Telecom
European regulator blocks CK Hutchison Holdings' $15.3-bn acquisition of O2 UK
12 May 2016
The European antitrust regulator yesterday blocked CK Hutchison Holdings' $15.3-billion acquisition of O2 UK from Spain's Telefonica as the merger would have reduced competition
Power and telephony: how things have changed
11 May 2016
A generation ago, a visiting Japanese minister was flabbergasted when asked by his Indian counterpart (through the interpreter) how many tries it took him to get through to the telephone number he was dialling! Things have certainly changed since then, writes retired IAS officer Vivek Agnihotri
Trai suffers blow as SC strikes down call drop penalty
11 May 2016
The Supreme Court has struck down Trai's attempt to impose a one rupee penalty for every dropped call, saying the rule was arbitrary, unreasonable and non-transparent

