Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd.

YEAR                                                                  
              EVENTS
 
 2001 - Mr. Vinod Shukla, Director has resigned and Mr Pradeep Kaul
 has been appointed
              in his place.
 
 2002-Hughes Tele.com crosses 150000 live customer lines.
 
 -Hughes Tele confirms appointment of G Varghese as President & CEO.
 
 -Hughes Tele.com India Ltd has informed that the Board has appointed
 Mr Jay Dehejia as a Director of the Company. Mr Dehejia has also been
 appointed as a member of the Audit Committee and Employees Stock
 Option Plan Compensation Committee. Mr Jay Dehejia is an Independent
 Director for the purpose of Clause 49 of the Listing
 Agreement.Further, the Board of Directors has at its meeting held
 today appointed Mr Paul W Cheng as an Alternate Director to Mr Jay
 Dehejia.
 
 -Hughes Network Systems, a shareholder of Hughes Tele.com (India) Ltd
 (HTIL), and Tata Industries Ltd on April 23, 2002 signed a Memorandum
 of Understanding to discuss various possibilities for entering into a
 transaction with respect to the investment of the HTIL sponsors in
 HTIL.
 
 -Hughes Tele.com India Ltd has informed the Board of Directors of the
 Company has accepted Mr Sett's resignation at its meeting held on July
 16, 2002. Mr Vivek Sett will however continue as the Company's Chief
 Financial Officer.
 
 -Hughes Tele.Com (India) Limited has informed the Exchange about the
 Change in Board of Directors as follows : 1.) M/s. Pramod Mittal,
 Pradman Kaul, Jack Shaw, Francis X Frantz, Vinod K Mittal, James
 Lucchese, Pradeep Kaul, Jaykumar Dehejia & Vijay dhar have resigned
 from the office of the Director of the Company w.e.f December 6,
 2002. Consequent to the above said resignations, M/s. Arun Kumar
 (alternate to Mr. Jack Shaw). Sanjay Chaudhary (alternate to Mr.
 Francis X. Frantz), Pranav Roach (alternate to James Lucchese),
 Partho Banerjee (Alternate to pradeep Kaul), Paul W Cheng (Alternate
 to Jaykumar Dehejia),John-Michael Lind (Alternate to Pramod Mittal)
 have also ceased to be alternate Directors w.e.f. December 6, 2002.
 2.) Dr. J J irani, Mr. S Ramakrishnan, Mr. Ishaat Hussain, Mr. R
 Gopalakrishnan, Mr. Kishor Chaukar, Mr. Firdose Vandrevala, Mr. N.S.
 Ramachandran & Mr. Pradman Kaul have been appointed as Directors of
 the Company w.e.f. December 6, 2002. The Board will shortly be
 expanded to include one more director. The above changes have been
 approved at the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company held
 on December 6, 2002.
 
 2003
 
 -Hughes Tele.com, telephony services provider of Maharashtra has been
 officially renamed 
 as Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) ltd.
 
 -Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) intensified its focus on rest of
 Maharashtra (besides 
 Mumbai).
 
 -TTSL , the Private basic telecom services operator has launched its
 Voice Mail Services(VMS). 
 
 -Tata Teleservices has tied up with Tier 1 internet service provider
 n-Longue Communications
 to set up 400 telephone and internet Kiosks in rural TamilNadu.
 
 -TTSL is re-evaluating its decision to expand its public Call Offices
 (PCO's) and Cyber Cafe's
 across the country under the Tata Indicom Umbrella.
 
 -Trai soughts out for clarrification on tariffs from WLL Player-Tata
 Teleservices, eventhough
 the company has maintained that  its WLL tariffs have not been put on
 hold.
 
 -Tata Teleservices ltd and Dishnet DSL Ltd have tied up for sharing
 of infrastructure 
 and a co-location agreement across the country.
 
 -Tata Teleservices has slashed its WLL STD rates to Rs.1.90 per
 minute for calls beyond
 500kms..
 
 -GTL and Tata Teleservices have  been picked up by Andhra Pradesh
 Government
 to manage the information assets created by the state as part of its
 e-governance initiatives.
 
 -TTSL hass received clearance from TN government for setting up an
 Optic Fibre Cable(OFC)
 backbone of the state
 
 -Tata Teleservices inpact withTata Infotech to set up a wireless
 application Laboratory 
 at IIT-Mumbai.
 
 -TTSL has announced an offer which enables its customers to own a
 mobile phone 
 and a connection for Rs.999.
 
 -TTML is negotiating with the Airport Authority of India (AAI) to
 offer Tata Indicom
 Wi-Fi services a high frequency wirefree access to the internet, at
 airports.
 
