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• Canada telecom regulator says big players must share latest network | Reuters - Reuters

  22-07-2015 22:10
  Canada telecom regulator says big players must share latest network | Reuters
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  GATINEAU, Quebec, July 22 Canada's telecommunications regulator decided on Wednesday that the country's biggest providers will have to share their fibre optic network connections, a boost to smaller rivals that currently get to use the larger companies ...
  
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• Capitol Confidential » Attorneys general to telecom providers: Let the people ... - Albany Times Union (blog)

  22-07-2015 19:43
  
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  Capitol Confidential » Attorneys general to telecom providers: Let the people ...
  Albany Times Union (blog)
  Forty-five state attorneys general, including New York AG Eric Schneiderman, want phone users to be able to block calls they don't want. In a joint letter to top executives at AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, T-Mobile and CenturyLink urging them to offer call ...and more »
  
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• Attorneys general to telecom providers: Let the people block calls - Albany Times Union (blog)

  22-07-2015 19:43
  
  Albany Times Union (blog)
  Attorneys general to telecom providers: Let the people block calls
  Albany Times Union (blog)
  Forty-five state attorneys general, including New York AG Eric Schneiderman, want phone users to be able to block calls they don't want. In a joint letter to top executives at AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, T-Mobile and CenturyLink urging them to offer call ...and more »
  
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• What AT&T (T) Investors Are Hoping to See in Telecom Giant's Earnings - TheStreet - TheStreet.com

  22-07-2015 19:01
  What AT&T (T) Investors Are Hoping to See in Telecom Giant's Earnings - TheStreet
  TheStreet.com
  NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- AT&T reports earnings on Thursday, but investors will be focused primarily on how the DirecTV (DTV - Get Report) acquisition will cut costs and change the telecom company's business strategy. The mean analyst estimate has AT&T ...and more »
  
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• What AT&T Investors Are Hoping to See in Telecom Giant's Earnings - TheStreet.com

  22-07-2015 19:01
  What AT&T Investors Are Hoping to See in Telecom Giant's Earnings
  TheStreet.com
  NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- AT&T reports earnings on Thursday, but investors will be focused primarily on how the DirecTV (DTV - Get Report) acquisition will cut costs and change the telecom company's business strategy. The mean analyst estimate has AT&T ...and more »
  
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• GSM telecom operators add 41.4 lakh subscribers in June: COAI - The Economic Times - Economic Times

  22-07-2015 18:19
  
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  GSM telecom operators add 41.4 lakh subscribers in June: COAI - The Economic Times
  Economic Times
  NEW DELHI: The GSM subscriber base increased marginally in June with telecom operators adding 41.4 lakh users to take the overall base to 72.03 crore. The GSM subscriber base stood at 71.62 crore at the end of May, 2015, Cellular Operators Association ...
  GSM telecom operators add 41.4 lk subscribers in June: COAI - Moneycontrol.comMoneycontrol.comall 15 news articles &ra
  
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• GSM telecom operators add 41.4 lakh subscribers in June: COAI - Economic Times

  22-07-2015 18:19
  
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  GSM telecom operators add 41.4 lakh subscribers in June: COAI
  Economic Times
  NEW DELHI: The GSM subscriber base increased marginally in June with telecom operators adding 41.4 lakh users to take the overall base to 72.03 crore. The GSM subscriber base stood at 71.62 crore at the end of May, 2015, Cellular Operators Association ...
  GSM telecom operators add 41.4 lk subscribers in June: COAIMoneycontrol.comall 15 news articles »
  
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• CRTC to rule on fibre optic access for small telecom players - CBC.ca

  22-07-2015 17:47
  
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  CRTC to rule on fibre optic access for small telecom players
  CBC.ca
  Canada's telecommunications regulator will release a ruling today on whether upstart internet providers can use super-fast infrastructure installed by their larger competitors. Fibre optic cable allows users to access the internet at much higher speeds ...
  Big Telecom Must Open Fibre Networks To Competition, CRTC RulesHuffington Post Canada
  CRTC says big telecom companies must open fibre networks to smaller providers
  
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• CRTC to rule on fibre optic access for small telecom players - Business - CBC News - CBC.ca

