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• Eros International to Present at the Deutsche Bank Media & Telecom Conference - Business Wire (press release)

  03-03-2017 23:01 via businesswire.com
  
  Eros International to Present at the Deutsche Bank Media & Telecom Conference
  Business Wire (press release)
  LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Eros International Plc (NYSE:EROS) (“Eros”), a leading global company in the Indian film entertainment industry, announced today that Group Chief Financial Officer and President - North America, Prem Parameswaran, and ...and more »
  
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• Reliance Jio starts consolidation scramble in the telecom sector; all you want to know - Financial Express

  03-03-2017 21:52 via financialexpress.com
  
  Financial Express
  Reliance Jio starts consolidation scramble in the telecom sector; all you want to know
  Financial Express
  Bharti Airtel acquired Telenor India for R1,600 crore, which has operations in seven circles with revenue market share (RMS) of around 5%. By: FE Bureau | Published: March 4, 2017 2:21 AM. Since its launch in September last year, RJio has garnered 100 ...
  
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• 7 Telecom Stocks That Are High-Yield Money Traps - Investorplace.com

  03-03-2017 20:23 via investorplace.com
  
  7 Telecom Stocks That Are High-Yield Money Traps
  Investorplace.com
  Telecom is one of the biggest industries in the world at this point. That, however, doesn't mean all telecoms offer the same promise of growth and success. Likewise, there may be a mobility megatrend in play, but that doesn't mean it's going to raise ...
  
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• Matrix to Showcase its Enterprise-grade Telecom and Security ... - Telecom Reseller (press release)

  03-03-2017 20:06 via telecomreseller.com
  
  Matrix to Showcase its Enterprise-grade Telecom and Security ...
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  Vadodara, India (2nd March, 2017) – Matrix, a well-known manufacturer of Telecom and Security solutions is participating in DEFCOM India'17 organized on ...and more »
  
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• Matrix to Showcase its Enterprise-grade Telecom and Security Solutions at DEFCOM India, 2017 - Telecom Reseller (press release)

  03-03-2017 20:06 via telecomreseller.com
  
  Matrix to Showcase its Enterprise-grade Telecom and Security Solutions at DEFCOM India, 2017
  Telecom Reseller (press release)
  Vadodara, India (2nd March, 2017) – Matrix, a well-known manufacturer of Telecom and Security solutions is participating in DEFCOM India'17 organized on 23rd and 24th March'17 in New Delhi. DEFCOM is an ICT event, where defense personnel get a ...and more »
  
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• Here's how Reliance Jio will use data muscle to capture Indian telecom - Economic Times

  03-03-2017 19:56 via economictimes.indiatimes.com
  
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  Here's how Reliance Jio will use data muscle to capture Indian telecom
  Economic Times
  MUMBAI/NEW DELHI: Reliance Jio Infocomm aims to capture half of India's mobile-telephony market at 50% margins, underpinned by increased data consumption and service quality the company expects will draw high-paying consumers to the carrier ...
  Reliance Jio: Creating a capacity-led telecom giantForbes India
  Reliance Jio eyes 50% of telecom services market by FY21Times of India
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• RJio aims to corner half the telecom market by 2021 - Business Standard

  03-03-2017 19:17 via business-standard.com
  
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  RJio aims to corner half the telecom market by 2021
  Business Standard
  Reliance Jio (RJio) has set a target of capturing half the telecom sector's projected revenues of Rs 3 lakh crore by FY21. The company, which will start charging customers from April 1, indicated this at an analyst meet on Thursday. The company also ...and more »
  
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• Telecom secretary JS Deepak's transfer uncalled for: Former telecom minister Kapil Sibal - ETTelecom.com

  03-03-2017 18:34 via telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  
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  Telecom secretary JS Deepak's transfer uncalled for: Former telecom minister Kapil Sibal
  ETTelecom.com
  New Delhi: Former telecom minister Kapil Sibal today said shifting J S Deepak from the Telecom Ministry was "uncalled for" and sends wrong signals to bureaucrats. "I think this is really uncalled for, because what is the bureaucracy there for ...
  Telecom Secy Deepak's transfer uncalled for: SibalIndia.comall 2 news articles »
  
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• Telecom secretary JS Deepak's transfer uncalled for: Former ... - ETTelecom.com

  03-03-2017 18:34 via telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  
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  Telecom secretary JS Deepak's transfer uncalled for: Former ...
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  New Delhi: Former telecom minister Kapil Sibal today said shifting J S Deepak from the Telecom Ministry was "uncalled for" and sends wrong signals to ...and more »
  
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• Facebook keeps a low profile at the world's biggest telecom trade show - Quartz

  03-03-2017 17:31 via qz.com
  
  Facebook keeps a low profile at the world's biggest telecom trade show
  Quartz
  The telco operators, network equipment vendors, and smartphone makers who attend Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Spain each year have grown accustomed to seeing Mark Zuckerberg in attendance. Facebook is one of the main things customers use ...
  
