GBI Research, the leading business intelligence provider, has released its latest research, “Direct to Consumer (DTC) Advertising in Pharmaceuticals - Current and Future Market Outlook, Regulatory Landscape and Case Studies.” The research provides key data, information and analysis of the major issues affecting the stakeholders of the direct to consumer (DTC) advertising market in the US and Europe. It discusses the major changes that have been observed after the relaxation of rules over DTC advertising by the FDA in 1997.

Indian telecom companies further created a record of 15 million customers in January 2009, indicating that the world’s fastest growing telecom market remains untouched by the economic slowdown. This is a global record for any telecom market. The number of phone connections in — mobile and landline — has crossed 400 million as of early 2009. Mobile phone users now account for close to 91% of the country’s telephone base with 362.3 million connections, With ever rising cellular subscribers, voice is increasingly becoming a commodity.