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• A Canadian Telecom Is Limiting a Free WiFi Program For Low-Income Families - Motherboard

  17-06-2016 20:30 via motherboard.vice.com
  
  A Canadian Telecom Is Limiting a Free WiFi Program For Low-Income Families
  Motherboard
  It's tough to get ahead without the internet in a time when many of us can't even find the nearest burrito joint without Google's help, much less find a job. Because not everyone can afford to have a decent internet connection, libraries across North ...
  
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• Japan's Datasection, Vietnam telecom plan Facebook-based consumer analysis - Nikkei Asian Review

  17-06-2016 20:19 via asia.nikkei.com
  
  Japan's Datasection, Vietnam telecom plan Facebook-based consumer analysis
  Nikkei Asian Review
  HANOI -- Japan's Datasection and Vietnam Posts and Telecommunications, or VNPT, are partnering in consumer analysis using social media site Facebook, hoping to broaden big-data analytics in Vietnam. The two companies will select 100 to 10,000 ...
  
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• Competition watchdog to review San Miguel telecom sale to PLDT, Globe - BusinessWorld Online Edition

  17-06-2016 18:10 via bworldonline.com
  Telecom Asia
  Competition watchdog to review San Miguel telecom sale to PLDT, Globe
  BusinessWorld Online Edition
  THE PHILIPPINE Competition Commission (PCC) will proceed to review the $1.5-billion (P69.1-billion) sale of San Miguel Corp.'s (SMC) telecommunication assets to Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) and Globe Telecom, Inc., the state ...
  Telecom deal under reviewThe Standard
  PLDT, Globe sign bilateral IP peering dealTelecom Asiaall 15 news articles »
  
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• Medelinked Now Free to Patients, Doctors and Healthcare Professionals to Boost Effectiveness of Newly-Announced NHS Initiative

  17-06-2016 17:23
  
  New programme to fast-track cutting-edge innovations from across the globe to the patient frontlineOxfordshire, 17th June 2016 – Medelinked, the global online and mobile health platform that empowers healthcare engagement and management, today announced that the Medelinked mobile health app for Android and iOS will be available free to NHS patients, doctors and healthcare professionals.This coincides with the launch today https://www.england.nhs.uk/2016/06/treatment-innovations/ of a new i
  
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• Telecom deal under review - The Standard

  17-06-2016 17:19 via thestandard.com.ph
  
  GMA News
  Telecom deal under review
  The Standard
  The Philippine Competition Commission said Friday the telecommunications deal of PLDT Inc. and Globe Telecom with San Miguel Corp. remained unapproved, pending the result of the assessment by the agency. PCC said in a disclosure to the stock ...
  Globe Telecom prods gov't to develop Internet infrastructureGMA News
  Competition watchdog to review San Miguel telecom sale to PLDT, GlobeBusinessWorld Online Edition
  PLDT, Globe sign bilateral IP pee
  
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• EURid joins NGOs to protect Osogovo mountains

  17-06-2016 16:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) EURid will join Naturefund and EuroNatur in their pursuit to protect the Osogovo mountains, which are located at the border between Macedonia and Bulgaria, in the heart of the Balkan Green Belt...
  
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• The Future of Telecom - Light Reading

  17-06-2016 15:57 via lightreading.com
  
  The Future of Telecom
  Light Reading
  In previous articles in this short series based on the results of a survey conducted by Heavy Reading, we've highlighted the growing appetite telecom operators have for transforming the telecom service layer so that it has the ability to deliver real ...
  
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• Videotron backs QIMontreal with CAD 0.3 mln

  17-06-2016 15:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Videotron and the Quartier de l'innovation (QI) entered into a partnership to help spur QI's development...
  
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• Mexico approves fixed access network cost model

  17-06-2016 15:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Mexico's Federal Telecommunications Institute (IFT) has approved a cost model for the country's fixed access network...
  
