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Companies / China
Venezuela's president, Hugo Chávez, has called for increased regulations of the internet after a local website, Noticierodigital, falsely reported that one of his senior ministers had been assassinated. Chávez said that every country 'has to put its [own] rules' to prevent news websites and other pages from 'poisoning the minds' of readers, reports El Universo.
2010-03-15Companies / Costa Rica
A row has blown up between the Costa Rican telecoms regulator, Sutel, and the Ministry of Environment, Energy and Telecommunications (Minaet). Sutel accused the ministry of 'overrunning...
2010-03-12Companies / Chile
Chilean regulator Subtel has released its update for the state of telecommunications services in six of the regions worst affected by February 27's strong earthquake. While many industries...
2010-03-12Companies / Japan
The government of Japan is considering the spin-off of the domestic fibre-optic backbone from incumbent NTT to help resuscitate ambitious plans to have high-speed broadband services in all Japanese homes by 2015. The Yomiuri newspaper reports that the new entity would be given the right to deploy and operate the fibre networks currently controlled by NTT East and NTT West to rival...
2010-03-15Companies / Indonesia
Malaysia's Axiata Group plans to sell 20% of its Indonesian subsidiary, PT XL Axiata (formerly PT Excelcomindo). The offering would dilute Axiata's ownership of the business to around...
2010-03-12Companies / Indonesia
Nine months after it won licences to build and operate 802.16d WiMAX networks and services in four regions of Indonesia, incumbent PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (PT Telkom) has deployed...
2010-03-11Industry / Serbia
The Serbian government intends to sell 30% plus one share in its fixed-line incumbent, Telekom Srbija (TS), to Deutsche Telekom (DT), according to Telegeography, citing local weekly Nedeljne Informativne Novine (NIN). The preliminary agreement is reported to have been confirmed during a visit by the Serbian president, Boris Tadic, to Berlin in March 2010. BMI believes the reduction...
2010-03-09Industry / Belarus
Telekom Austria (TA) is planning to purchase the 30% interest it does not own in its Belarusian subsidiary, Velcom, before the end of 2010, according to Telegeography, citing a report...
2010-03-04Industry / Bulgaria
Bulgarian telecoms operator MobilTel (M-Tel) has launched a special offer of BGN2.45 (US$1.70) per month for customers on its fixed-line service. This is a 50% discount on the regular...
2010-03-03Companies / Iran
The Telecommunications Infrastructure Company of Iran (TIC) has announced plans to expand the national internet network (NIN) to achieve nationwide coverage by the end of 2010, reports TeleGeography. This strikes BMI as an ambitious plan, and one that may not be achieved, but is still a good sign for connectivity in general in Iran.
2010-03-12Companies
In more developed mobile markets, especially in Europe, subscriber mix is often seen as a key factor in improving revenues and profitability. A higher proportion of postpaid subscribers...
2010-03-12Companies / Indonesia
After a period of aggressive expansion, Qtel spent 2009 consolidating its position in many of its markets, sticking to established growth strategies in existing markets. This tactic...
2010-03-11Industry / Belgium
Belgian cable operator Telenet has revealed plans to start testing long-term evolution (LTE) technology as part of its strategy to expand into mobile broadband services. According to a statement by Telenet's CEO, Duco Sickinghe, the operator will focus on mobile data services, as the mobile voice market is nearing saturation. The strategy, which BMI welcomes, could see Telenet...
2010-03-09Industry / Portugal
In Q110 Portuguese telecoms operator Sonaecom has taken steps to fulfil its plan to increase its share in the broadband market by further developing its fibre-based next-generation...
2010-03-05Industry / Italy
In an effort to bridge the digital divide, the Ministry of Economic Development (MdSE) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Union of Italian Provinces (UPI) on...
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