R Com and Bharti Airtel After Budget 2008

Ernst & Young analyses the impact of the Budget on Bharti Airtel and R-Com.
Here are few excerpts of the analysis publised on Business Standard recently -

Bharti Airtel
- It would be possible to maximize the Cenvat Credit by either reversing the credit attributable to exempt services or making payment of 8 percent of the exempt services- Excise duty has been fully exempted on wireless data modem cards- Cascading effect of DDT payouts in two layer structures largely mitigated- FBT cost could go down- Deduction for preliminary expenses incurred on extension/ setting up of units made available to service companies- Add back of deferred tax, DDT, etc for MAT purposes could increase tax liability

R-COM
- It would be possible to maximize the Cenvat Credit by either reversing the credit attributable to exempt services or making payment of 8 percent of the exempt services- Excise duty has been fully exempted on wireless data modem cards- National Calamity Contingent duty (NCCD) at the rate of 1 percent has been imposed on mobile phones. Credit of any duty of excise other than NCCD will not be utilized for payment of 1percent NCCD on mobile phones- Cascading effect of DDT payouts in two layer structures largely mitigated- FBT cost could go down- Deduction for preliminary expenses incurred on extension/ setting up of units made available to service companies- Add back of deferred tax, DDT, etc for MAT purposes could increase tax liability

Tata Comm Plans $2 Bn Expansion

Tata Communications is planning to invest $2 billion (Rs 8,000 crore) in the next three years for expansion of its infrastructure and services.
Speaking at a press conference in Kolkata, Srinivasa Addepalli, senior vice-president, corporate strategy, Tata Communications, said, “Half of the investment will go into submarine cables and network enhancement and the rest 50 percent will be invested to roll out WiMax to cover 15 cities by 2009. Currently, WiMax services are available only in Bangalore.”
The company is also expanding its global virtual private network (VPN) to China through a network-to-network interface (NNI) agreement with China Enterprise Netcom Corporation (China Entercom or CEC), a value-added telecommunication services and integrated IT solutions provider and subsidiary of China International Trust and Investment Corporation.
Through this NNI, Tata Communications and China Entercom have interconnected their respective multi-protocol label switching infrastructures, allowing Tata Communications’ multinational corporation customers VPN connectivity reach beyond the existing 120 cities across the country and 19 major business centres across North America, Asia and Europe, which will now also include 347 cities across China.
Customers can also connect with dual point of presence (POP) locations in tier-I cities, including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen.

Information Source: isourceupdates.com

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Airtel ties up with VeriSign

India’s leading private telecom operator Bharti Airtel has tied up with Verisign, global provider of intelligent infrastructure services. Airtel signed the memorandum of understanding (MoU) with VeriSign on 3rd Jan 2008.

This deal makes Airtel a strategic marketing partner of VeriSign and will bring its services in India. Chris Parsons, senior vice president, corporate strategy, VeriSign said, “VeriSign expects significant growth in the Indian market over the next several years. Our strategy was to find a partner that shared our vision for next-generation network services and had the capability to execute, and Bharti Airtel was our clear choice”.

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Airtel has launched its Christmas Offer for all those who want to celebrate Christmas with their friends and family and stay connected. This Christmas season you can talk to your folks in India and get upto 190 minutes on Airtel Calling Cards!

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