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AT&T joins telecom licence rush.
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Times of India (New Delhi, India)
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October 2, 2007
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Oct. 2--NEW DELHI -- Amid the rush for licences to provide telecom services, global giant AT&T entered the game, as it knocked on government's door for offering mobile, fixed and broadband connections in India.
AT&T, which has teamed up with Mahindra Telecommunications Pvt Ltd, was among the 150 applicants who approached the department of telecommunications (DoT) on Monday, the last date for submitting applications for Universal Access Services Licences (UASL). DoT now has to deal with over 400 applications and the sheer number of fresh aspirants may become unmanageable.
The US giant, through AT&T India, has become the first major global telecom player to apply for ...