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Portugal Telecom, Telefonica fined EUR 79 million by EU
2013-01-23 12:38:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Portugal Telecom and Telefonica have received a total fine of EUR 79 million from the European Commission as the result of a non-competition agreement by the operators. The European Commission said that the non-competition clause, valid from September 2010 to February 2011, was contrary to EU law, pointing out it will not tolerate anti-competitive practices by incumbent operators. The EC fined Portugal Telecom EUR 12.3 million and Telefonica EUR 66.9 million. The operators agreed to not compete against each other in Spain and Portugal when they reached agreement in 2010 for Telefonica to take full control of their Brazilian joint venture Vivo. The non-competition agreement was ended in 2011 when the EU opened its anti-trust investigation.
Geeksphone, Telefonica unveil Firefox OS developer devices
2013-01-23 02:59:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Spanish smartphone designer and manufacturer Geeksphone, in partnership with Telefonica and Mozilla Developer Network, has introduced in Madrid two devices for developers to test Firefox OS. The Geeksphone devices will allow testing the capabilities of Firefox OS in a real environment beyond the facilities provided by current emulators. It will be possible to test some characteristics like real performance and interaction with the mobile network. The two devices are not aimed at end user consumers.
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EU fines Telefonica, Portugal Telecom
2013-01-23 01:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
Iberian incumbents slapped with 79 million fine for non-compete agreement.
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Telefonica: 'No involvement' with Cuba cable
2013-01-22 20:27:23| Telecom - Topix.net
Spanish telecom Telefonica denied Tuesday that it provides Internet routing service to Cuba via an undersea fiber-optic cable, adding to the mystery surrounding the island's first hard-wired data link to the outside world.
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Telefonica secures mobile license renewal in Peru
2013-01-22 11:59:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Telefonica has reached an agreement with the Peruvian government to renew its mobile-phone concession for almost 19 years, Bloomberg reports. The operator agreed to invest PEN 3 billion (approximately USD 1.18 billion) to expand rural coverage.
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