Total Telecom

Friday, 4 July, 2008

Top Stories

Zain still has eyes on foreign expansion
Opposition to Ghana Telecom-Vodafone deal grows
Friday Review: Flash backs
Chilean authorities at odds over tariff liberalisation
BCE, buyers, banks reach deal on completing buyout
Vodafone NZ to extend 3G network
Google asks to hide YouTube user info from court papers
MTN, Reliance Communications deal hopes fade
KPN cuts data roaming fees by 30%
Vodafone, India to finish arguing case by Wed

Mobility

Opposition to Ghana Telecom-Vodafone deal grows
Friday Review: Flash backs
Vodafone NZ to extend 3G network
KPN cuts data roaming fees by 30%

Business & Regulatory

MTN disappointed with Ambani feud
Telefonica, Vodafone, France Tel may get €1.25bn fine
Chilean authorities at odds over tariff liberalisation
Google asks to hide YouTube user info from court papers
Vodafone, India to finish arguing case by Wed

Network & Services

Telecom NZ hires Alcatel-Lucent for IP network
Friday Review: Flash backs
Chilean authorities at odds over tariff liberalisation

Finance

VimpelCom increases stake in KarTel to 74.9%
Thai Total Access keeps 2008 revenue forecast
Zain still has eyes on foreign expansion
Opposition to Ghana Telecom-Vodafone deal grows
BCE, buyers, banks reach deal on completing buyout
MTN, Reliance Communications deal hopes fade
Vodafone, India to finish arguing case by Wed

People

Thai Total Access names new CEO
Friday Review: Flash backs

Thursday, 3 July, 2008

Top Stories

Vodafone in $900m Ghana Telecom buy
Ambani mulls majority MTN stake
Bharti Airtel, Zain deny M&A talks
Telstra launches social LBS
Mexico set for number portability
QTel files tender offer for outstanding Indosat shares
Ofcom lays out super-fast networks investment framework
Concerns about Yahoo's Q2 grow
Wiping Deutsche Telekom's board clean
Reliance Industries offers olive branch to MTN, RCOM

Mobility

New iPhone rules: More Apple revenue, fewer unlocked Phones
Sistema to use Alcatel-Lucent, ZTE, Huawei hardware in India
MetroPCS subscriber growth slows in Q2
Apple's iPhone push to crimp Asian vendors' margins
LG to release iPhone rival in US
Softbank to discontinue 2G service March 2010
Vodafone in $900m Ghana Telecom buy
Telstra launches social LBS

TME

Judge rules Google, YouTube don't have to turn over search code
Yahoo pursues talks with potential partners

Business & Regulatory

Judge rules Google, YouTube don't have to turn over search code
Motorola awarded money in dispute with Telsim
Spanish probe finds telcos illegally timed rate hike
Nokia, German state reach compromise over plant
Ambani mulls majority MTN stake
Mexico set for number portability
Ofcom lays out super-fast networks investment framework
Wiping Deutsche Telekom's board clean
Reliance Industries offers olive branch to MTN, RCOM

Network & Services

KPN to outsource network info systems to Logica
Sistema to use Alcatel-Lucent, ZTE, Huawei hardware in India
Alcatel-Lucent eyes two India deals
Vodafone in $900m Ghana Telecom buy
Ofcom lays out super-fast networks investment framework

Finance

France Telecom will find way to absorb TV tax - CEO
Telekom Malaysia plans to raise funds
Ambani mulls majority MTN stake
Bharti Airtel, Zain deny M&A talks
QTel files tender offer for outstanding Indosat shares
Concerns about Yahoo's Q2 grow

People

Sunrise Telecom eliminates COO post

Wednesday, 2 July, 2008

Top Stories

M&A likely in Indian telco industry in 2009 - Gartner
Orange brings Unik to corporate customers
Totally Trivial: Fresh start
Huawei short lists private equity bidders
EU clears Nokia to buy digital map maker Navteq
India 3G guidelines likely next week
MTN, Reliance deal likely despite feud
SK Telecom unlikely to buy China Telecom stake
Qatar Telecom's bet on Indosat bodes well for growing market
Whole of Yahoo offered to Microsoft at $33 a share

Mobility

India says no security threat from BlackBerry
France Telecom considering partnerships to enter Algeria
Japanese firms step up mobile security after stabbing rampage
M&A likely in Indian telco industry in 2009 - Gartner
Orange brings Unik to corporate customers
Totally Trivial: Fresh start
Huawei short lists private equity bidders
India 3G guidelines likely next week
Qatar Telecom's bet on Indosat bodes well for growing market

TME

Dish Network's deal with AT&T will end
Totally Trivial: Fresh start
Whole of Yahoo offered to Microsoft at $33 a share

Business & Regulatory

German network regulator to stop regulating fixed-line fees
Telefonica against EU's rate cut proposals
Greek prosecutor files charges over Siemens illegal payments
KT Corp signs alliance deal with NTT
EU clears Nokia to buy digital map maker Navteq