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• Console and DE-CIX in global cloud

  17-06-2016 15:00
  Interconnection platform Console and internet exchange provider DE-CIX have partnered to deliver cloud access to businesses across more than 160 points of presence (PoPs) in 23 countries
  
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• Vodafone Spain adds free TV and 20% discount in flash offer

  17-06-2016 14:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Vodafone Spain has launched a Super Weekend flash offer giving new subscribers to its Vodafone One convergent service one year of free premium TV and...
  
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• Comtech raises USD 95 mln from offering

  17-06-2016 14:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Comtech expects to receive net proceeds of USD 95 million offering of 7.145 million shares at USD 14.0 per share. The company also granted a greenshoe of over 1 million shares...
  
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• Eutelsat issues EUR 500 mln eurobond

  17-06-2016 14:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Eutelsat said it has successfully issued EUR 500 million worth of 5-year senior unsecured bonds...
  
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• Bouygues Telecom-SFR to end 4G roaming deal - Mobile World Live

  17-06-2016 13:50 via mobileworldlive.com
  Bouygues Telecom-SFR to end 4G roaming deal
  Mobile World Live
  Bouygues Telecom said SFR will cease roaming on its 4G network by the end of 2018, while slamming the extension of a 2G/3G roaming contract between rivals Orange and Free. In a statement, Bouygues Telecom stated its aim to expand its 4G network to ...and more »
  
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• Ingenico, Bleep install POS systems at Euro 2016 locations

  17-06-2016 13:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Ingenico and Bleep teamed up to provide payment services at the pop-up stores at the 2016 European Football Championship this summer in France...
  
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• Time Warner Cable cuts upgrades post merger

  17-06-2016 13:00
  Time Warner Cable suspended its Maxx broadband and TV upgrades immediately after being bought by Charter.
  
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• Tattelecom seeks RUB 500 mln credit line for working capital

  17-06-2016 12:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Russian regional operator Tattelecom, working in Tatarstan republic, plans to seek RUB 500 million in credit, reports Comnews.ru. The credit will be used as working capital...
  
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• Cosmote delivers telecom services for Holy Synod in Crete - Telecompaper (subscription)

  17-06-2016 12:22 via telecompaper.com
  
  Cosmote delivers telecom services for Holy Synod in Crete
  Telecompaper (subscription)
  Greek operator Cosmote announced that it's providing telecom services for the Holy Synod of Orthodox Churches meeting in Crete 16-26 June. Cosmote said it implemented in a short time a range of integrated ICT systems and services for participants ...
  
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• Cosmote delivers telecom services for Holy Synod in Crete

  17-06-2016 12:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Greek operator Cosmote announced that it's providing telecom services for the Holy Synod of Orthodox Churches meeting in Crete 16-26 June...
  
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• Wind Hellas invites students to annual Business Day

  17-06-2016 12:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Wind Hellas has held its third annual 'Business Day'. The company invited 35 undergraduate and graduate students from mainly polytechnic and business...
  
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• Comtech Telecom (CMTL) Prices 7.15M Common Stock Offering at $14/Share - StreetInsider.com

  17-06-2016 12:09 via streetinsider.com
  Comtech Telecom (CMTL) Prices 7.15M Common Stock Offering at $14/Share
  StreetInsider.com
  Get access to the best calls on Wall Street with StreetInsider.com's Ratings Insider Elite. Get your Free Trial here. Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Nasdaq: CMTL) announced the pricing of its public offering of 7,145,000 shares of its common stock ...and more »
  
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• Manx Telecom and Metaswitch Networks win prestigious Global Telecoms Business award - isleofman.com

  17-06-2016 12:08 via isleofman.com
  Manx Telecom and Metaswitch Networks win prestigious Global Telecoms Business award
  isleofman.com
  Manx Telecom and Metaswitch Networks win prestigious Global Telecoms Business award Metaswitch Networks and Manx Telecom won the Fixed Infrastructure Innovation Award for Leadership in Network Virtualization at the Global Telecoms Business ...and more »
  
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• Oracle revenues stable at USD 10.6 bln in Q4

  17-06-2016 11:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Oracle reported fourth quarter revenues at USD 10.6 billion, down 1 percent year-on-year in US dollars and flat in constant currency...
  