 -Tata Teleservices objected Reliance Infocomm locking in the
 customers of its limited
 mobility services for a period of 3 years and has termed it as
 anti-curruption practices.
 
 -TTSL has tied up with Motorola for the latters first commercial CDMA
 software switch.
 
 -TTSL has succesfully launched its Tata Indicomm CDMA services in
 Pune, nagpur
 Nasik and Aurangabad.
 
 -Tata Teleservices has reached a milestone by crossing 1 lakh
 subscribers in Delhi.
 
 -TTSL has unveiled its CDMA -based mobile services in Mumbai with
 lowest pulse rate 
 at 15 seconds.
 
 -Mr.Amit Bose has been appointed as president of Tata Teleservices ,
 incharge of 
 marketing, sales and other initiatives of Tata Teleservices.
 
 -Tata Teleservices has unveiled a new scheme called Tata Shareholder
 Privileges
 for its shareholders, through which the company can get mobile
 connection without
 paying any upfront charges.
 
 -Mr.Firdose Vandrevala has been appointed as new non-executive
 chairman of
 Tata teleservices.
 
 -Dr. J. J. Irani handed over the Chairmanship of the Board of
 Directors to Mr. Firdose A. Vandrevala.
 
 -Launches basis telephone services in Pondicherry from 01/09/2003
 
 -Tata Teleservices starts operations in Prakasam district
 
 -Tata Teleservices selects Subex System's fraud management system
 
 2004
 
 -Tata Tele unveils m-tribe to tap talent
 
 -Tata Tele awards CDMA contract to Motorola
 
 
 -TTSL in alliance with Dept of Posts for bill payments in TN
 
 -LaunchesTata Indicom PrePay service for fixed wireless phone (FWP)
 in Andhra Pradesh and Delhi circles.
 
 -Tata Teleservices has signed a memorandum of understanding with
 China Unicom for joint development of applications on the CDMA
 technology platform
 
 -Tata Indicom has launched push-to-talk capable handsets, which
 allows subscribers to connect instantly with other users of similar
 handsets
 
 -Tata Indicom forges alliance with Nokia to roll out gaming package
 
 -Tata Indicom's IP-VPN services bags international accreditation
 
 -Tata Teleservices has awarded a contract worth nearly $ 30 million
 to Lucent Technologies to help in the CDMA network expansion of Tata
 Teleservices in Andhra Pradesh
 
 -VSNL joins hands with TTSL to offer global calling cards
 
 -Tata Indicom launches new contest on Euro 2004
 
 -Tata Indicom forays into wireless pre-paid segment with new
 features
 
 -Tata Indicom begins services in Sivakasi, Virudhunagar in TN
 
 -Tata Teleservices Limited (TTSL) on September 1, 2004, announced the
 launch of telecom services in Anantapur town that would cover fixed
 wireless and mobile to customers
 
 - Tata Indicom, on Sept 10, launches its services in Raichur
 
 -Launches lower rate slab for its `True Paid' customers
 
 -Tata Indicom rolls out first ever PTT service in India
 
 2005
 
 -Hyundai Motor sign  MoU with Tata Indicom on Feb 11, 2005
 
 -Tata Tele launches services in Uttaranchal
 
 -TTSL ropes in Trisha as brand ambassador
 
 -Tata Tele unveils Tata Indicom mobile services in Kerala
 
 -Tata Teleservices inaugurates `Truepaid' campaign
 
 -Tata Indicom ties-up with BangaloreOne for payment of its bills by
 customers at BangaloreOne centres spread across the city
 
 -Tata Tele, VSNL in pact with Indian Institute of Management Calcutta
 to providing exclusive and customised communications solutions
 
 -Tata Teleservices Ltd has launched its first `Tata Indicom True
 Value Hub' in Kerala
 
 2006
 
 -Tata Tele unveils Tata Indicom Walky
 
 -TTML joins hand with TCS, Qualcomm
 
 -Tata Tele to divest 20 pc stake to Temasek, Sivasankaran
 
 -Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd Issues Rights in the Ratio of
 19:100
 
 2007
 -Registered Office of the Company has been shifted  To T. B. Kadam
 Marg, Chinchpokli, Mumbai - 400 033
 
 2008
 
 - Tata Teleservices Maharashtra Ltd has informed that Mr. Anil
 Sardana has been appointed as Non-Executive Director of the Company
 and Mr. Nadir Godrej has been appointed as an Independent Director of
 the Company w.e.f. March 12, 2008.
 
 -Tata Teleservices Maharashtra Ltd has announced that it has crossed
 the 5 million subscribers mark during the month of March. The Company
 thanks its shareholders and all stakeholders for their support in its
 progress towards this significant milestone.
 
