Telecompaper General

Arcep offers tool for operators to calculate admin tax

Sun, 27 May 2012 11:09:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) French telecom regulator Arcep is offering operators the possibility of filing their revenues online to calculate their administrative tax...

ARTP denounces previous government's contract with MTL

Sun, 27 May 2012 10:55:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) Senegalese telecom regulator ARTP has denounced a 'manifest imbalance' in its support contract with Magal Holding Limited (MTL), which gives the...

Telefonica executes capital reduction

Sat, 26 May 2012 15:42:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) Telefonica's board of directors has resolved to execute a capital reduction of the cancellation of the company's own shares...

Beltelecom to run online crime monitoring system

Fri, 25 May 2012 14:10:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) Belarusian national operator Beltelecom has installed a system for monitoring subscribers on its data transmission network, reports Ex-press.by...

Sawiris may sell Telekom Austria stake to Slim

Fri, 25 May 2012 13:47:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) Egyptian tycoon Naguib Sawiris has threatened to sell his stake in Telekom Austria, perhaps to Mexican peer Carlos Slim, if Austria does not give...

Lithuanian telecom revenues fall 8% in Q1

Fri, 25 May 2012 12:42:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) Lithuanian telecommunications revenues declined 8 percent year-on-year, and by 5 percent quarter-on-quarter, in the first quarter to LTL 554.8...

Yota considers stake in Ferrobank

Fri, 25 May 2012 12:34:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) Russian operator Scartel, working under the Yota brand, is considering a 50 stake in Russian bank Ferrobank. Scartel is expected to buy the stake,...

Du starts direct customer care case escalation to CCO

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:52:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) UAE operator Du's customer care service has opened a direct channel of escalation to its Chief Commercial Officer (CCO), Farid Faraidooni...

Kenyan telecoms watchdog to recruit new director-general

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:45:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) The Kenyan government says it has begun the process of hiring a new director general of the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK)...

Standard & Poor's lowers Telefonica rating to 'BBB'

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:05:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has lowered to 'BBB' from 'BBB+' its long-term corporate credit rating on Telefonica and related subsidiaries...

RCS&RDS offers e-invoices service

Fri, 25 May 2012 10:54:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) Romanian cable operator RCS&RDS launched 'My Digi bill (F@ctura mea Digi)', a service that enables customers to receive electronic invoices via e-mail instead of paper bills via regular mail...

Magyar Telekom provides tech for EU swimming championship

Fri, 25 May 2012 09:35:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) Magyar Telekom will provide its IT and telecommunications services, including its fourth generation mobile internet technology (4G/LTE) and optical...

Apple says goodbye to Europe chief Pascal Cagni - report

Fri, 25 May 2012 09:26:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) Le Figaro reported that its vice president for Europe, Pascal Cagni, was leaving the company after twelve years in the post...

X Prize, Nokia launch USD 2.25 mln competition

Fri, 25 May 2012 09:26:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) The X Prize Foundation and Nokia have launched the Nokia Sensing X Challenge, a USD 2.25 million global competition to stimulate the development of...

Astral Media shareholders approve acquisition by Bell

Fri, 25 May 2012 09:14:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) Canadian media company Astral Media's shareholders have approved acquisition of the media company by Canadian operator BCE, owner of the Bell and Bell Aliant brands...

ICT-Office draws up Cyber Security Manifesto

Fri, 25 May 2012 09:06:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) Industry group ICT-Office has drawn up a Cyber Security Manifesto. The trade association is calling for measures to structurally strengthen ICT security...

DSL, PON, FTTH equipment spending drops 22% to USD 1.8 bln

Fri, 25 May 2012 06:54:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) Global spending on DSL, PON, and FTTH equipment declined 22 percent between the fourth quarter of 2011 and the first quarter of 2012, to USD 1.8 billion, according to a study by Infonetics Research...

Telus, Orange team up to offer Remote Monitoring Solutions

Fri, 25 May 2012 06:49:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) Telus Health Solutions and Orange have joined forces to develop remote monitoring services for patients with chronic diseases...

Saint Paul School selects H3C for infrastructure services

Fri, 25 May 2012 06:20:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) IP equipment provider H3C Technologies is assisting Saint Paul School in Macau, to design and build network infrastructure that will enable faculty...

Delta appoints new CEO

Thu, 24 May 2012 19:44:00 +0200

(Telecompaper) Dutch utilities group Delta has named Rob Frohn its new CEO from 1 June. Frohn has been part of the supervisory board since February 2011...