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Telefonica to bring Firefox OS to 7 countries this year
2013-10-06 17:43:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Telefonica plans to launch smartphones running the Firefox OS from Mozilla in seven countries this year. The Mozilla OS is already available on phones in Venezuela, Colombia and Spain and will be launched in Brazil, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay by the end of this year or the beginning of 2014 at the latest, El Mundo reports, citing Carlos Domingo, CEO of Telefonica I+D (Telefonica R&D). Worldwide, Firefox OS is expected to be launched in 14 countries in the coming months, in the Telefonica, Deutsche Telekom and Telenor networks. According to Domingo, Firefox aims to become the third OS by market share in Latin America, where the penetration of smartphones is not as high as it is in Europe.
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KPN shareholders approve E-Plus sale to Telefonica
2013-10-02 16:22:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) The shareholders of KPN have approved the sale of the Dutch operator's German mobile operator E-Plus to Telefonica. KPN is selling the German unit for EUR 8.55 billion, including EUR 5 billion cash and a 20.5 percent stake in the new company created from the merger of E-Plus with Telefonica Deutschland (O2 Germany). The merger of the number three and four players on the German mobile market will allow the companies to approach the market share of leaders Telekom Deutschland and Vodafone. According to research by Telecompaper, E-Plus and O2 had 38.5 percent of customers at the end of June 2013, compared to 33 percent for Telekom and 31.5 percent for Vodafone. In terms of service revenues, the combined group would still be in third place, just behind Telekom and Vodafone. Completion of the sale still depends on regulatory clearance. KPN CEO Eelco Blok said at the EGM that this is expected by mid-2014. KPN secured the approval of a majority of shareholders, including notably its largest shareholder America Movil, after agreeing to increase the value of the deal with Telefonica, from an initial price of EUR 8.1 billion.
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KPN shareholders approve sale of E-Plus to Telefonica Deutschland
2013-10-02 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
Takeover deal still requires approval of European competition authorities.
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Telefonica CR sues regulator over LTE auction
2013-09-30 13:00:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Telefonica Czech Republic filed a lawsuit at the City Court in Prague over the conditions of the auction for frequencies in the 800, 1,800 and 2,600 MHz bands. According to Telefonica, the regulator CTU intends to implement several discriminatory and unlawful measures, claiming a need to strengthen the competitive environment in the Czech telecommunications market. The operator's main objection is the reservation of frequencies in the 800 MHz band for a new market player. Telefonica said that the public authorities need to justify the restrictive and discriminatory measures and prove they pursue a legitimate objective that does not go beyond what is necessary or that less restrictive alternatives are available. In addition, Telefonica opposes the obligations for spectrum winners to provide national roaming and wholesale offers to a new player for a period of twelve years.
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Italy's Consob says takeover rules don't oblige offer from Telefonica
2013-09-26 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
Commentators call for deal to be stopped and for Telecom Italia CEO Franco Bernabe to step down.
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