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Samsung Fights $520 Million India Tax Demand, Points to Reliance Practice
Samsung has asked the Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal in Mumbai to quash a $520 million (roughly Rs. 4,381 crore) tax demand for allegedly misclassifying imports of networking gear. The South Korean giant has said that Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance also imported the same component in a similar manner for years.
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"Why Should I Speak Marathi?" Airtel Employee's Video Goes Viral, Sparks Row
BJP MLC Chitra Wagh called for promoting the use of local language in Maharashtra, a statement which comes after a video of a female employee of a prominent telecom company purportedly refusing to interact with a customer in Marathi went viral.
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IIT Bombay Student Loses Rs 7 Lakh In 'Digital Arrest' Scam
An IIT Bombay student lost Rs 7.29 lakh after a fraudster posed as a Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) employee and coerced him into paying the money by intimidating him under the pretext of 'digital arrest', police said on Tuesday.
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Airtel to Shut Down Wynk Music App, Absorb All Employees
Bharti Airtel will exit from music vertical and shut down its Wynk Music app. When contacted, the Airtel spokesperson confirmed the development. The company has entered into an agreement with Apple to provide access to Apple Music with special offers to its customers who use iPhone.
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Not Happy With WiFi Range, IAS Officer, Brother Beat 2 Airtel Employees
Two men working for a leading telecom service provider were allegedly thrashed by an IAS officer and his brother at the latter's residence in Navi Mumbai over an Internet router issue, police said on Wednesday.
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Virgin Orbit Files for Bankruptcy, to Sell Satellite Launch Business After Failing to Secure Funding
Virgin Orbit, Richard Branson's satellite launch firm, has filed for bankruptcy. The company is also looking for a buyer, and recently announced that it was laying off 85 percent of its workforce after it failed to secure enough funding.
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Ericsson Could Cut 8,500 Jobs Under Cost-Cutting Plans, Reveals Internal Memo
Telecom equipment maker Ericsson will lay off 8,500 employees globally as part of its plan to cut costs, a memo sent to employees and seen by Reuters said. While technology companies such as Microsoft, Meta and Alphabet have laid off thousands of employees citing economic conditions, Ericsson's move would be the largest layoff to hit the industry.
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Telstra Hit by Data Breach Exposing 30,000 Employees' Data, Two Weeks After Optus Cyberattack
Telstra, Australia's largest telecom operator on Tuesday disclosed a data breach that exposed some employee data dating back to 2017. The company stated that an intrusion of a third-party organisation resulted in the exposure of the data of 30,000 current and former employees. The disclosure of the breach comes two weeks after its main rival Optus ...
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"Perform Or Perish": In Leaked Audio, Minister's Warning To BSNL Staff
Either perform or "perish" - was Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw's terse message during his first meeting with the employees of public sector telecom operator BSNL.
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Airtel to Set Up New Technology Centre in Pune, Will Hire 500 Employees by Current Fiscal End
Bharti Airtel is planning to set-up a new technology centre in Pune to support digital services in the Western region. The telecom giant will be hiring around 500 digital engineering professionals by the end of the current fiscal, a senior company official said. Airtel is rapidly scaling up its in-house digital talent pool to support its transforma...
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Ericsson Says New US Fines Likely Over Iraq Corruption
Ericsson has said that it may have to pay new fines to US Department of Justice over suspected bribes to the Islamic State group in Iraq.
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Ericsson Suspends All Russia Operations Indefinitely Over War in Ukraine
Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson has announced that it has suspended all its business in Russia for the foreseeable future. The company had stopped delivering products to Russia back in February at the start of the Ukraine war.
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Ericsson Employees May Have Bribed ISIS In Iraq, CEO Suspects
Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson suspects some of its employees in Iraq may have bribed Islamic State group members to get its road transports through the country, its chief executive said Wednesday.
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T-Mobile Said to Terminate Employees Not Vaccinated Against COVID-19 by April
T-Mobile US will reportedly fire its corporate employees who are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by April 2.
