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• Telecom providers must update 911 networks by end of 2020, CRTC says - 680 News

  01-06-2017 23:25 via 680news.com
  
  Telecom providers must update 911 networks by end of 2020, CRTC says
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  TORONTO – Canada's telecommunications regulator says it will require companies to update their networks to be ready to provide so-called next-generation 911 services by the end of 2020. The CRTC will also decommission existing 911 networks by the ...and more »
  
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• Telcos to ask govt to lower GST on telecom services to 12% - Economic Times

  01-06-2017 22:13 via economictimes.indiatimes.com
  
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  Telcos to ask govt to lower GST on telecom services to 12%
  Economic Times
  KOLKATA: Mobile phone companies are set to shortly press the finance ministry to lower the goods & services tax (GST) rate on an essential service like telecoms to 12%, to ensure parity with the applicable tax rate for mobile handsets, while pushing ...
  
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• Burlington Set To Begin Process Of Selling Locally Owned ... - Vermont Public Radio

  01-06-2017 21:45 via digital.vpr.net
  
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  Burlington Set To Begin Process Of Selling Locally Owned ...
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  This month, letters of intent from groups looking to buy Burlington Telecom are due, marking what could be the opening of a new chapter for a city-owned.and more »
  
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• Burlington Set To Begin Process Of Selling Locally Owned Burlington Telecom - Vermont Public Radio

  01-06-2017 21:45 via digital.vpr.net
  
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  Burlington Set To Begin Process Of Selling Locally Owned Burlington Telecom
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  The City of Burlington hopes to have a buyer for Burlington Telecom lined up by the fall. Taylor Dobbs / VPR File. This month, letters of intent from groups looking to buy Burlington Telecom are due, marking what could be the opening of a new chapter ...and more »
  
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• Government rules out top-up for telcos, but ready to lend them a helping hand - Economic Times

  01-06-2017 21:21 via economictimes.indiatimes.com
  
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  Government rules out top-up for telcos, but ready to lend them a helping hand
  Economic Times
  NEW DELHI: The telecom department is unlikely to offer a financial package to bail out the debt burdened telecom sector — as demanded by Reliance Communications — but is seeking the industry's views on other ways of providing relief such as extended ...and more »
  
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• Telecom Stock Roundup: T-Mobile US Unveils New Offer, United States Cellular to Test 3.5 GHz Frequency - Zacks.com

  01-06-2017 20:12 via zacks.com
  
  Telecom Stock Roundup: T-Mobile US Unveils New Offer, United States Cellular to Test 3.5 GHz Frequency
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  The telecom industry experienced a strong run on the bourse last week as most of the key stocks traded in the green. U.S. national wireless carrier T-Mobile US Inc.'s (TMUS - Free Report) latest promotional plans seem to have heated up the nation's ...and more »
  
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• Why We Remain Bullish On China Telecom - Forbes

  01-06-2017 19:48 via forbes.com
  
  Why We Remain Bullish On China Telecom
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  China Telecom , the smallest of the three wireless carriers in China, has seen its wireless and wireline broadband subscriber base expand over the last few quarters, with its long-term outlook also remaining reasonably strong amid increasing demand for ...and more »
  
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• Vivendi CEO Arnaud de Puyfontaine named chairman of Telecom Italia - Financial Times

  01-06-2017 19:17 via ft.com
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  Vivendi CEO Arnaud de Puyfontaine named chairman of Telecom Italia
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  Arnaud de Puyfontaine, chief executive of Vivendi, has been named as Telecom Italia's executive chairman as the French media conglomerate strengthens its grip over the Italian phone business. Mr de Puyfontaine was expected to become chairman of ...
  Telecom Italia appoints Vivendi's CEO as chairmanReuters
  Vivendi's CEO Arnaud de Puyfontaine Appointed Exec Chairman of Telecom ItaliaVariety
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• Pitting 2 Telecom Names Against Each Other: Expect AT&T (NYSE ... - Benzinga

  01-06-2017 17:59 via benzinga.com
  
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  Pitting 2 Telecom Names Against Each Other: Expect AT&T (NYSE ...
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  AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) may trade at a discount compared to Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ), but Drexel Hamilton analyst Barry Sine said Verizon has a ...and more »
  
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• Prepaid mobile users to get lower talk value under GST regime: ICRA - ETTelecom.com

  01-06-2017 17:27 via telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  
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  Prepaid mobile users to get lower talk value under GST regime: ICRA
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  Prepaid mobile users to get lower talk value under GST regime: ICRA NEW DELHI: Goods and Services Tax (GST) will have a marginally negative impact on telecom sector and would shrink talk value for prepaid mobile subscribers, according to a credit ...and more »
  
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• Lenovo updates Moto Z Play, adds more Moto Mods

  01-06-2017 17:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) Lenovo has unveiled a new edition of the Moto Z Play, its premium smartphone with the add-on Moto mods accessories. The second generation of the Moto Z Play is thinner, lighter and faster, according to the company, and also comes with a growing range of Mods. With an all-metal unibody design, the phone features a 5.5-inch Full HD Super Amoled display, 2.2GHz octa-core processor, fingerprint reader, improved battery life, 5 megapixel front camera and an upgraded back camera with la
  
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• New Head of Customer Experience at Manx Telecom - isleofman.com

