INDIA BUSINESS WORLD - March 1st - March 15th - 2008
GOVERNMENT ISSUES 19 NEW TELECOM LICENCES
The government issued 19 more telecom licences to new players, including Shyam Telelink and Loop Telecom, taking the total number of new permits to 107. Shyam Telelink has been given licences for eight circles—Gujarat, Kolkata, Kerala, Punjab, UP (East), UP (West), West Bengal and Bihar, said senior officials in the DoT. Besides Shyam, Loop Telecom has been awarded licences in seven circles while STel has got the permits for three circles. The whole process would be completed with issuance of 14 more new licences. Shyam Telelink is expected to be given licences for 11 more circles, making it a pan-India operator. It's already operating in Rajasthan.
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