 2009
 
 - Tata Teleservices Maharashtra Ltd has informed that Mr. D T Joseph
 has been appointed as Independent Director of the Company w.e.f. May
 08, 2009.
 
 2010
 
 - Credit rating agency, CRISIL has assigned its A/Stable/P1 ratings
 to the bank facilities of Tata Teleservices (maharashtra)
 
 - The Company has succeeded in winning the bid for 3G spectrum in the
 A Circle of Maharashtra with a bid value of Rs. 1257.82 crores.
 
 2011
 
 -  Tata Teleservices Maharashtra Ltd Appointed Mr. Katsuhiko Yamagata
 as a Director of the Compan
 
 2012
 
 -  Tata Teleservices Maharashtra Ltd  appointed Mr. Kishor A. Chaukar
 as an Additional Director and the Chairman of the Board of Directors
 of the Company
 
 2013
 
 -The bonus shares has been issued in the proportion of 2 (two) new
 equity shares of Rs.10/- each for every existing 15 (fifteen) equity
 share(s) held by the Members of the Company to the exception of
 promoters/promoter group.
 
 2014
 
 -Tata DOCOMO inks exclusive partnership with Milestone Interactive
 Group to launch the much awaited game.
 
 -Tata Docomo Wi-Fi creates Indias largest public Wi-Fi hotspot at the
 2014 Auto Expo.
 
 2015
 -North Tata Docomo expands itsretail presence in Agra
 -North Tata Docomo strengthens itsretail presence in Aligarh UPW
 -Tata Docomo Strengthens its 3G Network across Maharashtra
 -Tata Docomo expands its 3G footprint in Nashik
 -MPCG Tata Docomo expands itsretail footprint in Gujarat
 -West Tata Docomo Launches Unlimited Calling Packs at just Rs 9 and
 Rs 19
 -North Tata Docomo strengthens itsretail presence in Hapur
 
 2016
 -Tata Teleservices gains over 5 pct on bourses
 Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Limited succeeds in wining spectrum
 in 1800 MHz band in Mumbai and Maharashtra Service Areas.
 
 
 2017
 
 - Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd Bridging the Digital Divide for
 Enterprises Enterprise IT World
 - Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd Providing End to End Solutions
 SME Channels
 - Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd Transforming healthcare
 delivery in India Express Healthcare
 - Tata Teleservices simplifies the ICT needs of enterprises:
 Conversation with Mr. Joyjeet BoseTelecom Talk
 
 2018
 
 - Tata Tele Business Services SMART VPN for SMEs Lalkar
 - Tata Tele unveils SmartOffice for SMEs in AP, Telangana Hans India
 - Tata Tele Business Services launches SmartOffice solution for SMEs
 in Goa UNI India
 - Tata Tele launchesSmartOffice solution for SMEs in Ahmedabad &
 Rajkot Sujatawde
 
 2020
 
 - Tata Teleservices, FirstWave to launch cybersecurity solutions ET
 Telecom
 - Tata Tele Business Services launches �Smartflo� Telecomdrive.com
 - Tata Teleservices Partners with Zoom to Provide UC Solutions to
 Enterprises
 - Tata Tele Business launches cloud communication solution for
 enterprises The Economic Times
 
 2021
 
 - Tata Teleservices, Zoom Partner to Offer Video Conferencing
 Solution
 - Tata Teleservices Introduces �SD
 - Tata Teleservices launches flexible networking solution for SMBs
 - Tata Tele Business Services Unveils �Customer Experience Platform�
 CEP For Businesses
 - Tata Teleservices Maharashtra launches Customer Experience
 Platform
 - Tata Tele Business Services Introduces EZ Cloud Connect
 - Tata Tele Services launches P2P solution for cloud communications
 sans internet
 - Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd got Innovation & Technology
 awards- gold for best innovation by a telecom company
 - Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) Ltd got Telecom Innovation Leaders
 Award
 - Indian SME Excellence awards 2021
 - The Social Stars Awards 2021
 
 2022
 -Tata Tele Business Services honoured with prestigious CII Customer
 Obsession Awards for Active Customer Engagement.
 -Tata Tele Business Services recognized as the Enterprise Service
 Provider of the Year 2022 at ET Telecom Awards.
 -Tata Tele Business Services honored with �Asia Pacific Stevie Award
 2022 for Innovative Use of Technology in Customer Service.
 -Tata Tele Business Services honoured at the 8th Edition of National
 Awards for Leadership & Excellence.
 
 2023
 
 -Tata Tele Business Services Collaborates with Truecaller to offer 
 Verified Business Caller ID Solution.
 
 -Tata Tele Business Services launches Smartflo UCaaS integrated with
 Microsoft Teams.