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Telecoms: Commission concerned over German regulator's failure to notify mobile termination rates

The European Commission, in a letter made public today, requested the German telecoms regulator, Bundesnetzagentur ("BNetzA"), to notify it of all German mobile operators' termination rates, the wholesale tariffs charged by the operator of a customer receiving a phone call to the operator of the caller's network. Mobile termination rates are relatively high in Germany compared to several other Member States. The Commission underlines that these rates need to be notified to it under the EU telecoms rules (

Western European Fixed Telecoms Operators Face Turbulent 2009

Fixed-line telecoms services are facing a bleak 2009 and beyond, according to a new report from Analysys Mason. “Rapidly saturating broadband means we are entering a new phase for fixed telecoms,” argues lead author and principal analyst Rupert Wood. “The structural problems it faces are only exacerbated by the current economic downturn.”

EU telecoms ministers agree to reduce charges for mobile phone users

Telecoms ministers of the European Union agreed here on Thursday to reduce charges for mobile phone users and boost competition in telecom markets.

2008 Europe - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband in Italy and Malta--ChinaCCM.com has announced to offer Year-End discounts on new-add reports

2008 Europe - Telecoms, Mobile and Broadband in Italy and Malta--ChinaCCM.com has announced to offer Year-End discounts on new-add reports

Glo Emerges GSM, Telecoms Company of the Year in City People's Awards

Communications giant, Globacom has emerged the GSM Company of the Year and the Telecoms Company of the Year altogether, at the maiden City People Brands Award.

Bush Demands Amnesty for Spying Telecoms

The Bush administration and the Electronic Frontier Foundation are poised to square off in front of a San Francisco federal judge Tuesday to litigate the constitutionality of legislation immunizing the nation's telecoms from lawsuits accusing them of helping the government spy on Americans without warrants. " 'The legislation is an attempt to give the president the authority to terminate claims that the president has violated the people's Fourth Amendment rights,' the EFF's [Cindy] Cohn says. 'You can't do that.' "

Research and Markets: Middle East Telecoms Mobile &

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/d02603/middle_east_tele) has announced the addition of the "Middle East - Telecoms Mobile & Broadband Overview & Analysis - 2008" report to their offering.

Avenir Telecom: Avenir Telecom Ceases Distribution Relationship with T-Mobile 2009 Sees Renewed Commitment to High-Grade B2B Telecoms Provision

Avenir Telecom, the UK's leading business-to- business telecoms distributor, today announced the cessation of its relationship with T-Mobile. This will take effect as of 31 March 2009. Its relationship with all other operators is unchanged.

Mobile tender cancelled (again)

Bulgarian telecoms regulator the Communications Regulation Commission (CRC) has cancelled the tender for two mobile telecoms licences after it received no bids by the 27 November deadline. Three companies were reported to have bought tender paperwork, including Globul, the country's second-largest mobile operator. This is the second time this year that the CRC has cancelled the tender: in July it had to scrap the tender after attracting a single bid - from Liechtenstein-registered Telco - which did not fully meet the tender criteria.

Mobile computing boundaries challenged by netbook emergence

The increasing convergence of telecoms and IT is creating a new generation of highly portable mobile computing devices, so called netbooks, which have all of the IT functionality of traditional laptops coupled with the telecoms capabilities of smartphones.

India's Telecom Commission Rejects Attempts To Tax 3G

It has been revealed that India's telecoms commission has refused a proposal by the Telecoms Regulatory Authority to impose a 2% administrative tax on bids for bandwidth made by the country's 3G operators.

India defers 3G spectrum auction to Jan. 30

NEW DELHI, Dec 30 (Reuters) - India has delayed a global auction of third-generation spectrum by around two weeks to Jan. 30, the telecoms ministry said on Tuesday, citing a request from potential bidders for more time. The auction was originally scheduled for Jan. 16. The deadline for applications to participate in the auction has been extended to Jan. 15, from Jan. 5 set earlier, the government statement said. An auction for broadband wireless spectrum would be held two days after the close of the 3G spectrum auction. (Reporting by Devidutta Tripathy, Editing by Mark Williams) Keywords: INDIA TELECOMS/3G (devidutta.tripathy@thomsonreuters.com; +91 11 4178 1009; Reuters Messaging: devidutta.tripathy.reuters.com@reuters.net)

Annual Mobile Revenues to Hit USD 1 Trillion

Europe : Annual revenues from the global mobile market will top USD 1.03 trillion by 2013, when the number of subscriptions worldwide will have risen to more than 5.3 billion, according to Informa Telecoms & Media. From end-2007 to end-2013, the global mobile market will see huge growth, increasing in size by over half (56%), according to the latest edition of Informa Telecoms & Media's Global Mobile Forecasts to 2013.

Reducing Risk In Global Telecom Services Sourcing

Buyers need to address four categories of risk when sourcing global telecommunication services: (1) physical risks to the network and local business operations; (2) geographic risks including local regulations and business practices; (3) commercial risks like vendor mergers and acquisitions or major changes to the customer’s own business; and (4) contractual risks that undermine governance and vendor management. Sourcing and vendor management organizations must take proactive measures to avoid and reduce risk exposure related to global telecoms services. These include specific risk mitigation measures relating to each of the four areas of risk inherent to global network and telecoms infrastructure services.

Telecoms Struggle with 3G Static in China

Commercializing a homegrown standard for 3G mobile phones has been a tall order for China's telecom industry.

Portuguese telecoms company competes for third mobile license in Mozambique

APA-Maputo: (Mozambique) Portugal’s leading telecommunication company (PT) has said it plans to bid for Mozambique’s international tender in 2009 for the third mobile telephony license in Mozambique.

Mobile telecoms in Oman will change soon says Friendi mobile

FRiENDi mobile senior officials demonstrated today at a round table media conference the benefits a mobile reseller can bring to the industry and more importantly to end users in the Sultanate.

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2008 Africa - Telecoms, Mobile & Broadband in Northern Region

This report provides a comprehensive overview of trends and developments in the telecommunications markets of seven African countries: Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan and Tunisia. Subjects covered include:

Sector Snap: Telecoms, including Sprint, slip? 1 hr ago

Frommers recently released their top destinations for 2009 focusing on affordable destinations and predict the next up-and-coming "hot spots."

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