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• Telecom giants spent $11m on first-quarter lobbying - The Hill

  21-04-2017 22:08 via thehill.com
  
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  Telecom giants spent $11m on first-quarter lobbying
  The Hill
  Major internet service providers spent more than $11 million on lobbying amid fights over privacy rules and a coming showdown over net neutrality. Three of the largest telecom companies — AT&T, Verizon and Comcast — collectively spent a total of $11 ...and more »
  
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• British Telecom files criminal complaint over Italy accounting scandal - The Edge Markets MY

  21-04-2017 19:15 via theedgemarkets.com
  
  The Edge Markets MY
  British Telecom files criminal complaint over Italy accounting scandal
  The Edge Markets MY
  MILAN (April 21): British Telecom has filed a criminal complaint with Italian prosecutors over an accounting scandal at its Italian unit and has handed them computer records and also dispatched its head of compliance to Milan to give evidence.and more »
  
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• Trump's FCC Gives Big Telecom "Free Reign" With Vote for Major Handouts - Common Dreams

  21-04-2017 17:21 via commondreams.org
  
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  Trump's FCC Gives Big Telecom "Free Reign" With Vote for Major Handouts
  Common Dreams
  'This is the price we pay for the outrageous influence of money in politics. The public interest suffers, and we are poorer—economically and civically—for it'. by. Nadia Prupis, staff writer. 0. Tweet. 0. Share. 0. Share. 26. Share. 1. Pin. 0. Mail ...
  The FCC just relaxed more rules for telecom companies and TV station ownersRecodeall 121 news articles »
  
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• German industry warns against underinvestment in fiber telecom links - Reuters

  21-04-2017 17:19 via reuters.com
  
  German industry warns against underinvestment in fiber telecom links
  Reuters
  FRANKFURT Germany's powerful engineering industry fears the country will miss out on becoming a global power in digital manufacturing due to complacency about investing in a high-speed, fiber-based telecoms network. Taking aim at the government, the ...and more »
  
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• Vivendi wants to be 'long-term committed' TIM shareholder

  21-04-2017 15:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) French media giant Vivendi has issued a statement reiterating its desire to remain "a long-term committed" shareholder of Telecom Italia (TIM) as it...
  
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• Examining Reliance Jio Dhan Dhana Dhan offer: Telecom regulator - ETTelecom.com

  21-04-2017 14:48 via telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  
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  Examining Reliance Jio Dhan Dhana Dhan offer: Telecom regulator
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  Examining Reliance Jio Dhan Dhana Dhan offer: Telecom regulator NEW DELHI: Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Jio's latest tariff scheme Jio Dhan Dhana Dhan is under review by the regulator which may also call company's executives for clarification, but ...
  Telecom industry added 5.68 mn mobile subscribers in MarchETtech.com
  Jio At Top Spot In 4G Download Speed In March, Says Telecom Regulator's ReportNDT
  
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• Inside Secure's sales of new licences up 62% in Q1

  21-04-2017 12:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Inside Secure reported revenues from its core business of software and licensing security technologies up 13 percent year-on-year to USD 6.9 million in Q1...
  
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• Ncell launches 'Internet for All' data packs

  21-04-2017 12:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Nepalese mobile operator Ncell has introduced data packs under its 'Internet for all' campaign...
  
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• Telekom Deutschland sponsor summer football cup

  21-04-2017 12:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Telekom Deutschland is sponsoring the ninth annual Telekom Cup on 15 July in Monchengladbach...
  
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• Telecom Still the Place to Be - No Jitter

  21-04-2017 12:38 via nojitter.com
  
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  Telecom Still the Place to Be
  No Jitter
  Opportunities abound for providers that dig in to improve processes and revise their offerings to better align with customer needs. The positioning of the technology, media, and telecom (TMT) sector is changing, as discussed in the Q1 2017 "TMT Trend ...
  
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• PTS starts 2 new integrity breach inspections

  21-04-2017 12:29 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Swedish postal and telecoms regulator PTS has announced two new monitoring procedures, one to scrutise operators' ability to spot and report...
  
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• Kazakhstan ICT sector capex surges in 2016

  21-04-2017 10:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Capital expenditure in Kazakhstan's ICT sector grew significantly to USD 330 million in 2016, reports Profit.kz.
  
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• Orange Belgium grows Q1 service revenue on fixed expansion

  21-04-2017 10:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Orange Belgium maintained its outlook for growth in full-year results after reporting a small increase in Q1 driven by its growing fixed-line activities...
  
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• Liquid Telecom, Intelsat partner to boost African broadband - ITWeb

  21-04-2017 10:40 via itweb.co.za
  
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  Liquid Telecom, Intelsat partner to boost African broadband
  ITWeb
  Liquid Telecom is expected to begin using the Intelsat EpicNG platform at the end of July. Pan-African telecoms group Liquid Telecom and New York Stock Exchange-listed Intelsat have signed an agreement that will introduce high-performance Intelsat ...and more »
  
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• Movistar Mexico partners with Televisa, Telcel, Huawei

  21-04-2017 10:33 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Movistar Mexico (Telefonica) has reached new strategic partnerships with local media giant Televisa, Telcel (America Movil) and China's Huawei to...
  
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• French telecom mediator reports rise in disputes in 2016

  21-04-2017 10:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) France's electronic communication mediator received 12,098 requests to intercede in disputes with operators in 2016, representing an annual growth of 28 percent...
  
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• KPN becomes main sponsor of Eredivisie football league

  21-04-2017 10:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) KPN has become a main sponsor of the top Dutch football league, the Eredivisie. It has partnered the league since 2014 but from the 2017-18 season will be a main sponsor for the next four years...
  