  01-06-2017 14:52 via isleofman.com
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  New Head of Customer Experience at Manx Telecom
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  New Head of Customer Experience at Manx Telecom Manx Telecom has announced the appointment of Anita Barnard as Head of Customer Experience. She joins the company from Virgin Media Ireland and will lead numerous initiatives to enhance the ...and more »
  
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• Airtel pushes telecom department to cancel Reliance Jio's license in J&K for violating subscriber verification ... - Digit

  01-06-2017 13:26 via digit.in
  
  Airtel pushes telecom department to cancel Reliance Jio's license in J&K for violating subscriber verification ...
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  Airtel has alleged that Reliance Jio wrongly classified 95% of its users in J&K as postpaid subscribers, after police in the region directed all telecom carriers to suspend prepaid services. By Digit NewsDeskDigit NewsDesk Published Date. 01 - Jun - 2017.and more »
  
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• Intelsat drops merger with OneWeb after debtholders resist

  01-06-2017 13:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Intelsat has abandoned its proposed merger with OneWeb after failing to gain approval from its debtholders. After several extensions of the exchange offer first announced in late February, Intelsat concluded at the latest expiry of the offer on 31 May that it would not obtain approval from enough of the bondholders. As a result the company said it expects to terminate the agreement with OneWeb, including the plan for OneWeb shareholder Softbank to inject fresh capital in the merge
  
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• Zylpha Adds Seneca and Mattersphere Case Management Integrations to Its Bundling Technology

  01-06-2017 12:25
  
  Leading legal systems innovator Zylpha (www.zylpha.com) has added Seneca and Mattersphere case management integrations to the latest version of its acclaimed document bundling software, version 4.8. The software allows legal practices to assemble and deliver secure legal documents, court bundles, deal bibles and contracts at a fraction of the cost and time required through manual processes. Zylpha’s electronic bundling also delivers significant storage, stationery and courier savings. The
  
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• Social media companies step up hate speech take-downs in EU

  01-06-2017 12:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Telecompaper) Social media companies have stepped up both the speed and number of removals of hate speech on their platforms, according to the latest EU evaluation of the voluntary code of conduct agreed with the sector. The evaluation conducted by NGOs and public bodies in 24 EU countries found that amount of notifications received from users that were reviewed by the social networks within 24 hours improved to 51 percent over the past six months, compared to 40 percent at the last evaluation
  
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• Average cost of equity for Indian telecom sector reduces to 14% in 2017: EY Report - ETTelecom.com

  01-06-2017 11:00 via telecom.economictimes.indiatimes.com
  
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  Average cost of equity for Indian telecom sector reduces to 14% in 2017: EY Report
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  NEW DELHI: The average cost of equity for the Indian telecom sector has reduced to 14% in 2017 from 15.8% cost of equity recorded in 2014. The reduction is commensurate to the fall in interest rates over these three years, according to the latest ...
  Telecom sector improves in FY 2016-17Business Recorder (press release) (registration) (blog)all 4 news articles »
  
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• Samsung delays US launch of virtual assistant Bixby

  01-06-2017 09:27 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) The English-language version of Samsung's voice-activated virtual assistant Bixby is not expected to debut until at least late June, people familiar with the matter told the Wall Street. Expected to launch in April with the Galaxy S8 smartphone, Bixby's voice features were initially available only in Korea. Samsung had aimed internally for a late May roll-out of Bixby in the US, but the English-language version is still weeks away from being finished, according to the paper's sour
  
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• Apple starts producing smart speaker with Siri - report

  01-06-2017 09:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  (Telecompaper) Apple has started manufacturing a smart speaker controlled by its digital assistant software Siri, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. Apple could debut the speaker as soon as its annual developer conference in June, but the device will not be ready to ship until later in the year, the report said. The device will differ from Amazon's Echo and the Google Home speakers by offering virtual surround sound technology and deep integration with Apple's product lineup. This i
  
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• Chuck Robinson, who founded telecom company ACS, dies at 83 - Alaska Dispatch News

  01-06-2017 05:11 via adn.com
  
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  Chuck Robinson, who founded telecom company ACS, dies at 83
  Alaska Dispatch News
  Charles "Chuck" Robinson, a pioneering telecommunications executive who founded internet and phone service provider Alaska Communications Systems, died on Tuesday. He was 83. Robinson started ACS and served as its chairman and chief executive ...
  
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• Vivendi CEO to be named Telecom Italia chairman

  01-06-2017 02:00
  The saga concerning Vivendi's influence over Telecom Italia took yet another twist on Thursday, after a report claimed that Vivendi CEO Arnaud de Puyfontaine will in fact become the telco's chairman, despite not being elected to the role at a shareholder meeting last month…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Gigabit LTE to account for 30% of global LTE connections by 2026

  01-06-2017 02:00
  Gigabit LTE will account for 30% of global LTE connections by 2026, predicted ABI Research this week.The research firm noted that Gigabit-capable LTE networks have been launched this year by Sprint in the U…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Charter rejected Verizon takeover bid

  01-06-2017 02:00
  Charter recently rejected a takeover bid from Verizon, it emerged this week.Sources cited by the New York Post on Wednesday said that in recent months, Verizon made an offer of between $350 (€311.67) and $400 per share…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Bharti-Telenor deal gets nod from stock market watchdog

  01-06-2017 02:00
  Bharti Airtel inched closer to completing its acquisition of Telenor India on Thursday, after the deal was approved by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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