  22-07-2015 17:47
  
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  CRTC to rule on fibre optic access for small telecom players - Business - CBC News
  CBC.ca
  Canada's telecommunications regulator will release a ruling today on whether upstart internet providers can use super-fast infrastructure installed by their larger competitors. Fibre optic cable allows users to access the internet at much higher speeds ...
  Big Telecom Must Open Fibre Networks To Competition, CRTC Rules - Huffington PostHuffington Post Canada
  CRTC says big telecom companies must
  
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• Schulz named head of Microsoft Frankfurt branch

  22-07-2015 17:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Sebastian Schulz has been appointed as the new director of the Microsoft Regional Office Bad Homburg, which will go by "Frankfurt branch" in the future...
  
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• DSCD partners with Etisalat to deliver Sharjah Census 2015

  22-07-2015 17:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The UAE's Department of Statistics and Community Development (DSCD) which is overseeing the Sharjah Census 2015, has signed an agreement with...
  
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• M:tel supports Trebinje Basketball Camp

  22-07-2015 16:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Bosnian telecommunications operator m:tel is again sponsoring the "Dejan Bodiroga" Basketball Camp being organized for the tenth year in Trebinje...
  
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• Nigerian Telecom Company MTN Sued For N200m Over Breach Of Contract - SaharaReporters.com

  22-07-2015 16:36
  Nigerian Telecom Company MTN Sued For N200m Over Breach Of Contract
  SaharaReporters.com
  A Lagos Lawyer, Charles Dumber Mekwunye, has slammed a N200 million suit on telecommunications giant MTN Nigeria Communication Limited (MTNN), over an alleged breach of contract. by SAHARA REPORTERS, NEW YORK Jul 22, 2015. A Lagos ...
  
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• Nigerian Telecom Company MTN Sued For N200m Over Breach Of Contract | Sahara ... - SaharaReporters.com

  22-07-2015 16:36
  Nigerian Telecom Company MTN Sued For N200m Over Breach Of Contract | Sahara ...
  SaharaReporters.com
  A Lagos Lawyer, Charles Dumber Mekwunye, has slammed a N200 million suit on telecommunications giant MTN Nigeria Communication Limited (MTNN), over an alleged breach of contract. by SAHARA REPORTERS, NEW YORK Jul 22, 2015. A Lagos ...
  
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• Videocon Telecom narrows down operating loss to Rs 44.75 cr - Moneycontrol.com - Moneycontrol.com

  22-07-2015 16:12
  
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  Videocon Telecom narrows down operating loss to Rs 44.75 cr - Moneycontrol.com
  Moneycontrol.com
  The company reported an operating loss of Rs 75.9 crore for the same quarter last financial year. The consolidated topline revenue of the company for the reported period stood at Rs 527.07 crore. Google +. Like this story, share it with millions of ...
  Videocon Telecom narrows down operating loss to Rs 44.75 cr | Business ...Business Standard
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• Videocon Telecom narrows down operating loss to Rs 44.75 cr - Moneycontrol.com

  22-07-2015 16:12
  
  Moneycontrol.com
  Videocon Telecom narrows down operating loss to Rs 44.75 cr
  Moneycontrol.com
  The company reported an operating loss of Rs 75.9 crore for the same quarter last financial year. The consolidated topline revenue of the company for the reported period stood at Rs 527.07 crore. Google +. Like this story, share it with millions of ...
  Videocon Telecom posts 43% growth in Q1 revenueTelecom Lead (registration) (blog)
  Videocon Telecom registers 43% growth in Net Revenue & 22% growth
  
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• Orange Poland expands Open discounts to cheaper plans

  22-07-2015 16:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Orange Poland is lowering the minimum monthly spend to benefit from discounts on its Orange Open multi-play offer...
  
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• AMC becomes Telekom Albania

  22-07-2015 15:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Albanian operator AMC will officially adopt the Telekom brand identity and operate under the "T" logo from 23 July...
  
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• Internet advertising rose 9% in Croatia last year - study

  22-07-2015 15:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) According to the Croatian Association of Communication Agencies (Hura), advertisers invested HRK 1.408 billion in 2014, 1 percent more than the year before, reports Seebiz...
  
