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• Telecom losses reported during UPA rule: Ravi Shankar Prasad - Economic Times

  08-07-2016 23:48 via economictimes.indiatimes.com
  
  Telecom losses reported during UPA rule: Ravi Shankar Prasad
  Economic Times
  NEW DELHI: Law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad attacked the Congress over its allegations of a Rs 46,000 crore telecom scam, saying that the underreporting of revenue and related losses took place during the tenure of the United Progressive Alliance led ...
  
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• Telecom ETF Rides Success Of Major Wireless Carriers - Investor's Business Daily

  08-07-2016 22:59 via investors.com
  Investor's Business Daily
  Telecom ETF Rides Success Of Major Wireless Carriers
  Investor's Business Daily
  With only about 20 stocks in its portfolio, iShares U.S. Telecommunications (IYZ) is not as well-diversified as most ETFs. But with the bullish way some of those stocks have been acting this year, diversification matters little. The fund includes the ...
  
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• Sparks may fly at PAC meet with officials, telecom firms - The Indian Express

  08-07-2016 22:58 via indianexpress.com
  
  The Indian Express
  Sparks may fly at PAC meet with officials, telecom firms
  The Indian Express
  BJP MP Nishikant Dubey told The Indian Express that before levelling allegations on the Centre, the Congress should answer why it did not act to check under reporting of revenue by telecom officials. Written by Anand Mishra New Delhi Published:Jul 9 ...
  
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• Mitchell Telecom to be relieved of $17 million loan after sale - Daily Republic

  08-07-2016 22:21 via mitchellrepublic.com
  
  Mitchell Telecom to be relieved of $17 million loan after sale
  Daily Republic
  The sale of Mitchell Telecom is moving forward, which will lift a nearly $17 million federal loan off the telecommunications provider's back. Sancom, a corporation doing business as Mitchell Telecom, is in default on an outstanding principle balance of ...
  
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• Philippine telecom Globe sets up shop in Tokyo - Nikkei Asian Review

  08-07-2016 22:04 via asia.nikkei.com
  
  Philippine telecom Globe sets up shop in Tokyo
  Nikkei Asian Review
  MANILA -- Philippines-based Globe Telecom has opened offices in Tokyo to provide services to the roughly 180,000 Filipinos living in Japan. Japan has seen a rise in Filipino English-language teachers in recent years. More Philippine nationals are ...
  
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• Sistema management staff continues to buy stakes

  08-07-2016 21:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The top management of Russian telecommunications holding company Sistema has continued to buy stakes in the company...
  
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• NTT: This Japanese Telecom Just Keeps On Delivering - Seeking Alpha

  08-07-2016 21:09 via seekingalpha.com
  
  NTT: This Japanese Telecom Just Keeps On Delivering
  Seeking Alpha
  Nippon Telegraph and Telephone produces steady sales, increasing cash flow and income to shareholders with fraction of the market volatility. NTT has outlined financial targets for 2018 which are EPS to be at least ¥400, international sales to reach ...
  
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• Brazil's Court of Audit questions Anatel deal with Oi

  08-07-2016 20:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Brazil's Court of Audit (TCU) has rejected the agreement between the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel) and Oi which allowed the Brazilian...
  
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• Shares of telecom firms decline on demand notice - The Hindu

  08-07-2016 20:37 via thehindu.com
  
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  Shares of telecom firms decline on demand notice
  The Hindu
  Shares of Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular, Reliance Communications and Tata Teleservices fell between 2.3 per cent and 3.75 per cent following reports that the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) will soon issue demand notices totalling about Rs.12,500 ...
  India's Sensex Completes Weekly Retreat as Telecom Shares SlideBloomberg
  Telecom shares fallPrameyaNews7
  Telecom stocks decline on reports DoT may serve demand noticesS
  
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• Poland's No.2 telecom Netia says suffered cyber attack - Reuters

