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New
Delhi: Australia's
IT and telecom major, Telstra, has decided to shift
about 400 landline billing jobs to India, a move criticised
by the trade unions in the island.
Telstra
chief executive Ziggy Switkowski said "We have
to make decision with our suppliers that leave Telstra
cost competitive at the highest possible standards of
quality."
Moreover,
there is a world-wide trend towards shifting IT jobs
to India, he said adding "I am not at all surprised
that providers to Telstra are on that path."
Telstra
had announced it had renewed a 'global delivery' contract
up to $100 million with EDS Australia to manage its
landline billing systems with the proviso that it transferred
400 jobs to India over the next 15 months.
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