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• US Telecom And Canadian Dollar: 2 ETFs Trading With Outsized Volume - Seeking Alpha

  21-04-2017 09:04 via seekingalpha.com
  US Telecom And Canadian Dollar: 2 ETFs Trading With Outsized Volume
  Seeking Alpha
  In the past trading session, the performance of U.S. stocks was mixed in what was overall a rocky session. For top ETFs, investors saw SPY lose 0.18%, DIA move down 0.6% while QQQ gained 0.16% on the day. Two more specialized ETFs are worth noting ...and more »
  
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• Google receives record number of data requests in H2

  21-04-2017 09:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Google said it received 45,000 government requests for user data worldwide in the second half of last year, the most it has ever received in a...
  
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• Say hello to the new limited-edition Apple Watch, NikeLab - ETTelecom.com

  21-04-2017 08:49 via telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  
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  Say hello to the new limited-edition Apple Watch, NikeLab
  ETTelecom.com
  SAN FRANCISCO: Apple and Nike are working to expand their smartwatch series partnership for the Apple Watch 2 with a new limited edition NikeLab offering. "NikeLab will feature a simple face to focus on fitness and will go on sale April 27, but will ...and more »
  
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• EBay revenues up 4% to USD 2.2 bln, adds 2 mln buyers in Q1

  21-04-2017 08:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Online retailer eBay reported first quarter revenues at USD 2.2 billion, up 4 percent from the year earlier on a reported basis and 7 percent at constant currency...
  
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• Dtac's Q1 net profit plunges 82% year-on-year

  21-04-2017 04:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Thai mobile operator Dtac ended the first quarter of 2017 with a total customer base of 25.4 million, which represents a decline of 0.7 percent in the quarter and of 4.6 percent year-on-year...
  
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• HKBN's 6-month revenue jumps 25%

  21-04-2017 03:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Hong Kong fibre network operator HKBN reports that its revenue and adjusted free cash flow grew by 25 percent and 3 percent, respectively,...
  
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• ZTE bags virtualisation deal with Veon

  21-04-2017 02:00
  ZTE this week signed a global framework agreement with Veon, the telco formerly known as VimpelCom.Under the deal, the Chinese kit maker will become a supplier to Veon of network function virtualisation (NFV) infrastructure and virtual evolved packet core (vEPC) solutions…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Technology that’s transforming home connectivity in 2017

  21-04-2017 02:00
  The connected home is rapidly evolving, getting ready for growth of Internet of Things (IoT) services, as well as Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR). But a fully functioning future home needs the network capabilities and forward thinking innovations to make it all work. Here are some of the ways that technology will begin changing homes for the better this year.   Gateways get companions and open the smart home as new classes of home device emerge Single gateways and
  
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• Liberty Global, Ericsson, BT are 2017's early headline hoggers

  21-04-2017 02:00
  With telcos' Q1 financial reports beginning to blossom like the first flowers of spring – except there are more numbers and explanatory notes involved – Total Telecom thought it the ideal time to reflect on how the industry is faring so far in 2017.But rather than just give our take, we thought it would be interesting to see what has piqued the interest of Total Telecom readers so far this year.So here are our top 10 stories from the first few months of 2017, based on unique pagevie
  
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• Forget Siri and Alexa, for Orange it's Djingo all the way

  21-04-2017 02:00
  Orange this week became the latest company to launch a voice-activated digital assistant.Called Djingo, it has similar functionality to Amazon's Alexa, Apple's Siri, and Google's Assistant, enabling Orange customers to pose questions and control connected devices…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Delivering a fibre-like user experience over copper

  21-04-2017 02:00
  At Gigabit Access 2017 Greenlee Communications displayed their recently launched G.Fast solution. Total Telecom TV caught up with Director of Product Management and Marketing&nbsp…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• ADTRAN: CORD, SD-Access Transform Operator Networks

  21-04-2017 02:00
  Service providers have the rare opportunity to transform both their networks and businesses by embracing next-generation access technologies that deliver the webscale data center economies and cloud agility 5G and gigabit societies need.By updating their networks holistically, operators can bring powerful virtualization, scalability and open capabilities that cut time to deliver new services, reduce operational costs and form the foundation for future technology advances and platform economies,
  
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• Canada Telecom Regulator Strengthens Net Neutrality Rules - U.S. News & World Report

  21-04-2017 00:58 via usnews.com
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  Canada Telecom Regulator Strengthens Net Neutrality Rules
  U.S. News & World Report
  Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) Chairman Jean-Pierre Blais speaks during a news conference in Gatineau, Quebec June 27, 2013. REUTERS/Chris Wattie Reuters. By Alastair Sharp. TORONTO (Reuters) - In a ...
  Canada's telecom regulator says online content must be treated equallyReuters
  Canada's Telecom Regulator to Uphold and Strengthen Commitmen
  
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• Telecom Stock Roundup: Shaw Communications, Rogers Communications Post Mixed Numbers - Yahoo Finance

  21-04-2017 00:52 via finance.yahoo.com
  Telecom Stock Roundup: Shaw Communications, Rogers Communications Post Mixed Numbers
  Yahoo Finance
  Last week has been pretty eventful for the telecom industry. On the earnings front, Canadian telecom behemoths Rogers Communications Inc. RCI and Shaw Communications Inc. SJR reported mixed results. Rogers Communications' bottom line surpassed ...and more »
  
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• LCK finals: Dream team KT vs. dynasty SK Telecom T1 - ESPN

  21-04-2017 00:22 via espn.com
  
  LCK finals: Dream team KT vs. dynasty SK Telecom T1
  ESPN
  The "Telecom War" between archrivals SK Telecom T1 and KT Rolster will come to a head Saturday at the League of Legends Champions Korea spring finals in Incheon, South Korea. It was the expected finals matchup before the first game of the season ...
  
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