC order is implemented. He says he will shift to some other operator and continue to use his connection.    More...

The Times of India February 04
P C George pulls VS to high court
KOCHI: UDF chief whip and MLA P C George has petitioned the high court seeking a CBI probe into the role of opposition leader and former chief minister V S Achuthanandan in 'manipulating the tender process' for the project to manage the government data centre.    More...

The Times of India February 04
Trai starts process for 2G auctionEmail this articlePrint this articleShare on Reditt Google Bookmarks Newsvine Live Bookmarks Technorati Yahoo Bookmarks Blogmarks Del.icio.us ApnaCircle
NEW DELHI: Following the Supreme Court order, telecom regulator Trai on Friday started the process of auction of 2G spectrum and issued a pre-consultation paper on the same seeking views of all stakeholders. The apex court, in its verdict on Thursday, had asked Trai to adhere to the government's focus on allocation of spectrum only through auction.    More...

The Times of India February 04
IT firm lodges complaint of Rs 10L bank fraud
GURGAON: The city police registered a case of fraud against unknown persons after an IT firm lodged a complaint that Rs 10 lakh was fraudulently transferred from its account to a nationalized bank account in Bareli, Uttar Pradesh, on January 31.    More...

The Times of India February 04
Wi-fi usage at Mysore station drops
MYSORE: The scenario is different at Mysore railway station. When the Wi-Fi facility was inaugurated in July 2010 - India's first station to offer the facility under PPP model - the platform was chock-a-block with passengers glued to their laptops while waiting for their train.    More...

The Indian Express February 04
Google unveils plans for country-specific filtering
Less than a week after a similar move by micro-blogging site Twitter, Internet major Google has unveiled plans to make content on its blogger platform selectively available, depending on the local rules of each country.    More...

The Indian Express February 04
EU probes new Google privacy policy
The European Union's data protection authorities have asked Google to delay the rollout of its new privacy policy until they have verified that it doesn't break the bloc's data protection laws.    More...

The Indian Express February 04
Motorola makes Apple pull some iPhones in Germany
Apple Inc says it has withdrawn several iPhone and iPad models from its Internet store in Germany because of a legal dispute with Motorola Mobility.    More...

The Indian Express February 04
2G verdict: PSU banks' exposure at Rs 10,000 cr
Public sector banks have an exposure of about Rs 10,000 crore in the telecom companies whose licences were cancelled by the Supreme Court in connection with 2G scam.    More...

The Times of India February 04
2G scam: Trial court to decide on Chidambaram's role in afternoon
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Saturday deferred till 12:30pm the pronouncement of its order on Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy's plea to prosecute home minister P Chidambaram in the 2G case.    More...

Deccan Herald February 04
2G: Court defers order on Chindambaram till 12:30 PM
A Delhi court today deferred till 12:30 PM the pronouncement of its order on Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy's plea to prosecute Home Minister P Chidambaram in the 2G case.    More...

The Financial Express February 04
Day after SC order, upset Telenor says might exit India market
New Delhi: Upset over the Supreme Court’s revocation of all of its 22 telecom licences in India, Norway-based Telenor is considering exiting the Indian market.    More...

The Indian Express February 04
2G: Court defers order on Chindambaram till afternoon
A Delhi court today deferred till 12:30 PM the pronouncement of its order on Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy's plea to prosecute Home Minister P Chidambaram in the 2G case.    More...

The Indian Express February 04
Hackers intercept FBI, Scotland Yard conference call on cybercrime
A sensitive conference call between FBI and British police's cybercrime investigators was recorded by the very people they were trying to catch, officials and hackers said today.    More...

The Financial Express February 04
Google follows in Twitter’s steps, plans country-specific censor
New York/New Delhi: Less than a week after a similar move by micro-blogging site Twitter, internet major Google has unveiled plans to make content on its blogger platform selectively available, depending on the rules of each country.    More...

The Hindu February 04
IT attachment notice to Mahindra Satyam
In a development that could impact its valuation ahead of the merger with Tech Mahindra, Mahindra Satyam has received an attachment notice from the Income-tax Department in the Rs.617-crore tax assessment row with the company.    More...

