Financing

AT&T (NYSE:T), CenturyLink (NYSE:CTL), Verizon (NYSE: VZ) and Consolidated Communications (NASDAQ:CNSL) have become the latest US telcos to accept funding from the FCC’s Connect America Fund. Together...

IoT network provider Sigfox is looking to raise between US$200m and US$300m by next year, its CEO has said. IoT network provider Sigfox is...

Israel’s Cellcom (TASE:CEL) has secured a NIS140m (US$35.5m) deferred loan which it will receive in December 2016. Israel’s Cellcom (TASE:CEL) has secured a NIS140m...

US cableco Charter Communications (NASDAQ:CHTR) has entered into two term loans totalling US$3.8bn to help fund its purchases of Time Warner Cable (NYSE:TWC) and Bright...

Hawaiian Telecom (NASDAQ:HCOM) has accepted about US$26m in support from the FCC’s Connect America Fund (CAF). The Honolulu-based telco will receive...

Malaysian telecoms giant Axiata (MYX:6888) is close to converting a US dollar-denominated US$590m loan into local currency, its CFO Chari TVT told...

The board of Russian state-controlled Rostelecom (MCX:RKTM) has approved the Rbs15.6bn (US$232m) facility it agreed with VTB Bank in July. The board of Russian...

US telco FairPoint Communications (NASDAQ:FRP) has accepted US$37.4m in annual support from the FCC’s Connect America Fund (CAF) to expand broadband services....

British satellite operator Avanti (LON: AVN) has wrapped up financing for the Hylas 4 spacecraft it expects to launch in...

B2B business Allstream is back on the block, with regional Canadian operator Manitoba Telecom Services (MTS Allstream) (TSE:MBT) set to meet suitors in the...