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'Unfair' scream French operators over rate cuts
French mobile operators have complained bitterly over the planned cuts to mobile termination rates as proposed by the French telecom regulator, Arcep. The new regulation would, maintained the
Vodafone seals Vodacom deal, but faces new competition
After months of speculation Vodafone has acquired control of the South African-based Vodacom for US$2.48 billion. The investment gives Vodafone control of South Africa's biggest mobile operator,
Emerging markets -- are the good days over?
If we accept the newspaper reports that Telecom Italia plans to invest US$2 billion into a relatively minor mobile operator in India as true, this sort of move looks likely to be the last in the
Kangaroo has BT, others hopping mad
U.K. telco giant BT became the latest company to express its concern over Kangaroo, the video-on-demand joint venture created by the BBC Worldwide, ITV and the U.K.'s Channel 4. What raised the ire
Orange finally set for U.K. TV launch
France's Orange reportedly is just about set to finally unveil its IPTV service in the U.K., more than a year after the launch was first expected. About four months ago, the France Telecom unit said
Euro telcos post IPTV sub increases
European telcos France Telecom and Spain's Telefonica, two of the world's largest and most influential IPTV carriers, continued to post strong subscriber additions to their IPTV services during the
Ex-FT head tipped for AlcaLu CEO job
Thierry Breton, the former French Finance Minister and ex-CEO of France Telecom (FT), is being widely tipped as the leading candidate to take the helm of Alcatel-Lucent (AlcaLu) following the sudden
Vodafone Spain gains in saturated market
With penetration reaching over 120 per cent, Vodafone Spain just managed to outperform the market leader, Telefonica, during Q1/08 by recruiting (on a proportionate basis) more users. Telefonica
Orange eyes Vietnam as potential growth vehicle
Having failed to gain an entry into new markets with the collapse of its bid for TeliaSonera, France Telecom (FT) mobile arm Orange has moved on and is evaluating the Vietnamese market, a country, it
France Telecom fails to win TeliaSonera, looks for smaller fish
Having forced TeliaSonera to a make decision, the bid of US$42 billion made by France Telecom (FT) has been rejected by the Scandinavian operator as insufficient. The share price of FT rose by over
