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• Telecom Italia reports 14 percent rise in core earnings - euronews

  03-02-2017 23:45 via euronews.com
  Telecom Italia reports 14 percent rise in core earnings
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  MILAN (Reuters) – Telecom Italia on Friday posted a better than expected 14.4 percent rise in full-year core earnings, helped by cost cuts and its domestic operations returning to growth. Italy's biggest phone group also said it would spend around 11 ...
  CORRECTED-(OFFICIAL)-Telecom Italia 2016 core earnings beat ...Reutersall 2 news articles »
  
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• The Trump Administration Will Be Great for Telecom Giants - Slate Magazine

  03-02-2017 21:41 via slate.com
  
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  The Trump Administration Will Be Great for Telecom Giants
  Slate Magazine
  Federal Communications Commission Commissioner Ajit Pai testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee's Privacy, Technology and FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee's Privacy, Technology and the Law ...
  Here Is What Impact the New FCC Chief Will Have on Telecom StocksTheStreet.com
  Telecom Business Alert: January 27, 2017 – Pai Named FCC Chairman; Congressiona
  
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• Dutch Antilles fixed services lag behind mobile - study

  03-02-2017 17:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) SEO Amsterdam Economics has at the request of the Dutch ministry of economics conducted a study on the telecom and TV market in Bonaire, St Eustatius and Saba...
  
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• Global Telecom API Market 2016-2017 & 2022 - Research and Markets - Business Wire (press release)

  03-02-2017 17:23 via businesswire.com
  
  Global Telecom API Market 2016-2017 & 2022 - Research and Markets
  Business Wire (press release)
  The report covers forecast and analysis for the telecom API market on a regional level. The study provides historic data of 2016 along with a forecast from 2017 to 2022 based revenue (USD Million). The study includes drivers and restraints for the ...and more »
  
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• TM Forum finds lack of 'glue' challenging telecom's open source efforts - RCR Wireless News

  03-02-2017 17:11 via rcrwireless.com
  
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  TM Forum finds lack of 'glue' challenging telecom's open source efforts
  RCR Wireless News
  Has the rash of new open source-focused organizations hindered the deployment of open source solutions or is it just a lack of cohesion? One issue facing the telecommunication industry's move towards greater use of open source software platforms is the ...
  
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• Belarusian fixed broadband base exceeds 3 mln

  03-02-2017 15:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Capital expenditure in the telecommunications sector totaled BYN 552 million in 2016, according to a statement from the Ministry of ITC...
  
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• Can SK Telecom Write a New Telco Growth Story? - Light Reading

  03-02-2017 15:26 via lightreading.com
  
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  Can SK Telecom Write a New Telco Growth Story?
  Light Reading
  South Korea's SK Telecom enjoys a reputation as one of the most far-sighted telcos on the planet. Besides helping to pioneer the development of next-generation network technologies, including the 5G standard now taking shape, it has made a bold push ...
  SK Telecom ends 2016 with more than 21 million LTE subscribersRCR Wireless News
  SK Telecom revenues flat in 2016, net profit boosted by POSCO, LOEN stake salesTeleGeo
  
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• Provide True Business Value and Win More Telecom Sales - Business 2 Community

  03-02-2017 15:13 via business2community.com
  Provide True Business Value and Win More Telecom Sales
  Business 2 Community
  For sustainable competitive edge, businesses should focus on their competitors. But if they want to provide real business value and win more telecom sales, they must concentrate on their customers. By providing great customer experience, it's easier to ...
  
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• Kazakhtelecom internet base passes 4 mln

  03-02-2017 15:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Kazakhstan national operator Kazakhtelecom announced that its fixed subscriber base totaled 3.671 million on 1 January...
  
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• Polish ministry prepares premium rate regulation

  03-02-2017 14:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The Polish Ministry of Digitisation is preparing an amendment to the Telecommunications Act, aiming to increase consumer protection when using premium rate services, reports Telko.in...
  
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• Microsoft to train 25 East African tech entrepreneurs

  03-02-2017 14:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Microsoft is set to train twenty-five tech entrepreneurs from Kenya and other East African countries to help them actualise and grow their business ideas...
  
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• Potraz to mortgage telco fund for Chinese loan

  03-02-2017 14:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The Postal and Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of Zimbabwe (Potraz) plans to use its cash rich Universal Services Fund (USF) as collateral to access loans from China, Source reported...
  
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• Claro Central America sales up 1.5%, customers down in Q4

  03-02-2017 14:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) America Movil's Central American units, operating under the Claro brand, reported fourth-quarter revenues of USD 578 million, up 1.5 percent...
  
