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To: Nandu who wrote (9540)	11/12/1999 4:58:00 PM
From: Mohan Marette	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12475

Tamil Nadu bags 'top tippler' title as Kerala slows down-Damn nothing is sacred any more! Nandu: Hard to believe Satyam is in TVM for just 900 subscribers,doesn't make any business sense at all. As for DSL, even in the U.S it is not widely available yet so it is understandable the guy didn't know anything about it. Since Satyam uses independent reps to distribute their products you must have been talking to one of them rep guys as opposed someone who works for Stayam is what I am thinking. If one were to go by their press releases they are planning to add broadband internet service via Cable TV and also DSL, another thing is Cyber Cafes that they want to get into. Once the quiet period is over next week we may get a better idea as to what they are up to. Also by Jan-Feb of next year they should have their own gateway. Now check this out, we were at least No.1 in something but not any more going by the following article, damn Tamils.<g> ======================== Sanu George - Economic Times THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 11 NOVEMBER TIPPLE-happy Kerala will have to do with the second best tag for another year. According to the Kerala State Beverages Corporation (KSBC), the state has lost first position in per capita consumption of liquor to Tamil Nadu. That, however, has not stopped Kerala from registering a rise in annual per capita consumption from 7.5 litres to eight litres. But Tamil Nadu, with a consumption record of 8.4 litres per person, takes the pride of place among tippler states. Kerala, at the top for several years before Punjab took away the rather unenviable title in 1997, registered record sales of 6.3m cases of hard liquor, an increase of 700,000 cases, in the year ended March 31, '99, said KSBC secretary MV Sasikanthan. KSBC figures show rum is the most preferred drink among Keralites. 3.19 mil cases of rum were sold in Kerala last year. Brandy (2.67 mil cases) and whisky (360,000 cases) are the other high selling hard liquor varieties while beer accounted for 2.73 mil cases. Sales of hard liquor and beer are at Rs 1200 crore ($280 mil) against Rs 10 crore the previous year. Sources however said these figures are understated. "If one were to take the figures of excise duty evasion and that of the illicit liquor trade in the state, Kerala would beat Tamil Nadu hands down," they said. Ever since the ban in April '96 on the manufacture and sale of arrack, imposed by then chief minister AK Antony, illicit liquor trade has been on the increase in the state. ? IANS

To: Nandu who wrote (9540)	11/13/1999 11:36:00 AM
From: Mohan Marette	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12475

Satyam Infoway to enter into Cable TV segment 13-11-1999 18:13:18 Satyam Infoway, India's largest private Internet service provider (ISP), is exploring the possibility of entering the cable television business as an extension of its Internet services. Senior officials of the company have begun negotiations with cable operators with a view to enter the segment. According to sources in the company the initial trails that were conducted in Calcutta and Jamshedpur have been encouraging. The trials were undertaken to find if there were any bugs in implementing the project. The company officials inform that availability of requisite bandwidth was the biggest hurdle and that need to be overcome before going ahead with the project. Other ISPs too are planning similar services in other parts of the country. Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) has been negotiating with cable operators in Mumbai to offer data on cable. While, Siticable of the Zee group has already started Net access through cable in Bangalore. Satyam is timing the entry in this line of business by early next year, when it is expecting to have its own gateway, which it is setting up at a cost of a Rs500mn. Once the gateway is set up Satyam will have access to higher bandwidth. Satyam is also planning to embrace the DSL broadband technology as soon as it is made available in the country, the technology is in nascent stages in the US too. However this technology too has a handicap and cannot be accessed over a longer distance. Satyam is also planning a major foray into cyber cafes and has drawn up a grand plan to launch such cafes in Bangalore and Chennai, initially. Once a viable business model is developed the company will expand to other cities. The next target then for the company would be voice Internet, whenever permitted. The company is already talking to agencies such as WorldTel to explore the possibilities of partaking in the community Internet network that is being rolled out in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Satyam Infoway got recently listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange after an IPO through which it raised US$75mn. The Satyam Infoway ADS which was issued at US$18 per share was quoting at US$57 on Friday November 12. Funds raised through the IPO would be used to beef up infrastructure facilities.(Probity)