Num TV unable to uplink from India due to narrow bandwidth
Lack of adequate bandwidth availability is preventing Num TV from uplinking from India. Currently, the entertainment portal is uplinked from Singapore.

Cable glitches -- Zee tries to push 7-channel package, faces resistance
Zee Network is pushing a seven-channel package on cable television operators, even as Star TV continues to face stubborn resistance to a similar move. The Asiasat-3S satellite-based Zee is offering Zee Cinema, Movies, English and the four Alpha channels -- Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi and Punjabi.

Speed dial -- Escotel claims fastest subscriber growth
Escotel Mobile Communications claimed on Wednesday that it had emerged as the fastest growing cellular company in India in the last three quarters: it registered a 26% growth in its subscriber base in the quarter ending June 2000.

Tips to win -- Content counts, services sell
The Gartner Group's SHARP (Surfing Habits Advertising Research and Purchase) survey for India, which was completed last week with a sample size of 3000 families in seven key Indian metros, has thrown up some interesting findings for players in the Internet economy.

Restructuring Bharti Enterprises for growth
Telecom conglomerate-Bharti Enterprises has decided to restructure and separate its telecom services and manufacturing operations. "The corporate mantra for the restructuring is operational freedom," says Sunil Bharti Mittal, chairman and group managing director, Bharti Enterprises.

Bharti Telecom to drive the engine of enterprise
Following restructuring of the Bharti Group, Bharti Telecom, which holds stakes in the operating companies through its subsidiaries Bharti Televentures and Bharti Telespatial, will become the lead engine to drive all telecom services.


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