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Mobile service providers expressed concern last week over Mobitel announcement about its plans to launch a digital network.Other players fear that the company …
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Code Share
The telecom watchdog is working on a set of emergency short codes and value added service codes that will work on any network. Fire, police, ambulance, …
Cost Cutting
Tritel Services is talking to regional telecom players to sell a low cost payphone system designed for thinly populated areas. The card phone system, designed …
Minor Tremor
A minority stake in Sri Lanka Telecom is unlikely to make it to the market this year, as authorities feel the time is not ripe.The telecom giant has also …
Pay Me
Telco firms will soon introduce charges to terminate calls on each others networks, a fee expected to cover infrastructure costs. Only Sri Lanka Telecom …
Big League
Indian telco giant, Videsh Sanchara Nigam Limited (VSNL) will transfer part of its international bandwidth on the SEA ME WE III (three) submarine cable to its …
Renewing Ties
Sri Lanka Telecom will restore the microwave radio link that once connected the island to neighbouring India. Operational in the 80s, the link was a key like …
Joining Order
A fresh set of rules to govern telecom firm mergers is being floated within the industry for comment by August 6.The draft outlines how the telecom watchdog …
Asian Edition
Sri Lanka will play host to the first annual IT knowledge dissemination conference endash Networking South Asia later in July.Chairman of the Organising …
Clearing the Air
A draft spectrum management report recommends auctioning as the basis for allocating slots in the 1800 and 1900 MHz frequency band.Justifying its …
See-Me-there
The telecom watchdog has given the go ahead to licensed international voice and data operators to access the SEA-MEendash WE 3 submarine cable.Only Sri Lanka …
Extension Cord
Continued lobbying from the telecom industry has now opened up access to undersea cable bandwidth. Direct access to the SEA ME WE (Cable connecting South East …
Redial
The telecom watchdog on Wednesday published a set of rules that will govern the short code auction scheduled for an August date. The online auction previously …
Tall Order
Offering greater value to its tenants, the World Trade Centre (WTC) in Fort together with Dialog, has put in a fibre optic internet backbone in the twin …
Super Watchdog
Draft legislature to set up the super regulator for the information and communication sectors is now up for discussion.The bill will help form the Information …
Bad Line
Sri Lanka Telecoms rating outlook was revised to negative by Fitch Ratings, as liberalization poses many uncertainties for the telecom giant. Fitch says future …
Super Profits
Telecom operator Suntel, says its profits soared to Rs. 200.4 mn in 2002, from Rs. 22.8 mn.Suntel benefited from the prevalent low interest rates, while value …
Final Cost
Telco firms on Thursday agreed on a set of termination charges, setting the stage to launch a caller party pays (CPP) regime by September. However, Sri Lanka …
Rate Card
Telco firms have till the weekend to give a final verdict on termination rates proposed in a new cost based study. Industry giant Sri Lanka Telecom was absent …
Base Cost
Telco firms will meet the telecom watchdog Tuesday to discuss termination rates proposed in a recent consultant cost study.Telecommunications Regulatory …