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• Entel Bolivia to launch FTTH-based triple-play offer

  03-02-2017 14:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Bolivian state-owned operator Entel has announced plans to offer its first triple-play plan incorporating pay-TV, mobile telephony and FTTH-based broadband starting in March...
  
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• Major UK Telecom Seeks Blockchain Security Patent - CoinDesk

  03-02-2017 14:06 via coindesk.com
  
  Major UK Telecom Seeks Blockchain Security Patent
  CoinDesk
  One of the UK's largest telecoms is seeking a patent for a security system aimed at preventing malicious attacks on blockchains. British Telecommunications (BT) PLC submitted a patent application last July for “Mitigating Blockchain Attacks” to the US ...
  
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• Jamaica to force operators to share infrastructure

  03-02-2017 13:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The Jamaican government has drafted a new set of rules that will require the country's telecommunications operators to share infrastructure with a...
  
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• America Movil's Caribbean sales down 4.4% in Q4

  03-02-2017 13:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) America Movil's Caribbean units reported fourth-quarter revenues of USD 492 million, down 4.4 percent year-on-year, due in part to a 3.7 percent fall...
  
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• Latvian ICT exports up 40% in Q4

  03-02-2017 13:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Exports of the Latvian ICT sector totaled EUR 143.82 million in the fourth quarter of 2016, reports Dd.lv citing a study from the Latvian Bank. The...
  
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• Oman to publish retail telecom price benchmark study Q2

  03-02-2017 12:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) A benchmark comparative study of prices of retail telecommunication services in Oman in comparison with neighbouring countries by Oman's...
  
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• Logosoft introduces three new Lenovo tablets

  03-02-2017 12:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Bosnian operator Logosoft has added three new tablets from Lenovo to its portfolio...
  
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• Swedish telecom operators resolve user data protection gaps

  03-02-2017 12:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) said major operators under its supervision have resolved shortcomings in the way they were handling customer data...
  
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• Safaricom partners with KRA to boost local security

  03-02-2017 12:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Safaricom has partnered with the Kenya Alliance of Resident Associations (KARA) to beef up security in neighbourhoods, in its efforts to promote sustainable cities and communities...
  
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• Amsterdam Court denies bankruptcy request for Oi companies

  03-02-2017 12:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The District Court of Amsterdam denied the requests for conversion of the suspension of payments proceedings into Dutch bankruptcy proceedings for...
  
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• Algar Telecom implements IBM Watson for customer service

  03-02-2017 12:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Brazilian operator Algar Telecom has deployed new customer care systems using Watson, IBM's cognitive services platform...
  
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• Vodafone Spain to charge EUR 2.50 to speak to agents

  03-02-2017 12:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Vodafone Spain is to start charging customers a set fee of EUR 2.50 for requesting basic services from call centre agents rather than via the company's Mi Vodafone app, reports website Xataka Movil...
  
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• Claro revenues up 28% in Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay in Q4

  03-02-2017 11:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) America Movil reported third-quarter revenues up 42.0 percent year on year in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay, with its three Claro units posting...
  
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• Bulgaria consults on conditions of digital TV auction

  03-02-2017 11:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Bulgaria's telecommunications authority CRC launched a public consultation on the terms of an auction that will be organised for issuing a digital TV licence...
  
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• TDC suffers drop in Q4 sales and EBITDA but posts net profit

  03-02-2017 11:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Danish operator TDC reported a 2.6 percent drop in fourth quarter revenues to DKK 5.42 billion from DKK 5.56 billion a year earlier, with EBITDA...
  
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• Claro Ecuador revenues fall 10% to USD 353 mln in Q4

  03-02-2017 11:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) America Movil's Claro Ecuador unit reported revenues of USD 353 million in the fourth quarter, down 10.1 percent compared to the year-earlier result...
  
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• Accenture hires cybersecurity specialist from US Treasury

  03-02-2017 11:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Accenture has hired Valerie Abend as its new MD for Financial Services, North America...
  
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• Vodafone Ireland service revenue falls 2% in Q3

  03-02-2017 11:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Vodafone Ireland ended December 2016 with 1.974 million mobile customers, an increase of 9,000 from three months earlier...
  
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• Majority of Belgian businesses allow telework

  03-02-2017 11:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) A majority of Belgian businesses allow telework, according to research by the telecom users association Beltug...
  
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• Subex profit jumps over 131% in Q3

  03-02-2017 10:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) BSS provider Subex reported revenues of INR 957.8 million for its fiscal third quarter to end December 2016 (approximately USD 14.2 million), which...
  
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• MTS wins state tenders in Perm

  03-02-2017 10:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Russian mobile operator MTS has won tenders on providing telecommunications services for municipal institutions in the city of Perm, reports Cnews.ru...
  