  08-07-2016 19:34 via reuters.com
  
  Poland's No.2 telecom Netia says suffered cyber attack
  Reuters
  WARSAW Poland's No. 2 telecoms operator Netia came under attack from hackers who may have stolen the data of some of its clients, a company spokeswoman said on Friday. The attack was launched at 11:03 a.m. (0903 GMT) on Thursday and impeded ...and more »
  
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• New telecom minister tells mobile operators to resolve call drop problem - Times of India

  08-07-2016 18:47 via timesofindia.indiatimes.com
  
  Times of India
  New telecom minister tells mobile operators to resolve call drop problem
  Times of India
  NEW DELHI: Manoj Sinha, the new telecom minister, on Friday said that resolving the call drop issue remains a key priority for the government and asked private mobile operators to improve the quality of services. Sinha, who took charge of the ministry ...
  Expect spectrum auction to be finalised in September: Telecom Minister Manoj SinhaEconomic Times
  Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha asks telcos to
  
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• O2 Germany drops cover letters from job applications

  08-07-2016 17:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) To make its recruitment more efficient and simpler, Telefonica Germany no longer requires candidates to submit a written cover letter...
  
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• German Parliament adopts Digital Networks Bill

  08-07-2016 17:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The German Parliament (Bundestag) has adopted a new Digital Networks Bill (DigiNetzG). This has been created to help lower the costs of deploying, high-speed broadband networks, with more transparency and more efficient processes expected to accelerate the roll-out of digital networks. The Bill calls for network operators to use existing passive network infrastructure; for passive network infrastructure and fibre-optic cables to be laid at the same time in publicly-funded construc
  
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• Major EU telecom companies lay out 5G Manifesto - RCR Wireless News

  08-07-2016 17:08 via rcrwireless.com
  
  RCR Wireless News
  Major EU telecom companies lay out 5G Manifesto
  RCR Wireless News
  Major European telecom companies presented a jointly developed “5G Manifesto” that lays out industry recommendations on how the European Union can achieve timely “5G” network deployment. As part of the plan, the companies plan on large-scale 5G ...
  10 ways the new telecom minister can improve communications in IndiaTech2
  Broadband India Forum suggests same regulations for OTT and Tel
  
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• Tech and Telecom Stocks Merrill Lynch Rates Buy That Yield 4% to 8.5% - 24/7 Wall St.

  08-07-2016 16:50 via 247wallst.com
  
  24/7 Wall St.
  Tech and Telecom Stocks Merrill Lynch Rates Buy That Yield 4% to 8.5%
  24/7 Wall St.
  With the market starting to look very fully valued, and yields at record lows despite howls from pundits they were going higher, what are income and growth investors to do now? Selling and going to cash is not easy for most investors as the commission ...
  
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• MTN Irancell denies leaks report

  08-07-2016 16:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Iranian operator Irancell has denied reports a 19-year-old IT graduate was arrested for leaking personal data belonging to 20 million MTN Irancell...
  
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• MTN Zambia donates refurbished container library

  08-07-2016 16:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) MTN Zambia says it has donated a refurbished container Library donated to Mulele Mwana Community School in Chilenje, Lusaka...
  
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• Twitter in talks with big player for right to stream sports

  08-07-2016 15:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Twitter is in talks with the NBA, Major League Soccer and Time Warner's Turner Broadcasting to buy digital streaming rights for content related to major sports and events, Recode reported citing sources, which said the company wants to stream more TV-like live video around major sporting events. The deals could centre around actual game footage or fringe content and pre or post-game material.
  
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• Polycom accepts USD 2 bln bid from Siris

  08-07-2016 15:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Polycom said it has terminated its previously announced USD 1.96 billion merger agreement with Canada's Mitel Networks and accepted one from Siris,...
  
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• Kenya disowns Bill seeking ICT practitioners licensing

  08-07-2016 14:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) ICT Ministry Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru has disowned a Bill seeking to have all ICT practitioners licensed before being allowed to practice in Kenya...
  