The Financial Express February 04
Govt must come out with clear road map on reauction to repose faith, say experts
New Delhi: A day after the country’s apex court quashed 122 2G licences in an order that is likely to have far-reaching consequences for the telecom sector, legal experts welcomed it, albeit with some caution.    More...

The Financial Express February 04
Trai seeks views on reauction by Feb 15
New Delhi: Acting swiftly on the Supreme Court directive, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on Friday asked the telecom industry to give its views by February 15 on how to auction the 2G spectrum held by the telecom companies whose licences were cancelled by the court.    More...

The Financial Express February 04
No discussion on Raja at DMK meeting
Chennai: A day after the Supreme Court scrapped all 122 2G licences issued by A Raja, it came as a surprise that DMK’s General Council, the party’s top decision-making body, did not have any discussion on the issue at its meeting convened on Friday despite it being a widely debated subject in the state.    More...

The Hindu February 04
TRAI sets in motion 2G re-auction process
Facing the 120-day deadline set by the Supreme Court for auction of 2G spectrum that would be vacated by scrapping of 122 licences issued in 2008, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Friday began the process by issuing a pre-consultation paper on the issue seeking views of all stakeholders.    More...

The Hindu February 04
2G verdict brings corruption issue to the fore in poll-bound U.P.
Caste still remains the determining factor in the Uttar Pradesh elections otherwise bereft of issues, but running subliminally through it is the issue of corruption and lawlessness. Less than 24 hours after the Supreme Court ordered the cancellation of 122 telecom licences, it has become a talking point not just in the corridors of the Allahabad High Court but also in the surrounding rural areas as well as among pilgrims who have come to attend the annual Magh Mela at the Sangam from nearby districts.    More...

The Hindu February 04
TRAI begins process for spectrum auction
Following the Supreme Court's Thursday order, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Friday started the process for auction of 2G spectrum. It issued a pre-consultation paper, seeking views of all stakeholders.    More...

The Hindu February 04
Post-verdict, poaching a worry for telecom firms
A day after the landmark judgment in the 2G spectrum case, old telecom operators and those affected by the Supreme Court order, began an ad war to woo over seven crore mobile subscribers in circles where the 122 licences issued in 2008 will be scrapped.    More...

The Hindu February 04
CBI court may decide today on Swamy's plea
The CBI special court is expected to decide today on Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy's private complaint seeking the summoning of Union Minister P. Chidambaram to face prosecution for allegedly colluding with the then Telecom Minister, A. Raja, in fixing the prices for 2G spectrum licence.    More...

The Hindu February 04
BSNL billing system problems
The switch by BSNL Chennai Telephones from a meter-based billing method to an integrated Call Detail Record (CDR) billing system last month is facing teething troubles.    More...

The Hindu February 04
Government to establish network of eco-clubs
More eco-clubs will be established in schools as part of the emphasis of the State government on involving the younger generation in efforts to protect the environment, Environment and Forests Secretary C.V. Shankar said here on Thursday.    More...

The Hindu February 04
75 stolen mobile phones seized from gang
A Railway Protection Force team on Friday seized 75 stolen mobile phones valued at Rs. 5 lakh from a five-member gang that targeted railway passengers in trains and busy terminals.    More...

The Hindu February 04
IT raid findings must be given to police for action, says IAC
India Against Corruption (IAC), Goa unit, has expressed its anxiety over Goa government's stoic silence on Income Tax Department's assessment disclosures now in public domain pointing fingers towards a Cabinet Minister.    More...

The Financial Express February 04
What everyone missed out in Facebook’s $5-bn public offer
: Buried on page 93 of Facebook’s registration for its $5-billion initial public offering is a very interesting disclosure.    More...

The Financial Express February 04
No ‘Facebook fatigue’ for old user: Pew
: A survey released on Friday shows that people who have used the social networking site over a long period — since its founding in 2004, say — show no sign that they have tired of posting pictures, updating weekend plans or just relaying random thoughts.    More...