There are often much better deals if you use SIM cards from each local carrier.
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Indian rules require a local carrier to complete five years of domestic operations to fly to foreign destinations.
To this end AirAsia has bought into the Indonesian domestic market by acquiring a local carrier, Batavia Air (the deal still requires regulatory approval).
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Whether it is through the micro-cell site when we are at sea, or the local carrier in port, I have no problem accessing local GSM networks on T-Mobile.
While you can always insert a local SIM card into your phone for use when you are in port, this will not help you if you are on a cruise ship at sea and out of range of a local carrier.
In this sort of scheme, Qwest could sell its long-distance business to BellSouth (nyse: BLS - news - people ), helping that company compete with the other major U.S. carriers, and then sell its regional coverage to local carrier Alltel (nyse: AT - news - people ), helping it jump into the big leagues.
Emirates has also thrived by entering markets in the rest of the Middle East, Africa, South-East Asia, India and Latin America that had hitherto been poorly connected to the global air-transport network because of over-regulation, the absence of a strong local flag carrier and the indifference of established airlines.
Another partnership links Comm South, a Dallas-based residential-phone service provider, with a competitive local-exchange carrier called Arbros that focuses on U.S. East Coast businesses.
Verizon, a local fixed-line and cellular carrier that serves both Washington and New York, among other cities, said calls to the area doubled from their normal peak volumes of 115 million in New York and 35 million in Washington in the wake of the incidents.
The carrier also sponsors competitions with local clothing and furniture designers, pushing them to create goods from their discards.
The Carrier and Condura brands from local firm Concepcion Industries still dominate with more than 35% of the room airconditioner market.
The hiring will mark the start of the carrier's strategy to operate local flights in India later this year.
Local reports suggests Samsung has struck a deal with carrier MTS so that the phone comes with free calls for one year.
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AirAsia, Southeast Asia's largest carrier by fleet size, and its local partners will now have to seek approvals from the civil aviation ministry and other authorities to start the airline, Mr. Mayaram said.
Lots of new businesses order snazzy carrier bags in order to make a mark on the local community.
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Graced with the presence of Google and Samsung reps in Kuala Lumpur (including a video message from Google SVP Sundar Pichai), today Malaysian carrier Yes 4G unveiled this rather special laptop for the local consumers.
Several of the local carriers are loss-making, although the biggest low-fare carrier, InterGlobe Aviation Ltd.
GE-3 is virtually the only carrier for PBS's national network, which distributes programs to local public television outlets via the satellite.
Polish carrier LOT is planning to resume services June 5, while Air India has said in local reports it is planning to reintroduce its Dreamliners to the skies in May.
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