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• Grandstream unveils new Dect products, beta test for router

  08-07-2016 13:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Grandstream Networks released its new Dect IP cordless telephony platform comprising the DP750 VoIP base station and the DP720 handset...
  
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• Chinese Telecom Giant Brings Lawsuits Ahead of Phones To US Market - Fortune

  08-07-2016 13:38 via fortune.com
  
  Fortune
  Chinese Telecom Giant Brings Lawsuits Ahead of Phones To US Market
  Fortune
  Huawei has started suing others over patents, after years when it was the one being sued. Chinese telecommunications equipment giant Huawei Technologies has spent considerable time in U.S. courtrooms defending itself from allegedly infringing on other ...
  Chinese telecom Huawei sues T-Mobile, claims patent infringementThe Seattle Times
  The next front in the patent wars? Chinese telecom giant Huawei sues T-Mo
  
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• TDC rejects takeover approach

  08-07-2016 13:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Danish operator TDC said in response to an article published in newspaper Borsen that it confirms that it had received a highly preliminary approach...
  
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• Nigeria operators say telecom sector best alternative to oil

  08-07-2016 13:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Nigerian telecom operators, under the umbrella of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), want the government to...
  
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• Telstra sacks hundreds of customer service workers

  08-07-2016 12:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Australian operator Telstra has sacked 450 workers, and plans to send 1 in 4 of the positions offshore...
  
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• Kudelski acquires watermarking company Nexguard Labs

  08-07-2016 12:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The Kudelski Group acquired 100 percent of NexGuard Labs (formerly Civolution BV), a specialist in digital content watermarking products...
  
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• GCX provides communications platform Stena Line

  08-07-2016 12:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Global Cloud Xchange (GCX), a subsidiary of Reliance Communications, renewed a multi-year agreement with ferry operator Stena Line to provide a fully...
  
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• LG Electronics more than doubles Q2 operating profit

  08-07-2016 11:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) LG Electronics announced preliminary results for the second quarter showing revenues up 0.5 percent year-on-year to KRW 14 trillion. The company's operating profit jumped to KRW 584.6 billion from KRW 244.1 billion a year ago. Results were also up compared to the first quarter, with sales up 4.8 percent and operating profit 15.7 percent. The full results will be announced later this month.
  
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• Tismi gains full MVNO licence in Iceland

  08-07-2016 11:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Dutch MVNO Tismi said it has been granted a mobile licence and numbers in Iceland, where it is already a fixed line operator. The full MVNO status gives it the opportunity to offer services in Iceland without using local carriers, which it said has technical and financial advantages.
  
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• EU members approve Privacy Shield with US

  08-07-2016 11:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Members of the EU have approved the proposed 'Privacy Shield' agreement with the US on the transfer of personal data between the EU and US...
  
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• What the latest telecom scam is all about - Times of India (blog)

  08-07-2016 11:24 via blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com
  
  What the latest telecom scam is all about
  Times of India (blog)
  Once again, a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report on telecom is in the news. On this occasion, however, it is the Congress which has accused the Narendra Modi government of “burying under the carpet” a telecom scam. The relevant CAG report, ...
  
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• Belarus uses telecom firms to stifle dissent - report

  08-07-2016 11:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The Belarusian authorities are using telephone networks run by some of the world's biggest telecommunications companies to stifle free speech and dissent, said Amnesty International in a new report...
  
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• Huawei files patent suit against T-Mobile US

  08-07-2016 11:00
  Action accuses T-Mobile of using Huawei's patented 4G technology without a licence
  
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• Dutch prosecutor calls for EUR 5 mln fine against Takilant

  08-07-2016 10:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The Dutch public prosecutor has requested the maximum fine of EUR 4.74 million against the Gibraltar-based company Takilant for participating in...
  