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• Si.mobil replaces advertising agency after 13 years

  22-07-2015 15:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Slovenia's second largest mobile telephony operator Si.mobil has decided to change its advertising agency after using agency Luna TBWA after 13 years, reports Sta...
  
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• Belgian business telecom prices in line with region - study

  22-07-2015 15:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Small business in Belgium pay similar to lower prices for telecom services than in neighbouring countries, according to a study by the regulator BIPT...
  
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• Canadian Telecom Shaw Communications to Offer Cloud Services - Web Host ... - Web Host Industry Review

  22-07-2015 15:28
  
  Canadian Telecom Shaw Communications to Offer Cloud Services - Web Host ...
  Web Host Industry Review
  Shaw Communications has announced it will offer enterprise cloud and data management services out of a new data center in Calgary beginning this fall. Shaw will offer cloud hosting, colocation, and managed services from its new 40,000 square foot ...
  
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• Telecom Operators May Face Licence Suspension on Privacy Issues: Prasad - NDTV

  22-07-2015 15:21
  
  NDTV
  Telecom Operators May Face Licence Suspension on Privacy Issues: Prasad
  NDTV
  Government on Wednesday said telecom operators may face heavy penalties or suspension of licences if they fail to stop unauthorised interception of communications and maintain 'extreme secrecy' of citizens' messages. Interception and monitoring of ...and more »
  
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• Telefonica Peru fined PEN 2.7 mln for rural interruptions

  22-07-2015 15:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Peruvian telecoms services regulator Osiptel has announced that Telefonica del Peru has been fined over PEN 2.7 million since 2014 for a series of...
  
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• PayPass m-wallet app launched by OTP Bank

  22-07-2015 15:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Hungary's OTP Bank started accepting mobile payments via a MasterCard PayPass app for Android and iPhone named OTPay...
  
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• Thailand ICT spend will recover next year after slower 2015

  22-07-2015 14:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Thailand's spending on ICT is expected to show a weak annual growth of 3.8 percent this year on the back of moderate consumer spending and lackluster...
  
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• ST Telemedia, StarHub to jointly develop media, telecom and data centre at one ... - The Straits Times

  22-07-2015 14:45
  The Straits Times
  ST Telemedia, StarHub to jointly develop media, telecom and data centre at one ...
  The Straits Times
  SINGAPORE - ST Telemedia and StarHub on Wednesday announced a partnership to develop MediaHub - a highly specialised media, telecommunications and data centre, slated for completion next year. ST Telemedia will invest S$36.9 million for a 70 per ...and more »
  
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• Mahesh Telecom Launch Vivo V1 Handset | Androidheadlines.com - Android Headlines - Android News

  22-07-2015 14:31
  
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  Mahesh Telecom Launch Vivo V1 Handset | Androidheadlines.com
  Android Headlines - Android News
  Mahesh Telecom have today announced the launch of a new handset, the Vivo V1, which is available from a choice of retail stores priced at Rs. 16,000 (approximately $250 or £160) in just one color, gold. The Vivo V1 is a dual 4G LTE SIM device with ...
  Vivo bets big on mid-price smartphone market in India | ET TelecomETTelecom.comall 57 news articles »
  
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• Mahesh Telecom Launch Vivo V1 Handset - Android Headlines - Android News

  22-07-2015 14:31
  
  Android Headlines - Android News
  Mahesh Telecom Launch Vivo V1 Handset
  Android Headlines - Android News
  Mahesh Telecom have today announced the launch of a new handset, the Vivo V1, which is available from a choice of retail stores priced at Rs. 16,000 (approximately $250 or £160) in just one color, gold. The Vivo V1 is a dual 4G LTE SIM device with ...
  Vivo bets big on mid-price smartphone market in IndiaETTelecom.comall 56 news articles »
  
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• Videocon Telecom narrows down operating loss to Rs 44.75 cr - Business Standard

  22-07-2015 14:28
  
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  Videocon Telecom narrows down operating loss to Rs 44.75 cr
  Business Standard
  Videocon Telecom today said it has narrowed down operating loss to Rs 44.75 crore for the first quarter ended June 30. The company reported an operating loss of Rs 75.9 crore for the same quarter last financial year. The consolidated topline revenue of ...
  Videocon Telecom posts 43% growth in Q1 revenueTelecom Lead (registration) (blog)
  Videocon Telecom registers 43% growth in Net Re
  
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• Singapore hosts MIT Entrepreneurship Acceleration Programme

  22-07-2015 13:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Singapore has won the bid to host MIT's Regional Entrepreneurship Acceleration Programme (REAP)...
  
