NEW YORK, March 10 /PRNewswire/ --

- The World's Fastest Growing Telecom Market Is Examined in a New, Free 
Report from Light Reading

With the country's 13 mobile operators signing up some 8 million new
customers every month, India is certainly the hottest market for telco
equipment and services.

But who are the country's major service providers? What geographic areas
do they cover? What licenses do they hold? How extensive are their networks?
What U.S. companies are lining up to compete there?

Those questions are all addressed in a new report from UBM's Light
Reading (www.lightreading.com): "A Guide to India's Telecom Operators." This
six-page report, available free of charge, can be viewed by visiting:

http://www.lightreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=147300

"As the world's fastest growing telecom market, India is important for
service providers, vendors, and observers alike to understand," says Light
Reading reporter Nicole Willing, who compiled the report. "Unraveling the
country's tangled web of operators, licenses, and service areas has been a
real challenge, but it's worth it to get a clear picture of exactly which
carriers are doing what, and where they're having the most success."

The wireless and fixed-line operators mentioned in the report include:
Aircel, AT&T, Bharti Airtel, BSNL, BT Group, Cable & Wireless, HCL Infinet,
IDEA Cellular, Rail Tel Corporation of India, Reliance Communications, Sify
Technologies, Spice Telecom, Tata Communications (formerly VSNL), Tulip IT
Services, Verizon Business, and Vodafone Essar.

About Light Reading

Founded in 2000, Light Reading (www.lightreading.com) is the ultimate
source for technology and financial analysis of the communications industry,
leading the media sector in terms of traffic, content, and reputation. It
reaches an extensive audience of executives and technologists within the
telecom and enterprise networking communities, as well as the
financial/industry analysts and investors who track these sectors. Light
Reading was acquired by United Business Media in August 2005 and operates as
a member of its TechWeb division.

About United Business Media

United Business Media plc (www.unitedbusinessmedia.com) is a leading
global business media company, informing markets and bringing the world's
buyers and sellers together at events, online, and in print, providing them
with the information they need to do business successfully. UBM focuses on
serving professional commercial communities, from doctors to game developers,
from journalists to jewelery traders, from farmers to pharmacists around the
world. Our 5,000 staff in more than 30 countries are organized into
specialist teams that serve these communities, helping them to do business
and ensure that their markets work effectively and efficiently.

Contact:
    Amy Averbook
    Light Reading Communications Group
    averbook@lightreading.com
    +1-212-925-0020 x112

    Web site: http://www.lightreading.com
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