Verizon mulls abandoning Yahoo deal following disclosure of second major data breach
Verizon is reportedly considering demanding a lower price for, or even exiting, its planned US$4.83bn acquisition of Yahoo’s core internet assets...
Government and Legal
MTN recovers millions from Iran, expects to bring home millions more by Q1 2017
South Africa’s MTN has reportedly repatriated several hundred million of the US$1bn it aims to extract from Iran with the...
T-Mobile NL gets nod for Vodafone Thuis takeover bringing Vodafone-Ziggo merger a step closer
Deutsche Telekom-owned T-Mobile Netherlands has won approval from the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) for its acquisition of Vodafone Thuis. Vodafone Netherlands agreed...
Oi asks for judicial consent to sell Timor Telecom in bid to cut debt
Struggling Brazilian telco Oi has asked the court administrating its bankruptcy protection for authorisation to sell its direct and indirect interests in Timor...
Cyprus inches toward privatisation of Cyta, but sale of Cyta Hellas will come first
The government of Cyprus is presenting a piece of legislation next month to privatise incumbent Cyta. The draft is in the “final...
Ofcom wants BT to share infrastructure with rivals to boost nationwide ultrabroadband deployment
UK incumbent telco BT would be forced to share infrastructure to help rivals build their own ‘full-fibre’ networks, and reduce the country’s reliance...
Ofcom wants more M&A blocking powers after Brexit
The UK's communications regulator Ofcom has called for more powers to block mergers and acquisitions once the country leaves the European...
Çukurova: LetterOne violating London arbitration on Turkcell stake sale
Turkish conglomerate Çukurova is accusing rival Turkcell shareholder LetterOne (L1) of violating a court ruling by not buying out its...
Vodacom files prospectus to float Tanzanian unit
Vodacom Tanzania, which is majority-owned by South Africa’s Vodacom, has sent an initial public offering prospectus to the country’s Capital...
Telia injunction blocks Fridman from taking control of Turkcell
Russian billionaire Mikhail Fridman is legally unable to stop the Turkcell dispute because his investment business LetterOne (L1) cannot buy the shares from rival...
