Headlines for: 5 Jul 2007

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The latest draft of a new telecoms reform bill has been rejected by groups representing the private sector in Honduras, writes BNamericas citing a report in local daily La Prensa. The private sector is understood to have rejected changes proposed by the P...

The Peruvian government has given the public until 31 October to select a long-distance operator to make domestic and international long-distance calls through direct dialing, according to BNamericas citing local news service Agencia Andina. Though teleco...

As from today, Vodacom Tanzania customers can access e-mails from their handset, without purchasing new devices providing their handset is e-mail enabled, the operator’s Communications Manager Jacqueline Namfua said in a statement yesterday. The new ser...

According to the Arka Independent News Agency, Armenian mobile network operator K-Telecom, which markets services under the VivaCell banner, has announced the introduction of a new system for purchasing its ‘Alo’ pre-paid cards. From 1 July all pre-pa...

Redline Communications has won a contract from Orascom Telecom Algeria (OTA) to provide wireless backhaul for the expansion of its Djezzy GSM network in the country, writes AFX News. No financial terms were disclosed, but it is understood that the vendor ...

Pre-paid cellphone users in Vietnam will have to register with service providers from September, the Ministry of Posts and Telematics (MPT) has announced. Deputy Minister Le Nam Thang told a press briefing that all subscribers would have to provide their ...

Alcatel-Lucent’s Chinese flagship company, Alcatel Shanghai Bell, and Datang Mobile have announced that they have been tasked to deploy half of the TD-SCDMA expansion project China Netcom is launching in the coastal city of Qingdao, Shandong Province. T...

Alcatel-Lucent has signed a contract with Hanaro Telecom to support its network expansion. Alcatel-Lucent will supply its optical networking solution to increase the broadband provider’s network capacity, enabling Hanaro Telecom to accommodate both subs...

German incumbent Deutsche Telekom (DT) is planning to launch a low-cost brand for mobile and internet services, according to a company spokesman. The new moniker, ‘Congstar’ is set for launch on 17 July 2007, although more details have not been given....

The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has received USD25,000 in fines from a Canadian company, N-Tel Communications, for providing illegal international VoIP telephony services. The Commission’s chairman Manzurul Alam told journalists t...

The Singaporean government investment arm Temasek Holdings is likely to acquire a 4.9% stake in Indian cellco Bharti Airtel, writes Bloomberg. Given Bharti’s market capitalisation of INR1.63 trillion (USD40.51 billion), the deal could be worth USD2 bill...

The board of directors of Russian conglomerate Sistema has approved a plan for the reorganisation of the company’s corporate structure, under which Sistema Telecom will become an operating division of Sistema and will be renamed as the Telecommunication...

The government of Indonesia has adopted legislation to cap new foreign investment in the country’s telecoms market, the trade minister said on Wednesday. The move, which is designed to protect national interests, comes amid rising concerns from some Ind...

Nigeria Communication Satellite Limited (NIGCOMSAT) has announced that its first satellite, NIGCOMSAT-1, which was launched in May, has successfully completed an in-orbit-test (IOT). The IOT comprised a series of measurements carried out by experienced sa...