Bell Canada Executive to Lead India Cellular Venture.MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 8, 1996--Bell Canada International Inc. (BCI BCI Bat Conservation International BCI Brain-Computer Interface BCI Business Continuity Institute BCI Business Cycle Indicators BCI Banco de Credito e Inversiones (Chilean bank) BCI Bell Canada International ) and the Tata Group The Tata Group is India's largest conglomerate company, with revenues in 2005-06 of Rs. 967,229 million (US $21.9 billion), the equivalent of about 2.8% of India's GDP, and a market capitalisation of US $57.6 billion now (only 28 of the 96 Tata Group companies are publicly listed). of India, today announced the appointment of Mr. Richard D. French as president of Tata Communications PVT. Ltd., the newly formed Indian cellular company which will be providing mobile telephony services in the populous Indian State of Andhra Pradesh. Mr. French joins Tata Communications on a special leave of absence from Bell Canada, where he was most recently group vice-president, corporate development. Tata Communications is the operating company operating company A business that engages in transactions with outsiders. formed by the multinational consortium which was awarded an Andhra Pradesh cellular licence in late 1995. Shareholders include the Tata Group, India's largest business house, the American International Group
American International Group, Inc. (AIG) (NYSE: AIG; TYO: 8685 ) is a major American insurance corporation based in New York City. , one of North America's largest insurance organizations and BCI, which is also providing managerial and technical support to the venture. The same shareholders are positioned to receive a second licence to provide basic wireline services in the same Indian market. A wholly-owned subsidiary of BCE BCE abbr. 1. Bachelor of Chemical Engineering 2. Bachelor of Civil Engineering BCE Abbreviation for before the Common Era. , Canada's largest telecommunications company, BCI is BCE's primary vehicle for investment in non-Canadian network operations, with significant investments in wireline, wireless and cable television networks in the United Kingdom, United States, Colombia, Brazil, China and India. CONTACT: Bell Canada Peter Burn, 514/392-2264 M.Z.A. Baig (Tata, Delhi), 91-11-332-6811 |
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