Network & Services

SFR ready to invest €1bn in fibre-optics if terms met
German network regulator to stop regulating fixed-line fees
France Telecom considering partnerships to enter Algeria
TDC to sell Hungarian HTCC unit
Magyar Telekom to spend $670m on network in 2008
M&A likely in Indian telco industry in 2009 - Gartner
Orange brings Unik to corporate customers

Finance

Iliad to close financing for Alice deal in next two weeks
NTT Data to form capital tie-up with Panasonic Mobile
Dalsvyaz 2007 net profit rises
France Telecom declines comment on shareholder payouts
Huawei short lists private equity bidders
MTN, Reliance deal likely despite feud
SK Telecom unlikely to buy China Telecom stake
Qatar Telecom's bet on Indosat bodes well for growing market
Whole of Yahoo offered to Microsoft at $33 a share

Tuesday, 1 July, 2008

Top Stories

450 jobs to go at SFR-Neuf Cegetel
Galileo gets off the ground
Blyk signs Belgian MVNO deal with Mobistar
Pressure grows on Icahn to spell out his plan B for Yahoo
AT&T unveils monthly prices for latest iPhone
Qwest's FCC pricing request stirs debate on competition
Rostelecom 2007 net profit up 93%
Yahoo falls below $20 as market re-evaluates its prospects
Spain mobile charges to keep falling in 2008 - regulator
Telstra to offer iPhone in Australia from 11 July

Mobility

Warner signs up to join Nokia's music download service
US Republicans ask FCC to drop free Internet idea
Inmarsat sets satellite launch date for August
Galileo gets off the ground
Blyk signs Belgian MVNO deal with Mobistar
AT&T unveils monthly prices for latest iPhone
Spain mobile charges to keep falling in 2008 - regulator
Telstra to offer iPhone in Australia from 11 July

TME

EU denounces Belarus' new online media restrictions
Microsoft cuts Web deals as part of search strategy
Pressure grows on Icahn to spell out his plan B for Yahoo

Business & Regulatory

Seat PG mandates bank to study options for foreign ops
EU denounces Belarus' new online media restrictions
Court to decide if Visto suit against RIM to be delayed
Yahoo uses account of Microsoft talks as defence
US Republicans ask FCC to drop free Internet idea
Qwest's FCC pricing request stirs debate on competition
Spain mobile charges to keep falling in 2008 - regulator

Network & Services

Blyk signs Belgian MVNO deal with Mobistar
Qwest's FCC pricing request stirs debate on competition

Finance

Southern Telecom 2007 net profit triples
Rostelecom 2007 net profit up 93%
Yahoo falls below $20 as market re-evaluates its prospects

People

Skype names Durchslag as COO
450 jobs to go at SFR-Neuf Cegetel
Pressure grows on Icahn to spell out his plan B for Yahoo

Monday, 30 June, 2008

Top Stories

Vodafone to seal $960m Ghana deal this week
Reding unimpressed by new French tax, SMS roaming prices
France Telecom drops TeliaSonera bid after talks
Thus won't recommend £329m C&W bid to shareholders
MegaFon Q1 net profit up 51% on year
Tech giants join together to head off patent suits
Portugal Telecom wins digital TV tender in draft decision
BT gets £160m, seven-year outsourcing contract
Maxis denies talks to sell 74% Aircel stake to AT&T
France Telecom launches Orange network in Niger

Mobility

Virgin Mobile USA may struggle in shifting demographic aim
New mobile provider would spur competition - ARCEP
T-Mobile to cut roaming fees
Hutchison Telecom iPhone price plans
TeleAtlas gets five-year Google map deal
Vodafone to seal $960m Ghana deal this week
Maxis denies talks to sell 74% Aircel stake to AT&T
France Telecom launches Orange network in Niger

TME

EBay fined €40m for selling fake luxury goods
TeleAtlas gets five-year Google map deal
Portugal Telecom wins digital TV tender in draft decision

Business & Regulatory

Regulator cuts Deutsche Telekom last mile fees
Verizon asks court to stay FCC ruling on marketing
Appeals court upholds FCC franchise rule
Hanarotelecom banned from new sign-ups for 40 days
New mobile provider would spur competition - ARCEP
EBay fined €40m for selling fake luxury goods
QTel purchase of Indosat may be capped at 49%
Reding unimpressed by new French tax, SMS roaming prices
Tech giants join together to head off patent suits

Network & Services

Regulator cuts Deutsche Telekom last mile fees
Hanarotelecom banned from new sign-ups for 40 days
Thus won't recommend £329m C&W bid to shareholders
BT gets £160m, seven-year outsourcing contract
France Telecom launches Orange network in Niger

Finance

TeliaSonera says business as usual
France Telecom still on hunt for acquisitions
Tiscali still evaluating options in sale process
Vodafone Qatar sets IPO for Sept-Oct 2008
Sprint's turnaround effort is picking up steam
PLDT's Q2 core profit 'ahead' of year earlier - chairman
Vodafone to seal $960m Ghana deal this week
France Telecom drops TeliaSonera bid after talks
Thus won't recommend £329m C&W bid to shareholders
MegaFon Q1 net profit up 51% on year

People

Deutsche Telekom CEO won't step down due to data probe