Innovating by Leaps & Bounds
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In a world filled with national operators offerings a slew of complicated rate plans, the flat-rate operator used to stand apart. But now the market is becoming even more complicated, thanks to the onslaught of prepaid MVNOs, the advent of free mobile-to-mobile calling and the latest trend of big-bucket calling plans featuring more than...
What's Behind the AT&T, BellSouth Deal
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The spectre of Ma Bell once again is haunting the telecom industry as AT&T Inc. and BellSouth Corp. have pledged to merge in a $67 billion deal that brings together two ILECs and their mutually owned wireless company, Cingular Wireless LLC. It also stirs up fears that the incumbents could grow so large they will just operate however...
ONO Delays IPO Until 2008
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Spanish leading cable TV and broadband operator ONO is now planning an initial public offering (IPO) on the Madrid stock exchange in the first quarter of 2008, when its integration with Auna's operations has been completed. The company had previously intended to float its shares either this year or next. Significance: The move reflects...
British Regulator Receives US$6.98M from Spectrum Auctions
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Telecoms regulator Ofcom has confirmed receiving 3.8 million pounds (US$6.98 million) in licence fees for the 12 spectrum licences that it awarded last week. The licences are for 6.6MHz of spectrum in the 1781.7-1785MHz paired with 1876.7-1880MHz bands, and would need to be operated on a low-power, technology-neutral basis. Ofcom had...
FCC Mandates VoIP Surveillance, Wiretap Compliance
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The Federal Communications Commission Wednesday mandated that all facilities-based broadband network operators and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service providers interconnected with the public switched telephone network (PSTN) must comply with federal statues on surveillance and wiretaps sought by law-enforcement and homeland-...
Telenor 1st-Quarter Net Profit Doubles
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OSLO, Norway -- The state-controlled Telenor ASA telecommunications group on Thursday said its net profit for the first quarter more than doubled, boosted by the sale of its stake in satellite company Inmarsat PLC and strong operational results. The report beat market expectations, and shares soared 9.4 percent to 78.75 kroner...
Alltel Posts Revenue Gains, Earnings Dip
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Acquisition costs weighed on Alltel Corporation's first quarter earnings, which fell 5 percent, but the company did post quarterly revenue growth of nearly 20 percent. Wireless revenue increased 30 percent during the quarter and the company attracted 165,000 new customers. Alltel reported quarterly earnings of $297.4 million, or 77...
DT Plans Acquisitions
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Deutsche Telekom AG EO Kai-Uwe Ricke issued an unguarded challenge to pan-European rivals such as France Telecom SA , Telefonica SA , and Telecom Italia SpA yesterday by saying "We are Europe's number 1 and are determined to...
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