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• Telecom Stock Roundup: Verizon May Revise Yahoo Deal Terms, Rogers Communications Opts for X1 - Nasdaq

  22-12-2016 23:59 via nasdaq.com
  
  Telecom Stock Roundup: Verizon May Revise Yahoo Deal Terms, Rogers Communications Opts for X1
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  The telecom industry saw strong performances by most of the key stocks last week. Meanwhile, U.S. telecom behemoth Verizon Communications Inc. VZ stole much of the limelight. After Yahoo! Inc. YHOO disclosed another data breach case on Dec 14, ...and more »
  
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• Telecom Stock Roundup: Verizon May Revise Yahoo Deal Terms ... - Nasdaq

  22-12-2016 23:59 via nasdaq.com
  
  Telecom Stock Roundup: Verizon May Revise Yahoo Deal Terms ...
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  The telecom industry saw strong performances by most of the key stocks last week. Meanwhile, U.S. telecom behemoth Verizon Communications Inc. VZ.and more »
  
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• TSX up on telecom and utilities, Wall Street declines - BNN

  22-12-2016 22:40 via bnn.ca
  
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  TSX up on telecom and utilities, Wall Street declines
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  A boost in telecom and utilities stocks helped send the Toronto Stock Exchange higher Thursday, while its U.S. counterparts fell as investors south of the border appeared to take an early breather before the holidays. In Toronto, the S&P/TSX composite ...and more »
  
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• Telecom regulator declares broadband internet a basic service, like telephone - Saskatoon StarPhoenix

  22-12-2016 18:31 via thestarphoenix.com
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  Telecom regulator declares broadband internet a basic service, like telephone
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  CRTC Chairman Jean-Pierre Blais holds a news conference to announce a decision on basic telecommunications service in Canada, Wednesday December 21, 2016 in Gatineau, Que. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand. ShareAdjustCommentPrint.
  Canada's telecom regulator makes broadband a basic serviceReuters
  CRTC establishes fund to attain new high-speed Internet targets - Canada News C
  
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• 7 Top Predictions for Telecom Stocks in 2017 - TheStreet.com

  22-12-2016 17:23 via thestreet.com
  
  7 Top Predictions for Telecom Stocks in 2017
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  Trump, cyber crime, new sources of competition and the need for spectrum will all make a mark on telecommunications in the coming year. Chris Nolter. Follow. Dec 22, 2016 11:20 AM EST. With President-elect Trump promising to roll back corporate ...and more »
  
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• Baidu to launch USD 1 bln IPO for iQiyi unit - report

  22-12-2016 17:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Chinese internet giant Baidu plans to launch an initial public offering of its video streaming platform iQiyi. The unit could be valued at up to USD 5 billion, The WSJ reports, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter. Baidu plans to list iQiyi in either Hong Kong or the US in 2017, the people said.
  
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• IT & Telecom Market Updates | 22nd Dec, 2016 - PhoneWorld Magazine (press release) (blog)

  22-12-2016 17:06 via phoneworld.com.pk
  
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  IT & Telecom Market Updates | 22nd Dec, 2016
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  IT & Telecom Market Updates on PhoneWorld LIVE provides the latest news from all around the IT and telecom industry, locally and internationally. Updates cover all government regulations on telecom sector, policies matters, regulatory and operator's ...
  
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• Imec joins 'Google cloud platform for startups'

  22-12-2016 16:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Belgian research institute Imec joined the 'Google cloud platform for startups' programme...
  
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• Nearly 200,000 in Lunda Sul province have access to ICT

  22-12-2016 16:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) About 190,666 people living in the Angolan province of Lunda Sul have access to information and communication technologies (ICT), according to...
  
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• Australia's TIO adds Lavarch, Lindsay to board

  22-12-2016 15:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Australia's Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) has added two new members to its board of directors, effective February 2017...
  
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• Greece to amend general authorisation regulation

  22-12-2016 15:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Greek telecommunications EETT opened a public consultation on the amendment of the EETT decision named 'Regulation on General Authorization'...
  
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• NTT, Furukawa Electric establish two joint ventures

  22-12-2016 15:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) NTT Electronics has reached an agreement with Furukawa Electric to establish two joint venture manufacturing companies for planar lightwave circuits and optical semiconductors...
  
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• Telecom regulator declares broadband internet a basic service, like telephone - Sudbury.com

  22-12-2016 15:01 via sudbury.com
  
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  Telecom regulator declares broadband internet a basic service, like telephone
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  GATINEAU, Que. — Canada's telecom regulator has declared broadband internet access a basic service across the country, just like current landline telephone service. 0. 13 h by: Canadian Press. fxc101380575. GATINEAU, Que. — Canada's telecom ...
  Broadband internet is ruled an essential service by Canada's telecom regulatorThe Australian Financial Review
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• CRTC declares broadband access as a basic right

  22-12-2016 14:30
  Canadian regulator sets broadband targets of download speeds of 50Mbps
  
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• Oracle exec quits in anti-Trump protest

  22-12-2016 13:15
  Cloud specialist complains that Oracle co-CEO Safra Catz has joined the Trump team
  
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• StarHub launches services over Asia-Pacific submarine cable

  22-12-2016 13:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Singapore operator StarHub has launched services over the new Asia-Pacific Gateway (APG) submarine cable network system...
  
