Telecompaper General

BT calls for next gen tax to be applied to mobile phone user

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:59:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) BT has called on mobile phone users to be included in the UK government's plans for a next generation broadband tax, which will force every owner of...

Ofcom annual report shows salaries fell in 2008-09

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:57:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) UK regulator Ofcom's executive pay levels went down slightly last year, according to the communication's regulator's annual report for 2008-2009, published earlier this week, the Guardian reported...

Tunisia telecom revenue to hit USD 2.2 bln by 2014 - study

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:05:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) Tunisia's telecom market will be one of the fastest-growing markets in the Africa/Middle East region (AME) with total telecom revenue estimated to...

Ancom completes 112 calls prioritisation assessment

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:57:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) Romanian regulator Ancom has completed the assessment of the manner in which local operators implemented the steps for the prioritisation of calls to the emergency number 112...

Verizon names Grillo senior VP of federal regulatory affairs

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:52:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) Verizon Communications has tapped Kathleen Grillo to lead its federal regulatory team in Washington...

ICT-Office calls on govt to compensate ISPs for storage law

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:18:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) Dutch industry association ICT-Office has called for the Dutch government to fully compensate ISP and telecom providers for the extra money needed to pay for the new data storage law...

Infineon secures new financial investor - report

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:14:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) Infineon is understood to have secured a new financial investor for a capital increase, reports Handelsblatt citing unnamed banking sources...

Too few consumers take advantage of bundled services - study

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:10:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) A study by Broadband Choices showed that 30 percent of broadband users do not take advantage of a bundled package for broadband, home phone or...

Vodafone study show growing skills gap due to recession

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:59:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) The Vodafone UK Working Nation study revealed one in five UK managers saying they have a skills gap as a result of recession, with women twice as...

Govt enables Deutsche Telekom to increase OTE stake to 30%

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:41:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) The Greek government has officially approved the acquisition of a further 5 percent stake in OTE by Deutsche Telekom, reports Dow Jones...

Russian government, Sistema reach deal on Svyazinvest stake

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:15:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) Russia's government and CIS holding AFK Sistema have agreed on the acquisition of Sistema's stake in Russian state-owned telecommunications operator...

Iran to take 1st, 2nd operator's 3% after TCI privatisation

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:02:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) First and second operators are to pay three percent of their earnings to government after state-owned Telecommunication Company of Iran privatisation...

ME telecom services market to grow 30% by 2013 - study

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:01:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) The 2013 Middle Eastern market for telecommunication services will have grown 30 percent from 2008 levels, driven by some wealthy economies,...

LS Cable wins supply contract in Iraq

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 04:24:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) Korean cable maker LS Cable has won a KRW 255.76 billion equipment contract in Iraq...

KT unveils fresh corporate identity

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 04:16:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) Korean communications firm KT has adopted 'olleh' as it part of its corporate identity, following the company's merger with mobile unit KTF...

Taiwanese operators to use Yahoo!'s e-mail for e-billing

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:45:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) Taiwanese operators Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan Mobile, and Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) have signed an agreement with Yahoo! on e-billing...

Deutsche Telekom establishes Shenzhen subsidiary

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:24:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) Deutsche Telekom has established a fourth Chinese subsidiary. The company set-up a subsidiary in Shenzhen City which will focus on procurement and...

TM signs deal with Manchester United

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:17:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) Telekom Malaysia (TM) has signed a deal with English Premier League Champion, Manchester United as the official telecommunications partner for the Manchester United Asia tour 2009 in Malaysia...

Chunghwa ordered to renogiate performance review guidelines

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:51:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) Taiwan's Chunghwa Telecom has been ordered to renegotiate employee review guidelines with its union...

Congstar stops St. Pauli shirt sponsoring

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:11:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) Deutsche Telekom's discount brand Congstar has decided to stop sponsoring German cult football club St Pauli, reports online kosten citing confirmation from Congstar. The provider was St...