How EMEA Set The 1Q Broadband Growth Pace
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The number of broadband lines in the world grew to 229 million by the end of the first quarter of this year, up 36 percent from a year earlier according to a new study by research house Point Topic, and Europe set the pace. Meanwhile, DSL continued its worldwide dominance, growing slightly in market share at the expense of...
EU Takes France to Court Over France Telecom Aid
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BRUSSELS, Belgium -- The European Commission Wednesday referred France to the European Court of Justice for failing to recover state aid illegally granted to France Telecom. The commission ruled in August 2004 that France was giving illegal tax breaks worth between Euro 798 million and Euro 1.14 billion to its national phone...
Alltel Spins off Wireline Business, Embarq Goes MVNO
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Alltel has confirmed that it has completed the spin-off of its wireline business and merger into VALOR Communications. The new company is called Windstream Corp and will be traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Alltel also confirmed the go-ahead for a US$3-billion share-repurchase programme, which will expire on 31 December 2008, and...
Uzbekistan: VimpelCom Merges Uzbek Mobile Assets
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VimpelCom's Uzbek mobile subsidiaries, Buztel and Unitel, have announced that they have merged, reports Prime-Tass. VimpelCom, Russia's second-largest mobile operator, acquired both groups in January 2006. Buztel was bought for US$60.0 million, plus an assumed US$2.4-million debt, while Unitel cost US$200.0 million, plus...
Nokia N80: The Best of Everything
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When a cell phone is priced at around $700, it ought to offer just about every possible feature. In this respect, and in many other areas, the Nokia N80 doesn't disappoint. After all, how many cell phones offer two built-in cameras? The slider-style N80 is literally packed with features, yet it measures a compact 3.7 x 1.9 x 1.0...
Sprint Offers Made-for-Mobile Reality TV
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Zingy and GoTV Networks have come together to launch an on-demand made-for-mobile reality TV series. 'Primped' is available exclusively through Sprint Nextel. The series follows Cuban-born model Vida Guerra as she attempts to transform three 'plain Janes' into outgoing, gorgeous divas. The 30-episode ...
Antitrust Think Tank Offers Court Mega-Merger Review Aid
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The American Antitrust Institute (AAI) think tank has asked to intervene in a federal court's review of last year's SBC Communications AT&T and Verizon Communications/MCI mega mergers, saying the bench doesn't yet have enough information to make rulings on the proposed final judgments (PFJs) offered by the U.S. ...
AT&T Hits Homezone
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AT&T Inc. announced today the rollout of its integrated video, data, and home networking package, Homezone, in its hometown of San Antonio and within its territory in Ohio. The new service combines satellite TV programming from EchoStar Communications Corp.'s Dish Network; a dual-tuner DVR; Internet-based video from ...
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