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• Telecom skills group, University of Chicago team up to boost digital economy - ETTelecom.com

  22-12-2016 13:05 via telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  
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  Telecom skills group, University of Chicago team up to boost digital economy
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  Telecom skills group, University of Chicago team up to boost digital economyTelecom skills group, NEW DELHI: Telecom Sector Skill Council (TSSC) and the University of Chicago Thursday entered into a bilateral agreement to create training programs on ...and more »
  
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• Magyar Telekom names winners of Big Data Hackaton

  22-12-2016 12:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Magyar Telekom announced the winners of the Big Data Hackathon developer contest with total prizes of HUF 2.5 million...
  
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• Cirtek joins Facebook-led telecom infra project - ABS-CBN News

  22-12-2016 12:02 via news.abs-cbn.com
  
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  Cirtek joins Facebook-led telecom infra project
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  MANILA - Cirtek Holdings Philippine Corp. said on Thursday it has joined a Facebook-led consortium that aims to develop affordable telecommunications equipment. The company told the stock exchange that through its wireless solutions unit, Cirtek ATS ...
  
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• Norwegian H1 4G coverage rises to 87%

  22-12-2016 11:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Norwegian electronic communications regulator Nkom said 4G coverage in Norway had reached approximately 87 percent of the territory in the first half of 2016, up from below 50 percent a year earlier...
  
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• Over two thirds of Portuguese homes have NGN access

  22-12-2016 11:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) At the end of the third quarter of 2016, Next Generation Networks (NGN) that allow fixed internet broadband connections were used by 67.3 percent of Portuguese households...
  
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• Slovenian Q3 mobile penetration at 114.4% vs 113.5% in Q2

  22-12-2016 11:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Mobile telephony penetration in Slovenia reached 114.4 percent in the third quarter of 2016, compared with 113.5 percent in the previous quarter and...
  
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• HUBER+SUHNER help provide accurate satellite navigation as EU project Galileo goes live

  22-12-2016 11:00
  
  Herisau, 22 December 2016. Project Galileo, a joint initiative of the EU and European Space Agency (ESA), has gone live, with global connectivity supplier HUBER+SUHNER on-board. The Switzerland-based company is supplying radio frequency components to the project, and following an extensive testing period and 17 years of development, the Galileo system went live last week with the aim to supply the world’s most accurate satellite navigation technology. Galileo provides better positioning na
  
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• Consolidated Communications secures loan facility

  22-12-2016 10:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Consolidated Communications secured a new incremental term loan facility for its pending acquisition of FairPoint Communications, an all-stock merger...
  
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• Telkom gives BCX ZAR 1 bln cash injection

  22-12-2016 10:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) South African operator Telkom announced that it's given ZAR 1 billion in financial assistance to its subsidiary Business Connexion for working capital requirements...
  
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• Orange renews syndicated credit line with 24 banks

  22-12-2016 09:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Orange has reached a deal with 24 international banks on the renewal of a EUR 6 billion syndicated credit line, anticipating the expiry of the previous syndicated loan (set for January 2018)...
  
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• Canada starts CAD 750 mln fund for universal broadband

  22-12-2016 09:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has established a new fund to help boost broadband internet, which the regulator sees as a basic telecom service for all Canadians. The CAD 750 million fund will come on top of any existing government programmes and any private or public funded project already in action. The aim is for Canadians to have access to an unlimited data plan option and speeds of at least 50/40 Mbps (down/up). The fund will focus on u
  
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• Oracle director resigns in protest over CEO work with Trump

  22-12-2016 09:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Oracle director George A. Polisner has resigned in protest at the decision of the company's co-CEO Safra Catz to work on the transition team of US President-elect Donald Trump...
  
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• Telenet to buy SFR BeLux for EUR 400 mln

  22-12-2016 08:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) Telenet has agreed to buy SFR Belgium and Luxembourg from Altice for EUR 400 million...
  
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• Bahrain: Telecom Engineer Held Incommunicado - Human Rights Watch

  22-12-2016 08:06 via hrw.org
  
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  Bahrain: Telecom Engineer Held Incommunicado
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  (Beirut) – Bahraini authorities held a telecommunications engineer incommunicado for five weeks without access to a lawyer or his family, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities failed to provide accurate information on the whereabouts of the ...
  
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• Nokia files patent infringement suits against Apple

  22-12-2016 07:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Nokia announced that it has today filed complaints against Apple in Germany and the US, alleging that Apple products infringe a number of Nokia patents. Nokia said it agreed a partial licence with Apple in 2011 for some of its technology, but since then has been unable to reach agreement on extending the licence to other patented inventions by Nokia. Nokia said it is in the process of filing further actions in other jurisdictions.
  
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• SK Telecom appoints Park Jung-ho as CEO

  22-12-2016 07:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) SK Telecom has appointed Park Jung-ho as its CEO, effective 2017. He previously served as CEO of SK Holding C&C...
  
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• RCom sells tower assets to Brookfield for over INR 110 bln

  22-12-2016 06:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) Indian operator Reliance Communications (RCom) has signed agreements with Brookfield Infrastructure in relation to the acquisition of RCom's nationwide tower assets by affiliates of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners and its institutional partners. RCom will receive an upfront cash payment of INR 110 billion (approximately USD 1.6 billion) on completion of the transaction. RCom will also receive Class B non-voting shares in the new tower company, providing 49 percent future econom
  
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• 2016: A Big Year for Telecom M&A - Telecompetitor (blog)

  22-12-2016 04:06 via telecompetitor.com
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  2016: A Big Year for Telecom M&A
  Telecompetitor (blog)
  negotiation The past year was a big one for telecom M&A. Telecompetitor covered more than two dozen mergers and acquisitions in 2016 and they involved numerous facets of the industry. Here's a summary of key trends and how they are reshaping the ...
  
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