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Dutch Government Issues Warning On Takeover Of Telecom Firm KPN By Mexican Billionaire Carlos Slim
2013-09-13 23:08:48| Telecom - Topix.net
Further complicating Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim' s ambition to expand his telecom empire from the Americas to the Old Continent, the Dutch government intervened Thursday in the ongoing saga which has resulted from Amrica Mvil's buyout offer of the Dutch telecom carrier Royal KPN NV , according to MarketWatch .
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A telecom CEO with an unconventional flair
2013-09-13 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
Legend has it incoming Rogers CEO Guy Laurence won an arm-wrestling match against Bruce Willis.
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Industry groups say EC telecom package not good enough
2013-09-12 10:54:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Telecom industry groups have accused the European Commission of not doing enough in its proposed telecom reform package for boosting growth in the sector. ETNO, the lobby group for incument fixed operators, and the GSMA, the main mobile industry group, both welcomed the EU attention for the sector, but said the proposal does not do enough to support growth in the digital economy. ETNO welcomed the EC's recommendation on regulating wholesale access to broadband networks, saying it will "provide the much needed price stability for copper lines and will support NGA investments through the lifting of price regulation". However, the overall proposals "would not create the momentum required to achieve the Digital Agenda targets and to contribute to Europe's economic growth", the group said. ETNO wants more action to allow consolidation in the industry, more deregulation and a better approach to addressing competition from over-the-top online service providers. The GSMA welcomed some of the proposals on spectrum harmonisation but said the package needs a "more thorough and comprehensive approach". While the EC recognises the areas where the market needs help, including consolidation, deregulation and equal regulatory treatment, the proposed regulation creates too much uncertainty, the GSMA said. It said the EC's interest in quickly passing legislation before the elections next year meant it had not taken enough time to develop the proposals.
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EC sends telecom legislation to parliament
2013-09-11 18:03:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) The European Commission has sent draft legislation to parliament aimed at strengthening the EU market for telecom services. Creating a single market across the 28-country bloc is promoted as a way to boost economic growth and investment and create jobs in the high-value digital sector. According to the EC, the telecom sector currently suffers from fragmentation along national borders; a lack of regulatory consistency and predictability; unfairly high prices for specific services; and a lack of investment. The legislation aims to remedy three elements of the single market: allowing consumers to obtain services from any EU operator, without discrimination, regardless of where they are based; letting operators offer competitive services outside of their home country and market to consumers based throughout the EU; and ending excessive charges for intra-EU calls or when using a mobile elsewhere in the EU. While the EC favours creating a single EU regulator with a unified system of regulatory remedies, its proposal takes a more gradual approach, in the hope of passing the legislation before the parliamentary elections next spring. The European Parliament and Council will now enter negotiations to agree on a final version of the legislation, before it goes to a vote. See Telecompaper's additional coverage for the EC's detailed proposals on the new regulatory framework, net neutrality and consumer issues, spectrum harmonisation and roaming regulations.
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Euro Telecom Bonds May Benefit from Verizon...
2013-09-11 14:44:43| Telecom - Topix.net
Verizon may end up issuing nearly $49 billion Wednesday-its whole target-in one massive hit.
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