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• PM Modi centering power around him: Kapil Sibal on removal of Telecom Secy - Economic Times

  03-03-2017 17:29 via economictimes.indiatimes.com
  
  PM Modi centering power around him: Kapil Sibal on removal of Telecom Secy
  Economic Times
  Congress leader Kapil Sibal said the removal of telecom secretary JS Deepak is unethical and criticizes the Modi govt saying that it does not want any individual voice. For the latest videos, follow us on twitter ...
  
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• ZTE close to striking US deal over Iran sales

  03-03-2017 17:15
  Reports claim the Chinese vendor is set to plead guilty to breaching strict US trade sanctions
  
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• Telecom Service Assurance Market Worth 7.01 Billion USD by 2021 - MarketWatch

  03-03-2017 16:01 via marketwatch.com
  
  Telecom Service Assurance Market Worth 7.01 Billion USD by 2021
  MarketWatch
  According to a new market research report "Telecom Service Assurance Market by Software (Probe Monitoring, Fault & Event Management, Quality & Service Management, Network Performance Monitoring, and Workforce Management), Service, Organization ...and more »
  
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• Denmark, Finland, Sweden top European digital index

  03-03-2017 15:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Denmark, Sweden, Finland, the Netherlands and Luxembourg continued as the top five member states on the EC's latest Digital Economy and Society Index...
  
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• Ecuador internet penetration up to 55.6% in 2016

  03-03-2017 14:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Ecuador ended 2016 with a total internet penetration of 55.6 percent, according to the latest data from telecommunications ministry Mintel...
  
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• Liberia: K3 Telecom Launches Broadband Internet Services in Liberia - AllAfrica.com

  03-03-2017 14:21 via allafrica.com
  
  Liberia: K3 Telecom Launches Broadband Internet Services in Liberia
  AllAfrica.com
  Monrovia — K3 Telecom Inc. has launched its IPS operations in Liberia - making the country the first in Africa to benefit from its services. The company will provide internet television (Netflix), fix line phones and high speed internet on its ...and more »
  
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• Amazon to install solar panels on top of fulfilment centres

  03-03-2017 14:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Amazon plans to install solar panels on top of its fulfilment facilities around the world as part of its plan to generate clean energy...
  
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• Flow, Manchester United launch football competition

  03-03-2017 14:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The Flow brand of Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) has teamed up with Manchester United to launch 'The Ultimate Football Experience', a...
  
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• Paratus Telecom appoints group CFO | ITWeb - ITWeb

  03-03-2017 13:25 via itweb.co.za
  
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  Paratus Telecom appoints group CFO | ITWeb
  ITWeb
  Newly appointed Paratus Telecom CFO Stefan de Bruin will be responsible for the overall financial affairs of the group that is already represented in Namibia, ...and more »
  
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• Paratus Telecom appoints group CFO - ITWeb

  03-03-2017 13:25 via itweb.co.za
  
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  Paratus Telecom appoints group CFO
  ITWeb
  Newly appointed Paratus Telecom CFO Stefan de Bruin will be responsible for the overall financial affairs of the group that is already represented in Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, South Africa and Angola. Namibian company Paratus Telecom has announced ...and more »
  
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• Amazon in global five-hour 'fat-finger' outage

  03-03-2017 12:00
  Amazon Web Services suffered a five-hour global outage affecting hundreds of thousands of businesses on Tuesday
  
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• Telechoice posts declining profit, revenue in Q4

  03-03-2017 11:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Singaporean provider of services to the telecommunications industry Telechoice International saw its fourth-quarter net profit plunge 32.6 percent to SGD 3.9 million...
  
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• Time Dotcom revenue grows 12% in 2016

  03-03-2017 11:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Malaysian fixed-line telecommunications provider Time Dotcom reported a 12.4 percent increase in revenue to MYR 766.9 million in 2016, from MYR 682.4...
  
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• MWC attendance up 7% to 108,000 visitors - GSMA

  03-03-2017 11:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The 2017 edition of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona attracted a record total of 108,000 visitors, up 7 percent on the previous year, according to the GSMA...
  
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• Vodafone announces plan to bring more women back to work

  03-03-2017 11:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Vodafone announced the launch of a company-wide programme to increase recruitment of women...
  
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• Marvell turns to loss in Q4

  03-03-2017 11:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Marvell Technology said revenues for its fourth quarter to 28 January came in within guidance at USD 571 million, from 502.5 million the year before...
  
