India cell phone curbs welcomed
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Indian phone companies and users welcome moves to curb unsolicited calls from tele-marketing firms.
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Airline travelers may be able to use  their mobile telephones and other wireless devices in the air  under a proposal to ease the current ban put forward by U.S.  communications regulators on Wednesday.
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Airline travelers might be able to  use their mobile phones and other wireless devices in the air  under a proposal put forward by U.S. communications regulators  on Wednesday to ease the current ban.
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Indian mobile phone users outnumber fixed line customers for the first time, the country's telecoms regulator says.
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India sought to calm on Wednesday opposition to the first port call by a U.S. aircraft carrier, saying firm environmental measures were in place for the visit of the nuclear-powered vessel.
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NEW YORK - You could almost hear the sighs of relief when the US Federal Communications Commission ruled on Tuesday that Internet-based phone services should be regulated by the federal government, not by the states.
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NEW DELHI: With the ceasefire holding along the border, India is now prepared to make the contentious Line of Control &quot;a softer line&quot; to bolster people-to-people contacts with Pakistan.
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India added 8.2 million mobile subscribers in December, taking the number of mobile connections in the country to 234 million by the end of the month.Fixed telephone connections, however, dropped to 39.25 million in December from 39.3 million a month earlier. Fixed lines connections have been falling as customers increasingly prefer mobile connections, particularly in areas where the infrastructure for providing fixed line connections is not developed.The number of telephones, both fixed and wireless, per 100 people went up to 23.89 percent from 23.2 percent in November, according to data released Tuesday by the telecom regulator, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, in Delhi.To boost revenue, a number of mobile service providers are now targeting rural markets and less lucrative urban markets with a variety of strategies including by planning to share back-end infrastructure. Some service providers have also introduced low-cost phones for this market.The emerging category of ultra low-cost handset is seen as a key component in attracting the next billion mobile phone subscribers into the Indian market, according to research firm In-Stat. Ultra low-cost handsets are expected to be stripped-down cell phones offering only the most basic communication experience of voice and text messaging. However, these may not be attractive to some urban users of low-cost handsets who want phones with features, In-Stat said.Vendors may have to also look at lowering costs of their featured phones by offering refurbished phones, the research firm said.
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Traffic congestion may be worsened by motorists chatting on cellphones, a new study suggests.
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Islamabad, Aug. 18 : Tens of thousands of Pakistanis endured hours of stifling heat this week to accept an offer of free mobile phone connections, a sign of the pent-up demand in a country where cellphone usage has remained low.
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The Federal Communications Commission ruled that states are now barred from imposing telecommunications regulations on Net phone providers, which treat calls no differently than any other application on the Internet.
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India produced nearly 31 million mobile phones last year, at a value of about $5 billion.
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The use of mobile phones in emerging markets is growing but people are using their phones for more than just talking.
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Although there may have been technical limitations at the time the cell phone ban was established, according to IDC&#39;s Shiv Bakhshi, it is unclear why the ban has remained in place, given that
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Federal regulators narrowly approved rules Wednesday that phase out many of the government-mandated discounts the four major regional telephone companies must give rivals to encourage them to compete for local service customers.
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The Federal Communications Commission ruled 3-2 that states are now barred from imposing telecommunications regulations on Internet phone providers, which treat calls no differently than any other application on the Net.
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Cell phone can respond to motion by dialing numbers or ending a call.