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• Telecom regulator and Central Bank join forces in Thailand to boost cyber security - Firstpost

  17-06-2016 11:40 via tech.firstpost.com
  
  Firstpost
  Telecom regulator and Central Bank join forces in Thailand to boost cyber security
  Firstpost
  Thailand's telecoms regulator and Central Bank said on Friday they had agreed steps to improve cyber security for electronic transactions via mobile phones as the country pursues a goal to become a cashless society. A finger print scan will be among ...and more »
  
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• Argentina's telecom infrastructure investment up 25% in 2015

  17-06-2016 11:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Argentina's total investment in telecommunications infrastructure is on course to increase by at least 25 percent this year, matching last year's...
  
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• Irish household broadband penetration at 83% - ComReg

  17-06-2016 11:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The number of fixed broadband subscriptions in Ireland increased by 4 percent in Q1 2016 as mobile broadband subscriptions fell by 0.4 percent (from...
  
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• Belgacom network hack probe hits dead end - report

  17-06-2016 10:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The investigation into alleged spying on Belgian operator Proximus' network has hit a dead end, according to a report from the paper De Tijd...
  
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• Kenya Telecom Industry Outlook to 2025 - Analysis of Kenya Mobile, Fixed Line and Broadband Markets - Research ... - Business Wire (press release)

  17-06-2016 10:36 via businesswire.com
  
  Kenya Telecom Industry Outlook to 2025 - Analysis of Kenya Mobile, Fixed Line and Broadband Markets - Research ...
  Business Wire (press release)
  Kenya Telecom report is one of the comprehensive market research report on Kenya mobile, landline and broadband segments in Kenya. The report provides historic and forecast data on subscribers, consumption patterns in the country to 2025.and more »
  
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• Vumatel to invest ZAR 3 bln in fibre-to-the-home

  17-06-2016 09:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) South Africa's Vumatel will invest SAR 3 billion in fibre networks in the next two to three years, which will see many areas in Cape Town getting fibre-to-the-home services. Vumatel CEO Niel Schoeman told MyBroadband that they have already passed 33,000 homes with their FTTH service, and plan to grow this number to over 100,000 in 2016. Schoeman said they have started their construction in Tamboerksloof and Gardens in Cape Town. The areas which will get Vumatel fibre access in 201
  
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• Tech project for savings, insurance goes live in Philippines

  17-06-2016 09:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Several Philippine government agencies led by the Department of Education (DepEd), in partnership with private sector companies, have launched a...
  
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• Belgian telecom market recovers to 2.4% growth in 2015

  17-06-2016 09:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) The Belgian telecom market recovered from three years of decline and grew by 2.4 percent in 2015 to revenues of EUR 8.295 billion, according to the latest figures from regulator BIPT...
  
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• Half of Dutch have music app on their phone

  17-06-2016 09:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) Almost half of Dutch consumers with a smartphone have a music application installed on their device. Music apps are especially popular among teenagers, and men are also more likely than women to have music apps installed. Spotify is on 26 percent of men's smartphones, compared to 23 percent of women in the Netherlands, but Deezer is an exception and installed on more women's phones than men's, according to the latest Dutch Apps Market report from Telecompaper. The Dutch Apps Marke
  
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• Salesforce was also interested in LinkedIn - report

  17-06-2016 09:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Salesforce.com was also interested in LinkedIn, before the company was snapped up by Microsoft for USD 26.2 billion, Bloomberg reported, citing sources familiar with the the matter...
  
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• Oi gets new major shareholder

  17-06-2016 09:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Brazilian operator Oi has announced that Bridge Administradora De Recursos, through the investment fund under its management, has become the holder...
  
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• Deutsche Telekom CEO plans board changes - report

  17-06-2016 09:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Deutsche Telekom CEO Timotheus Hottges is planning changes to the company's Executive Board midway through his five-year term, reports WirtschaftsWoche...
  
