14.04.2010
Canada's telecom regulator puts kibosh on foreign ownership
If you`re a foreign service provider or investor that wants to get a big stake in a Canadian-based service provider, the doors will continue to be shut if the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) gets its way. The CRTC asked the Canadian government this week to retain... |
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18.06.2010
Canada: Lawmakers ask for clarity on foreign telecom ownership
As pressure grows to free up Canada`s market to allow outside ownership of the country`s service providers, Canada`s lawmakers want the government to "clarify" current regulations that limit how much outsiders can own. A report issued today by The House of Commons Industry Committee pointed out... |
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07.07.2009
Canadian regulators: Cablecos should pay for using broadcasters' signals
Canadian telcos and cable operators currently including broadcasters’ programming in their offerings could soon be paying for the signals after a government decision to back a “fee-for-carriage” system. The CRTC regulators are leaving it to the two industries to decide what the... |
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16.04.2010
Canadian service providers want common ownership rules
If the Canadian government decides to make any changes enabling foreigners to own bigger stakes in one of its country`s service providers, Canada`s three largest service providers argue that the changes should be equal for both broadcasters and telecom operators. During a parliamentary hearing... |
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26.05.2010
Carlos Slim to consolidate Brazilian wireline, wireless assets
With the consolidation of his Mexican telecom assets near completion, Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim is turning his attention to his Brazilian telecom assets. According to a Reuters article citing a report in the Folha de S.Paulo newspaper, Slim wants to merge his Brazil-based wireline service... |
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13.06.2010
Carlos Slim's telecom consolidation dream is within reach
Carlos Slim`s move to consolidate his wireless and wireline holdings inched one more step toward reality as America Movil (NasdaqGS: AMOV) completed its tender offers for Telmex Internacional (NYSE: TII) and Carso Global Telecom. When the offers are completed, America Movil will then own a 92.7... |
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01.02.2010
Carphone puts demerger details on the table
Now that Carphone Warehouse has set the end of March to officially demerge its two units (TalkTalk and New Carphone Warehouse), it has finally revealed how the new companies will look. Under the proposed plan, the company will be separated into two holding companies: TalkTalk,... |
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10.05.2009
Carphone Warehouse buys Tiscali U.K. ops
In a long-anticipated move, Carphone Warehouse Group has sealed a deal to acquire the U.K. assets of Italian carrier Tiscali. The acquisition will make Carphone Warehouse the second-largest broadband service provider in the U.K. behind BT with 4.25 million customers.The Tiscali assets reportedly... |
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30.03.2010
Case Western Reserve University launches 1 Gbps FTTH project
Lost in all of the hype over Google`s Fiber to the Home drive is Cleveland, OH-based Case Western University`s 1 Gbps FTTH trial. To get the project up and running, CWRU`s broadband service provider partner OneCommunity has secured an $18.7 million broadband stimulus grant. Similar to the Google... |
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20.04.2010
Cavalier Telephone extends Southern IP telephony reach
Cavalier is answering the call for business-grade IP telephony by extending its IPeer IP telephony service into both the Birmingham, AL and Memphis, TN markets. As a hosted PBX business service, IPeer provides a number of IP PBX features, including Live Message Screening, unified messaging,... |
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