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Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, T-Mobile, Amazon Drop CES Plans Over COVID-19 Concerns
Facebook parent Meta, Twitter, and Pinterest separately said they will not send teams to CES 2022 in Las Vegas as concerns grow about the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
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Samsung Fights $520 Million India Tax Demand, Points to Reliance Practice
Samsung has asked the Customs Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal in Mumbai to quash a $520 million (roughly Rs. 4,381 crore) tax demand for allegedly misclassifying imports of networking gear. The South Korean giant has said that Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance also imported the same component in a similar manner for years.
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"Why Should I Speak Marathi?" Airtel Employee's Video Goes Viral, Sparks Row
BJP MLC Chitra Wagh called for promoting the use of local language in Maharashtra, a statement which comes after a video of a female employee of a prominent telecom company purportedly refusing to interact with a customer in Marathi went viral.
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IIT Bombay Student Loses Rs 7 Lakh In 'Digital Arrest' Scam
An IIT Bombay student lost Rs 7.29 lakh after a fraudster posed as a Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) employee and coerced him into paying the money by intimidating him under the pretext of 'digital arrest', police said on Tuesday.
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Airtel to Shut Down Wynk Music App, Absorb All Employees
Bharti Airtel will exit from music vertical and shut down its Wynk Music app. When contacted, the Airtel spokesperson confirmed the development. The company has entered into an agreement with Apple to provide access to Apple Music with special offers to its customers who use iPhone.
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Not Happy With WiFi Range, IAS Officer, Brother Beat 2 Airtel Employees
Two men working for a leading telecom service provider were allegedly thrashed by an IAS officer and his brother at the latter's residence in Navi Mumbai over an Internet router issue, police said on Wednesday.
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Virgin Orbit Files for Bankruptcy, to Sell Satellite Launch Business After Failing to Secure Funding
Virgin Orbit, Richard Branson's satellite launch firm, has filed for bankruptcy. The company is also looking for a buyer, and recently announced that it was laying off 85 percent of its workforce after it failed to secure enough funding.
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Ericsson Could Cut 8,500 Jobs Under Cost-Cutting Plans, Reveals Internal Memo
Telecom equipment maker Ericsson will lay off 8,500 employees globally as part of its plan to cut costs, a memo sent to employees and seen by Reuters said. While technology companies such as Microsoft, Meta and Alphabet have laid off thousands of employees citing economic conditions, Ericsson's move would be the largest layoff to hit the industry.
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Telstra Hit by Data Breach Exposing 30,000 Employees' Data, Two Weeks After Optus Cyberattack
Telstra, Australia's largest telecom operator on Tuesday disclosed a data breach that exposed some employee data dating back to 2017. The company stated that an intrusion of a third-party organisation resulted in the exposure of the data of 30,000 current and former employees. The disclosure of the breach comes two weeks after its main rival Optus ...
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"Perform Or Perish": In Leaked Audio, Minister's Warning To BSNL Staff
Either perform or "perish" - was Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw's terse message during his first meeting with the employees of public sector telecom operator BSNL.
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Airtel to Set Up New Technology Centre in Pune, Will Hire 500 Employees by Current Fiscal End
Bharti Airtel is planning to set-up a new technology centre in Pune to support digital services in the Western region. The telecom giant will be hiring around 500 digital engineering professionals by the end of the current fiscal, a senior company official said. Airtel is rapidly scaling up its in-house digital talent pool to support its transforma...
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Ericsson Says New US Fines Likely Over Iraq Corruption
Ericsson has said that it may have to pay new fines to US Department of Justice over suspected bribes to the Islamic State group in Iraq.
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Ericsson Suspends All Russia Operations Indefinitely Over War in Ukraine
Swedish telecom equipment maker Ericsson has announced that it has suspended all its business in Russia for the foreseeable future. The company had stopped delivering products to Russia back in February at the start of the Ukraine war.
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Ericsson Employees May Have Bribed ISIS In Iraq, CEO Suspects
Swedish telecoms giant Ericsson suspects some of its employees in Iraq may have bribed Islamic State group members to get its road transports through the country, its chief executive said Wednesday.
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T-Mobile Said to Terminate Employees Not Vaccinated Against COVID-19 by April
T-Mobile US will reportedly fire its corporate employees who are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by April 2.
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Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, T-Mobile, Amazon Drop CES Plans Over COVID-19 Concerns
Facebook parent Meta, Twitter, and Pinterest separately said they will not send teams to CES 2022 in Las Vegas as concerns grow about the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