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• Baltcom head says Latvian fees very low; got takeover bid

  08-07-2016 10:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Latvian telecommunications services rates are low by comparison to neighbouring states, reports Db.lv citing Nicolas Boissin, the chairman of the board of cable operator Baltcom...
  
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• Azerbaijan govt has no plans to privatise state operators

  08-07-2016 10:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Azerbaijan's government currently has no plans to privatise state-owned operators Aztelecom and BTRIB, reports Trend citing Elmir Velizade, the...
  
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• Earthlink names Ferro as EVP, CIO, CPO

  08-07-2016 10:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) US network services provider EarthLink appointed Jacob J. Ferro Jr. as executive vice president, chief information and product officer...
  
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• Cisco UK & Ireland CEO to step down - report

  08-07-2016 10:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The CEO of Cisco UK & Ireland, Phil Smith, is set to step down and become chairman, reports The Register citing unnamed insiders...
  
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• Italian operator Wind to sponsor Rimini Meeting festival

  08-07-2016 10:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Italian operator Wind has announced a deal to become the main sponsor of the 2016 edition of Rimini Meeting, a multi-event Catholic festival held in the Adriatic resort at the end of August...
  
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• Gaming apps more popular among women and teenagers

  08-07-2016 09:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) Over half of Dutch consumers with smartphones have a gaming application installed on their device (55%). Gaming apps are especially popular among women, and teenagers are also more likely to have gaming apps installed. Nearly three-quarters (72%) of teens have gaming apps on their smartphones, compared to less than half (44%) of the elderly in the Netherlands. However, Wordfeud, Farm Heroes Saga and Bubble Witch 2 are exceptions and are on the smartphones of more elderly people th
  
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• IRS wants Facebook documents about Ireland asset transfers

  08-07-2016 09:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) US tax officials want Facebook to hand over the records covering the transfer of its assets to Ireland in 2010 because they believe these were...
  
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• Europe set to approve privacy shield with US - report

  08-07-2016 08:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The European Union is set to approve the proposed 'Privacy Shield', agreed with the US to prtect personal data being transferred across the Atlantic...
  
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• DeTe names Airtel's Gopalan to lead Europe business

  08-07-2016 08:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) Deutsche Telekom has named Srini Gopalan its new board member responsible for its Europe activities outside Germany. Gopalan is currently Consumer Director India at Bharti Airtel and will join Deutsche Telekom on 01 October. After an onboarding period, he will take over the duties of Claudia Nemat – who will head the new Technology and Innovation Board department and relinquish responsibility for the Europe segment – from the start of 2017. Before joining Airtel, Gopal
  
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• Telenor Myanmar launches 4G

  08-07-2016 02:00
  
  Services available initially in capital Nay Pyi Taw as operator repeats call for more spectrum.
  
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• TDC rejects takeover offer

  08-07-2016 02:00
  
  Danish operator confirms preliminary approach but describes it as 'financially inadequate'.
  
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• Polycom cancels sale to Mitel in favour of $2bn Siris deal

  08-07-2016 02:00
  
  Acceptance of private equity firm's higher offer will see conferencing specialist pay Mitel $60 million termination fee.
  
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• Microsoft shuffles management as COO quits

  08-07-2016 02:00
  
  Kevin Turner leaves software giant to take on CEO role at Citadel Securities.
  
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• EU's Oettinger welcomes 5G manifesto, keeps quiet on net neutrality

  08-07-2016 02:00
  
  Digital economy commissioner says industry's input will inform autumn's 5G action plan.
  
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• Disruption or disappointment: Iliad's prospects in Italy

  08-07-2016 02:00
  
  French telco looks to build a new mobile operator in Italy, but the circumstances are very different from those it faced in its home market in 2012.
  
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• Deutsche Telekom reveals identity of new Europe head

  08-07-2016 02:00
  
  Bharti Airtel's consumer director to join German incumbent in October.
  
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