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• Is digital economy driving the M&As in telecom and technology? - Tele-Talk by ... - ETTelecom.com

  22-07-2015 13:52
  
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  Is digital economy driving the M&As in telecom and technology? - Tele-Talk by ...
  ETTelecom.com
  There has been a steep rise in merger and acquisition activity in 2015 specifically in technology and telecommunication sector. According to analysts, almost $406 billion were spent on deals in buying technology and telecom companies globally by May ...
  
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• Dtac revises down revenue, EBITDA forecast

  22-07-2015 13:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Thai mobile operator Total Access Communication (Dtac) says outlook in the second half of FY 2015 is expected to remain challenging from weak economy, and intense competition...
  
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• NCC starts updating regulatory guidelines

  22-07-2015 12:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper)The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) said it has begun harmonising regulatory guidelines for the telecommunications industry to ensure a robust and efficient framework, Vanguard reported...
  
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• Telkom to invest IDR 1.8 tln in new tower deployment

  22-07-2015 12:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Indonesian operator Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) plans to expand its infrastructure across the country, Reuters reports...
  
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• ST Telemedia invests SGD 36.9 mln in JV with StarHub

  22-07-2015 12:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Singapore Technologies Telemedia (ST Telemedia), a investor focused on communications, media and technology business globally, and Singaporean mobile...
  
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• None of China's virtual telecom operators are making money - Tech in Asia - Tech in Asia

  22-07-2015 11:56
  
  Tech in Asia
  None of China's virtual telecom operators are making money - Tech in Asia
  Tech in Asia
  For years, China's telecom industry has been dominated by the three state-owned giants: China Telecom, China Unicom, and China Mobile. So there was a lot of excitement when, last year, it seemed like internet companies would be given the chance to run ...
  Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), China Telecom Corp Ltd (NYSE:CHA) - China 3G/4G ...Benzinga
  China Unicom, Telecom, Mobile top 1.29 bln m
  
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• None of China's virtual telecom operators are making money - Tech in Asia

  22-07-2015 11:56
  
  Tech in Asia
  None of China's virtual telecom operators are making money
  Tech in Asia
  For years, China's telecom industry has been dominated by the three state-owned giants: China Telecom, China Unicom, and China Mobile. So there was a lot of excitement when, last year, it seemed like internet companies would be given the chance to run ...
  China 3G/4G Subscribers Grew 39% Last Month: Here's What It MeansBenzinga
  China Unicom, Telecom, Mobile top 1.29 bln mobile subsTelecompaper
  
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• Talktalk Telecom Group PLC Slides As Competition With BT Group plc And SKY PLC ... - The Motley Fool UK

  22-07-2015 11:51
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  Talktalk Telecom Group PLC Slides As Competition With BT Group plc And SKY PLC ...
  The Motley Fool UK
  The UK's broadband market is getting more competitive, and Talktalk Telecom (LSE: TALK) is starting to get worried. As sector giants BT (LSE: BT-A) and SKY (LSE: SKY) use their size and financial firepower to undercut each other on price and offer ...
  TalkTalk Telecom on track for FY revenue growth 5%Interactive Investor
  TalkTalk Telecom says on track to deliver full ye
  
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• Cyfrowy Polsat issues PLN 1 bln worth of corporate bonds

  22-07-2015 11:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Cyfrowy Polsat said it has successfully issued PLN 1 billion worth of corporate unsecured series A bearer bonds...
  
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• Telenet issues EUR 530 mln worth of new senior notes

  22-07-2015 11:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Belgian cable operator Telenet said it has issued EUR 530 million worth of 4.875 percent senior secured fixed rate notes due 2027...
  
