Liberalization
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New Malaysian premier snubs ICT body
News Pikom is "disappointed" Prime Minister Najib Razak ignored calls for dedicated ministry, while opposition party says Najib has yet to show "generosity" toward sector.
Tags: Politics, Regulations, Sector, Communication, Culture, Information And Communication Technology, liberalization, Najib Razak, Abdullah, Malaysia
Indian govt delays plans for unrestricted VoIP
News Plans to fully liberalize India's voice over IP market are on hold, and will likely remain in limbo until government finalizes 3G license auction, analysts say.
Tags: VoIP/IP telephony, VoIP, Regulations, Mobile, India, Telecommunications, IP, phone, telephony, 3G
No price cuts from StarHub unless rivals slash rates
News The island's second telco entrant, StarHub Pte Ltd, said it will not react to a price war unless its rivals cut prices by 20 to 30 percent.
Complacency has no place in IT
Blogs It was on April Fools' Day at the turn of the millennium that the Singapore telecommunications market was fully liberali...
UK makes its broadband splash
News U.K. government lays out its vision for digital future of Britain over coming years, covering topics such as broadband access, security, ICT literacy and copyright enforcement.
Tags: Business broadband, Personal broadband, Taxes, Universal Service, Public Service, U.K., liberalization, mobile network, fiber, Business broadband
S$1.6b spent on I21 sector in '99 exceeding forecast by S$100m
News The total business spending in the Industry 21 (I21) service sector hit S$1.6 billion last year exceeding the government's forecast by S$100 million, the Economic Development Board (EDB) announced today.
TAS denies charge of lack of openness
News The Telecommunication Authority of Singapore has denied the charge by SingTel's chief executive that it lacks transparency.
SingTel confirms merger talks with Cable & Wireless HKT
News Singapore Telecom has confirmed industry speculation that it is in merger talks with Hong Kong telco giant, Cable & Wireless HKT.
SCV projects 50% cost savings with telco liberalization
News update With the liberalization of the local telecommunications industry, broadband service provider Singapore Cable Vision expects its international lease circuits cost to be reduced as much as 50 percent.
Short Take: IDD operators wilt under fierce competition
News About 20 percent of the international direct dial (IDD) operators that set up shop here in the heady days of April 2000, when the telecommunications scene was liberalized, have closed down.
S'pore's telecoms capital investment to top S$3b
News Capital investment in Singapore's telecommunications market is expected to exceed S$3 billion in the next five to six years, according to Communications and Information Technology Minister Yeo Cheow Tong.
S'pore telecoms capital investment to top S$3 billion
News Capital investment in Singapore's telecommunications market is expected to exceed S$3 billion in the next five to six years, according to Communications and Information Technology Minister Yeo Cheow Tong.
Datacraft Asia bags Taiwan contract worth over US$10m 
News Mainboard-listed Datacraft Asia Ltd has won contracts from Taiwan's Eastern Broadband Telecommunications (EBT) worth over US$10 million.
IDC: Vietnamese banks to spur IT spending
News State-owned commercial banks and foreign banks in Vietnam are planning some heavy investments in technology to prepare for market liberalization, says the analyst.
Tags: IT budgeting, Budgeting/cost control, Investments, Banking, Politics
SCV might bring forward IPO plans to fund S$50m voice over IP network
News Broadband service provider Singapore Cable Vision (SCV) said it might bring forward plans to list the company on the Singapore Exchange, previously forecast to be nine to 21 months away.
