The Hindu Business Line : Monday, February 18, 2002

Bharti to peg ILD rates 50% cheaper than VSNL
STARTING April, the Bharti group has decided to offer international long distance (ILD) services at rates that are up to 50 per cent lower than those charged by incumbent operator Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd (VSNL). According to Mr Sunil Mittal, ... More

`Tariff cuts will increase revenue for mobile operators'
SLASHING the roaming tariff for the cellular phone users should not make the cash registers ring less often from March as it will only increase the usage of the service by the subscribers. The roaming tariff is expected to be reduced to Rs 3 ... More

NEW PROJECTS

IMAGE centre in Kochi

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES

Hi-tech policing
Karnataka is not leaving anyone untouched by its initiatives in technology. The Karnataka Police has now taken a major step towards becoming computer-savvy. It has tied up with the Bangalore-based IT giant Wipro for a four-day basic computer ... More

OFF-SHORE DEVELOPMENT

divine to invest $ 4 m more in Hyderabad centre
THE wholly-owned subsidiary of the US-based Nasdaq-listed $ 1-billion divine Inc, — divine India Ltd — proposes to ramp up its software development operations in Hyderabad. divine Inc, promoted by global majors such as ... More

EVENTS

Looking Back

OUTLOOK

Rs 100-cr turnover target for NeST Technologies
Software apart, the NeST Group has been concentrating on communication, fibre optics, microwave and wireless. It has presence in consumer electronics, distributed computing and device drivers as well. More

TRENDS

The ebb matches the flow for IT cos
CLIENTS of IT companies seem to be going through a revolving door. Companies are gaining clients as fast or almost as fast as they are losing them - depending on which way you want to look at it. When the slowdown in the IT industry began ... More

IT clients becoming scale-sensitive now
``Clients are essentially becoming balance sheet sensitive; balance sheets are being used by companies for division and differentiation of their vendors and suppliers.'' More

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Bharti to peg ILD rates 50% cheaper than VSNL

IT clients becoming scale-sensitive now

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`Feel good' factor back on bourses

In Depth
Inside Kashmir

Guide to derivatives

US-64

Looking back
Feb. 10-Feb. 16
Wipro enters laptop segment

ChrysCapital buys 5 pc stake in NIIT -- Seeks FIPB nod for 10 pc more

Cellular subscriber base touches 5.72 m

Softwares cos see downtrend in staff costs

VSNL enters Tata family

`Interest' grows in software firms