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• Industry Surprised by Abrupt Transfer and Removal of Telecom ... - The Wire

  03-03-2017 11:04 via thewire.in
  
  The Wire
  Industry Surprised by Abrupt Transfer and Removal of Telecom ...
  The Wire
  J.S. Deepak's transfer may have been prompted by his conflict with Reliance Jio and TRAI and reflects poorly on an already controversial, crony ...
  IT secretary Aruna Sundararajan may get additional telecom chargeThe Indian Express
  India's Ridiculous Telecom Promotion Limitations To Protect Government RevenueForbes
  JS Deepak's removal as Telecom Secretary: Story behind storyTelecomTiger
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• Industry Surprised by Abrupt Transfer and Removal of Telecom Secretary - The Wire

  03-03-2017 11:04 via thewire.in
  
  The Wire
  Industry Surprised by Abrupt Transfer and Removal of Telecom Secretary
  The Wire
  J.S. Deepak's transfer may have been prompted by his conflict with Reliance Jio and TRAI and reflects poorly on an already controversial, crony capitalism-prone sector. Jio aur jeene do? Telecom secretary J.S. Deepak (L). Credit: PTI (L), Reuters. New ...
  India's Ridiculous Telecom Promotion Limitations To Protect Government RevenueForbes
  IT secretary Aruna Sundararajan may get additional telecom chargeThe
  
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• True revenue grows nearly 5%, net loss narrows in Q4

  03-03-2017 10:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Thai telecommunications group True turned to a net loss of THB 1.6 billion in the fourth quarter of 2016, compared to a net profit of THB 363 million in the fourth quarter of 2015...
  
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• Chinese Telecom ZTE Corp in America to plead guilty over Iran sales - The Indian Express

  03-03-2017 10:40 via indianexpress.com
  
  The Indian Express
  Chinese Telecom ZTE Corp in America to plead guilty over Iran sales
  The Indian Express
  ZTE Corp to plead guilty to US criminal charges pay hundreds of millions of dollars in penalties for violating charges that restrict sale of US tech to Iran. By: Reuters | Updated: March 3, 2017 3:10 pm. Chinese Telecom ZTE Corp, violating US laws, ZTE ...and more »
  
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• Orange raises EUR 750 mln and EUR 500 mln with bond issues

  03-03-2017 10:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Orange has issued a 6.5-year, EUR 750 million bond with a coupon of 0.75 percent and a 10.5-year, EUR 500 million bond with a coupon of 1.5 percent...
  
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• CyrusOne starts senior notes offerings

  03-03-2017 10:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) US data centre operator CyrusOne plans to start a USD 450 million offering of senior notes due 2024 and a USD 350 million offering of senior notes due 2027...
  
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• EU court says customer service lines must charge normal rate

  03-03-2017 10:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) The cost of calling a customer service line should not be more than a normal phone call, according to a ruling by the EU Court of Justice. The decision came in a case involving German online retailer Comtech. It offers customer service on a 0180 non-geographic number. A German consumer group brought the case, and it was referred to the EU court over the interpretation of the EU directive on consumer protection. The directive says that businesses cannot charge more than a 'basic ra
  
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• Altice USA buys Audience Partners

  03-03-2017 09:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Altice USA has acquired Audience Partners, a global provider of data-driven, audience-based digital advertising systems worldwide...
  
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• TWZ revenues grow 7%, profit up 284% in 2016

  03-03-2017 09:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Thai handset maker and distributor TWZ reported total revenue of THB 4.2 billion in 2016, which represents an increase of 7.13 percent year-on-year...
  
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• Australia bans SoleNet, Sure Telecom's telecom operations

  03-03-2017 09:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Australia's Federal Court has ordered SoleNet, Sure Telecom and James Harrison to pay penalties of AUD 250,000 and be restrained from carrying on a...
  
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• Tele2 Netherlands gets new CEO from Com Hem

  03-03-2017 09:16 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Tele2 has named Jon James the new CEO of its Dutch operations. He replaces Malin Holmberg, who has held the position since April 2016. James comes from Swedish operator Com Hem, where he worked as COO, and was previously at Virgin Media in the UK. He starts on 06 March, while Holmberg will remain on as adviser until the end of June.
  
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• Samsung establishes product quality improvement office

  03-03-2017 09:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Samsung Electronics has created an office in charge of improving product quality...
  
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• Protelindo secures bank loans of up to IDR 400 bln

  03-03-2017 09:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Indonesian telecommunications tower provider Sarana Menara Nusantara has announced that its subsidiary Profesional Telekomunikasi Indonesia...
  
