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Philippine SMS tax 'burden' and 'dangerous'
News Country's lobbyist groups and carriers strongly oppose government-proposed tax on SMS messages, saying it will increase communications cost.
Tags: Legal, Mobile platforms/communications, Taxes, Philippines, income tax, mobile company, telecommunications company, U.S. Congress, tax, Income
India's budget 'retains IT competitiveness'
News Government unveils budget that is warmly welcomed by national trade body Nassom, but deemed inadequate by some industry watchers.
Tags: Local Government, Taxes, E-government, India, International Data Corp., Information And Communication Technology, e-mail, industry, finance, tax
M'sia wins votes for green IT incentives
News Industry players welcome US$443 million fund in 2010 budget to drive green IT, but opposition party unimpressed with government's initiatives to boost broadband.
Tags: Local Government, Taxes, Business broadband, Personal broadband, Funding, Business, Green IT, Small And Medium Enterprise, Information And Communication Technology, Broadband
1980s computers hold up UK taxman's hunt
News Outdated computer systems have resulted in a 16.2 million backlog of people in the United Kingdom who waiting to be checked manually to see if they are paying the right amount of tax.
Tags: Taxes, Backlog, computer, insurance, tax credit, job, U.K., revenue, spokesman, tax
Telcos look to benefit from broadband funding
News Cable and phone companies are pushing for different broadband high-speed standards as Congress considers funding a national broadband infrastructure.
Tags: Personal broadband, Business broadband, Federal Government, Regulations, Taxes, Telecommunications, Wireless, Mbps, Broadband, Cable
License auctions stifling mobile development
News news analysis India will finally hold its 3G spectrum auction in December, but market analysts say this form of license distribution can negatively impact industry growth.
Tags: 3G (Third Generation), Local Government, Taxes, License, Operator, India, Money, International Data Corp., Spectrum, Auction
SiTF urges S'pore govt to support businesses
News The trade association's survey finds Singaporean businesses optimistic about economy, but also looking to government for help to keep business afloat.
Tags: Taxes, Local Government, Business, Green IT, Small And Medium Enterprise, Survey, Information And Communication Technology, Singapore, income tax, Government
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
M'sian govt urged to provide ICT boosters
News Malaysia's industry body Pikom calls on government to make broadband top priority and dish out tax incentives to bolster country's declining ICT spending.
Tags: Local Government, Investments, Taxes, Personal broadband, Information And Communication Technology, Sales, Broadband, Business Process, BPO, Malaysia
Ex-Samsung chairman convicted of tax evasion
News Although a three-year prison sentence is suspended, South Korean court rules that Lee Kun-hee must pay a hefty fine, according to an Associated Press report.
Tags: Legal, Corporate law, Taxes, prosecutor, Stock, Associated Press, Korea, bond, aide, chairman
IT will lead Asia's economic recovery
News Region's tech spending in 2009 will outpace gross domestic product, growing by 4.8 percent to reach US$300 billion in 2009, finds new IDC study.
Tags: Growth strategies and tools, Microsoft Windows, Personal applications, Business, Microsoft Corp., software, Information Technology, revenue, Asia, International Data Corp.
US Homeland Security continues laptop seizures
News New guidelines are announced to clarify the U.S. border department's practice of seizing laptops and electronic gadgets indefinitely.
Tags: Consumer Technology, U.S. Department Of Homeland Security, American Civil Liberties Union, electronic media, phone, agent, Laptop Computer, Homeland Security, Adobe PDF, disk
IBM bets on Brazilian innovation
News Big Blue's new initiative to stimulate development of Brazil's nascent tech industry is the latest sign of the country's rising power.
Tags: Hardware, Consumer Technology, IBM Corp., India, Training, Innovation, venture capital, entrepreneur, China, private equity
It sure ain't easy, or cheap, to be green
Blogs The TV was running in the background the other night when U.S. actor Ben Affleck appeared on screen, urging viewers to d...
CEOs see wireless as answer to economic crisis
News Verizon and T-Mobile USA's CEOs say that wireless is a growth engine for the economy and could help pull the United States out of crisis.
Tags: Mobile, Verizon Communications Inc., wireless industry, wireless service, Wireless, T-Mobile, CEO, financial, network, industry