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• Prysmian Group continues to sustain the increasing development of broadband networks

  22-07-2015 11:01
  
  Over € 100M investment in optical fibre to improve efficiency and provide better value for customersNew expanded optical fibre production facility in Sorocaba (Brazil), one of the five worldwide excellence centresMilan, July 22, 2015 - Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecoms cable industry, continues to sustain development of broadband networks, and maintains its commitment to innovation and competing in the optical fibre sector worldwide with the inauguration of a newly ex
  
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• Telecom Italia taps Akamai for CDN services - Total Telecom

  22-07-2015 10:50
  
  Total Telecom
  Telecom Italia taps Akamai for CDN services
  Total Telecom
  Telecom Italia has struck a deal with Akamai that will enable the Italian incumbent sell a range of content delivery network (CDN) services to corporate clients. "Akamai's technology together with Telecom Italia's platforms and network, gives customers ...
  
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• Huawei smartphone sales up 39% in H1

  22-07-2015 10:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Huawei Technologies increased its smartphone sales 39 percent year-on-year in the first half of 2015 to 48.2 million phones. Shipments of mid- and high-end devices surged 70 percent and accounted for 31 percent of total handset shipments and 42.9 percent of total revenue from mobile devices. Huawei said revenue in its consumer business group rose 69 percent to USD 9.09 billion in the first half, accounting for almost a third of the company's total sales. Of the total, handset rev
  
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• FCC set to approve AT&T's DirecTV takeover with conditions

  22-07-2015 09:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) An order recommending the approval of AT&T's acquisition of DirecTV has been circulated to the FCC commissioners, said chairman Tom Wheeler. The proposed order outlines a number of conditions that will increase competition in the broadband marketplace. If approved by the commissioners, 12.5 million customer locations will have access to a competitive fibre connection. The additional rollout is around ten times the size of AT&T's current FttP deployment and increases the national r
  
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• ARM increases dividend 25% after strong Q2

  22-07-2015 09:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) ARM Holdings reported second-quarter revenues up 15 percent year-on-year to USD 357.1 million and improved its adjusted operating margin to 52.9 percent from 48.9 a year ago. The company's pretax profit jumped 39 percent to GBP 94.7 million or 5.42 pence per share, and ARM increased its interim dividend by 25 percent to 3.15 pence per share. Over 3.4 billion ARM-based chips shipped in the second quarter, up 26 percent year-on-year. This helped drive a 31 percent increase in ARM's
  
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• Telecom Operators Not Meeting Standards on Call Drop Issue: Trai - NDTV

  22-07-2015 07:55
  
  NDTV
  Telecom Operators Not Meeting Standards on Call Drop Issue: Trai
  NDTV
  Amid growing concerns over the call drop issue, sectoral regulator Trai has said that most of the telecom companies in Delhi and Mumbai are not meeting the prescribed standards. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) further said that only ...
  Indian telecom operators asked to report on action taken on call drops by July 31ETTelecom.com
  Telecom operators to submit call drop report by 31 JulyIndia Today
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• IBM, United Technologies drag down Dow; telecom stocks fall | The Columbus ... - Columbus Dispatch

  22-07-2015 05:56
  
  IBM, United Technologies drag down Dow; telecom stocks fall | The Columbus ...
  Columbus Dispatch
  The E-Edition includes all of the news, comics, classifieds and advertisements of the newspaper. And it's available to subscribers before 6 a.m. every day. Subscribe. All current subscribers have full access to Digital D, which includes the E-Edition ...and more »
  
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• IBM, United Technologies drag down Dow; telecom stocks fall - Columbus Dispatch

  22-07-2015 05:56
  
  IBM, United Technologies drag down Dow; telecom stocks fall
  Columbus Dispatch
  The E-Edition includes all of the news, comics, classifieds and advertisements of the newspaper. And it's available to subscribers before 6 a.m. every day. Subscribe. All current subscribers have full access to Digital D, which includes the E-Edition ...and more »
  
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• Telenor buoyed by Myanmar in Q2

  22-07-2015 02:00
  
  Norwegian incumbent posts revenue and EBITDA growth in second quarter, highlights contribution from new group operation.
  
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