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• Mtel adds more content to Surf tariff plans

  03-02-2017 10:53 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Bulgarian operator Mtel added more content to its Mtel Surf tariff plans, including more 4G/LTE internet, free online TV and exclusive sports content...
  
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• Neustar revenues up 16% to USD 325 mln in Q4

  03-02-2017 10:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Neustar saw its revenue increase 16 percent to USD 324.9 million in the fourth quarter...
  
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• Claro Peru sales up 6%, profits plunge 31% in Q4

  03-02-2017 10:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Claro Peru's fourth-quarter revenues rose 5.8 percent year-on-year to PEN 1.38 billion, with service revenues increasing 2.9 percent, the operator's best performance in five quarters...
  
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• Portuguese number portings grow to 82,361 in January

  03-02-2017 10:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) A total of 82,361 numbers were ported in Portugal during January, compared with 74,000 in December, taking the total ported since the service was...
  
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• Australia sees 33% increase in telecom complaints

  03-02-2017 10:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Complaints as a proportion of telecom services in operation (SIO) were almost 33 percent higher in the December quarter of 2016 compared to the same...
  
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• Sunrise loses Chief Consumer Officer Degenhardt

  03-02-2017 10:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Sunrise announced that Timm Degenhardt is stepping down as Chief Consumer Officer and leaving the company at the end of February...
  
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• Kosovo calling code +383 becomes operational

  03-02-2017 10:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The managing director of the Post and Telecom of Kosovo (PTK), Agron Mustafa has made the first call using the new country dialing code + 383, reports RTK...
  
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• Monin adopts Interoute's Enterprise Digital Platform

  03-02-2017 10:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Interoute has won a contract from Monin, a French manufacturer of flavoured syrups distributed in 145 countries...
  
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• SK Telecom (SKM) Q4 2016 Results - Earnings Call Transcript - Seeking Alpha

  03-02-2017 10:14 via seekingalpha.com
  SK Telecom (SKM) Q4 2016 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
  Seeking Alpha
  [Interpreted] Good afternoon and good evening. First of all thank you all for joining this conference call. And now we will begin the conference call by the Fiscal Year 2016 Fourth Quarter Earnings Results by SK Telecom. This conference will start with ...
  
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• Claro Colombia narrows sales fall to 1% in Q4

  03-02-2017 10:07 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Claro Colombia, a subsidiary of America Movil, reported total fourth quarter revenues down 1.0 percent year-on-year to COP 2.84 trillion, with...
  
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• TIM Brasil Q4 revenues drop 1.7% to BRL 4 billion

  03-02-2017 09:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) TIM Brasil reported Q4 revenues of BRL 4.04 billion, down 1.7 percent on the same period a year earlier...
  
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• SFR Business agrees contract with hospital procurement unit

  03-02-2017 09:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) SFR Business has been chosen as primary supplier by CAIH (Centrale d'Achat de l'Informatique Hospitaliere), the French public hospital procurement unit dedicated to IT services...
  
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• Snapchat files for IPO to raise USD 3 billion

  03-02-2017 08:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Snap, the company behind the messaging app Snapchat, has filed for an initial public offering of shares on the New York Stock Exchange. The SEC filing puts the expected proceeds at USD 3 billion, although details on the number and price of shares has not been set yet. The offering is made up of non-voting Class A shares, allowing Snap's management and current shareholders to hold on to their control of the company. Co-founders Evan Spiegel and Robert Murphy still hold over 88 perc
  
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• America Movil Q4 profits fall on weak peso, mobile losses

  03-02-2017 08:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) America Movil reported stronger revenue growth in the last quarter of 2016 but profits continued lower. Revenues rose 16.9 percent year-on-year to MXN 269 billion and were up 3.7 percent at constant exchange rates. Service revenues increased 0.7 percent, their best showing in the year, on the back of mobile data revenues up 11.7 percent. EBITDA was up 2.9 percent to MXN 65.7 billion, but fell 8.1 percent at constant exchange rates, and operating profit dropped 20.1 percent to MXN
  
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• Nokia CEO 'disappointed' with 2016 sales

  03-02-2017 01:00
  Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri said this week he was disappointed by Nokia's topline performance iin 2016, but said improving market conditions point to a brighter 2017.The Finnish kit maker on Thursday reported full-year revenues of €23.95 billion, down 10% on 2015. Networks revenue fell 12% to &euro…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• America Movil turns in hefty Q4 loss

  03-02-2017 01:00
  America Movil posted a net loss equivalent to hundreds of millions of euros in the last three months of 2016, its balance sheet hit by financing costs and the impact of a weak Mexican peso.The Mexico-based telecoms group said its net loss in the fourth quarter reached MXN5.97 billion (&euro…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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