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• U Mobile launches booKu carrier billing platform

  03-03-2017 08:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Malaysian mobile operator U Mobile has partnered with four regional and local digital publishers SPH Magazines, Pubu eBook, FullAMark and NovelPlus to launch the 'booKu' platform...
  
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• K3 Telecom Launches Broadband Internet Services in Liberia - Front Page Africa

  03-03-2017 08:21 via frontpageafricaonline.com
  Front Page Africa
  K3 Telecom Launches Broadband Internet Services in Liberia
  Front Page Africa
  Monrovia – K3 Telecom Inc. has launched its IPS operations in Liberia – making the country the first in Africa to benefit from its services. The company will provide internet television (Netflix), fix line phones and high speed internet on its ...and more »
  
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• SoleNet, Sure Telecom prohibited from trading for two years ... - ZDNet - ZDNet

  03-03-2017 07:09 via zdnet.com
  
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  SoleNet, Sure Telecom prohibited from trading for two years ... - ZDNet
  ZDNet
  SoleNet and Sure Telecom are prohibited from carrying on as a business or providing any telecommunications services for a period of two years, the Australian ...and more »
  
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• Indian telecom operators to start adopting 5G tech this year: Huawei - Deccan Chronicle

  03-03-2017 06:42 via deccanchronicle.com
  
  Deccan Chronicle
  Indian telecom operators to start adopting 5G tech this year: Huawei
  Deccan Chronicle
  On Tuesday, telecom secretary J S Deepak said that India lagged behind in adoption of 3G & 4G but wants to catch with the world for 5G tech. (Representational image). Indian telecom operators will start adopting 5G technology, which in present form can ...
  
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• VoLTE and mobile-first collaboration services empower operators to fightback against OTT providers

  03-03-2017 01:00
  The telecoms industry is facing radical change as operator revenues from traditional services continue to decline. Operators have seen a wave of over-the-top (OTT) players bring to market free services of the sort they used to sell profitably. Such offerings, particularly communication-over-IP (CoIP) services, are cutting into the voice and messaging profits of operators and it is estimated they will lose US$386bn to OTT players in 2018.Against this backdrop, operators need to create clear diff
  
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• Tele2 replaces Netherlands CEO

  03-03-2017 01:00
  Tele2 on Friday named a new chief executive at its business in the Netherlands in the shape of Jon James, who joins the company from Swedish cableco Com Hem.James is an industry veteran with 20 years' experience under his belt…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• MWC 2017: Choose your own adventure

  03-03-2017 01:00
  If telecoms starred in a Choose Your Own Adventure book, Mobile World Congress presented our protagonist with a dilemma of critical importance: artificial intelligence is coming; do you embrace it knowing that it may end civilisation? Or do you take a more cautious approach, knowing that by doing so, you may go out of business?I suspect that a clear majority of operators at the show this year would without question take that first option and worry about the civilisation part later.After all, th
  
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• Millicom, Airtel merge in Ghana to become number two player

  03-03-2017 01:00
  Ghana's third and fourth largest mobile operators on Friday announced their intention to merge to become the market's number two player.
  Millicom and Bharti Airtel will combine their Ghanaian businesses, which use the Tigo and Airtel brands respectively, to create an operator serving more than a quarter of the country's mobile subscribers…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Huawei CloudRAN and CloudAIR shine at MWC2017

  03-03-2017 01:00
  Huawei Wireless ushered in the cloud era with its cloud strategy at this year’s Mobile World Congress. CloudRAN redesigns network architecture with a cloud philosophy to construct 5G-oriented mobile networks. CloudAIR redesigns air interfaces with a cloud philosophy. Huawei aims to promote, drive, and lead wireless cloudification development…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Accelerated increase in VoLTE in 2017 with over 100 commercial VoLTE networks ready

  03-03-2017 01:00
  As new technologies continue to advance networks, the transition to and uptake of VoLTE is rapidly accelerating. In 2016, the number of commercial VoLTE networks reached 102. This represents a significant increase in the use of 4G networks as the mainstream channel for data communications, indicating that operators are commercially motivated towards VoLTE to increase network utilization and reduce costs.Although 4G network development was slow in the earlier part of the decade, 2016 saw a drama
  
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• Telecom Stock Roundup: AMT, TDS, USM Post Mixed Q4, FTR & WIN Disappoint - Nasdaq

  03-03-2017 00:15 via nasdaq.com
  
  Telecom Stock Roundup: AMT, TDS, USM Post Mixed Q4, FTR & WIN Disappoint
  Nasdaq
  Last week was all about earnings for the telecom sector. American Tower Corp. AMT , Telephone and Data Systems Inc. TDS , United States Cellular Corp. USM and Cable ONE Inc. CABO reported mixed financial results for the fourth quarter of 2016. On the ...and more »
  
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