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• T-Mobile US looks to add Facebook video to Binge On - report

  17-06-2016 09:10 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) T-Mobile US wants to give subscribers unlimited free Facebook video streaming by letting the social network join its Binge On programme, Recode reported, citing sources. Facebook and the operator have been working together for a while, amid a growing focus on video at the social network.
  
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• 4G launch: Which telecom stocks are best bets - Financial Express

  17-06-2016 08:17 via financialexpress.com
  
  Financial Express
  4G launch: Which telecom stocks are best bets
  Financial Express
  With the launch of 4G services by Reliance Jio (RJio), it could likely mark the end of CDMA services, according to ICICI Securities. By: FE Online | New Delhi | Updated: June 17, 2016 11:54 AM. telecom stocks bharti airtel idea cellular reliance ...and more »
  
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• Parliamentary panel for raids, audits on telcos understating revenue - Economic Times

  17-06-2016 07:36 via telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  
  Parliamentary panel for raids, audits on telcos understating revenue
  Economic Times
  NEW DELHI: A key Parliamentary panel, examining a CAG report on under-reporting of revenue by six telecom firms some years ago, has suggested that measures including carrying out raids on such companies should be considered and their accounts be ...and more »
  
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• Parliamentary panel for raids, audits on telcos understating revenue - ETTelecom.com

  17-06-2016 07:28 via telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  
  Parliamentary panel for raids, audits on telcos understating revenue
  ETTelecom.com
  NEW DELHI: A key Parliamentary panel, examining a CAG report on under-reporting of revenue by six telecom firms some years ago, has suggested that measures including carrying out raids on such companies should be considered and their accounts be ...and more »
  
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• Globe Telecom prods gov't to develop Internet infrastructure - GMA News

  17-06-2016 07:10 via gmanetwork.com
  
  GMA News
  Globe Telecom prods gov't to develop Internet infrastructure
  GMA News
  Globe Telecom Inc. on Friday called on the government to help develop broadband access in the country by investing in internet infrastructure in rural and far-flung areas. It is important to have such infrastructure in place if the Philippines is to ...
  PLDT, Globe sign bilateral IP peering dealTelecom Asiaall 13 news articles »
  
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• Telecom Min asks Nitish to expedite IT implementation in Bihar - Moneycontrol.com

  17-06-2016 04:23 via moneycontrol.com
  
  Moneycontrol.com
  Telecom Min asks Nitish to expedite IT implementation in Bihar
  Moneycontrol.com
  The IT and Communications Minister said the state has earmarked 250 acres land for setting up electronics manufacturing cluster in Rajgir in Nalanda district. Like this story, share it with millions of investors on M3 ...and more »
  
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• Regulation, regulation, regulation: analysts disagree on best approach

  17-06-2016 02:00
  
  Capex is a more important tool than competitive intensity for bringing down prices and benefitting consumers, HSBC analyst claims.
  
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• Philippines to probe Globe, PLDT's San Miguel deal

  17-06-2016 02:00
  
  Watchdog reportedly says telcos' merger documents were inadequate, deficient.
  
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• O2 UK goes Seoul-searching in London

  17-06-2016 02:00
  
  CTO Brendan O'Reilly contrasts the U.K.'s approach to network planning with South Korea's.
  
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• German regulator reworks vectoring plan to gain EU approval

  17-06-2016 02:00
  
  Bundesnetzagentur acknowledges European Commission's competition concerns, but still aims to move forward on establishing rules for vectoring rollout.
  
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• Fighting about fibre and other stories

  17-06-2016 02:00
  
  BT, Vodafone come to blows at Connected Britain 2016, as key industry stakeholders share opinions on regulation, high-speed broadband, 5G and other hot topics.
  
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• Ericsson confirms US corruption probe

  17-06-2016 02:00
  
  Report alleges Swedish kit maker under investigation over China dealings.
  
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