Editor’s Viewpoint Issue 245
TelecomFinance's Editor Pauline Renaud discusses the latest industry developments in "Taking the leap of faith". This Viewpoint ran in TelecomFinance Issue...
Government and Legal
NYPSC extends review of Altice-Cablevision deal
The New York state regulator has postponed its vote on European telecoms group Altice’s planned acquisition of Cablevision Systems from the...
Fastweb may stand to benefit from Wind-Three merger
Swisscom’s Italian unit Fastweb could reportedly snap up mobile assets VimpelCom’s Wind Telecomunicazioni and CK Hutchison’s Three Italia may be...
Charter closes TWC, Bright House deals
Charter Communications has completed its approximate US$66bn acquisitions of Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks, becoming the US’ second largest broadband...
UK operators present plan for more independent Openreach
UK operators including Sky, TalkTalk and Vodafone are “throwing down a challenge” to Ofcom CEO Sharon White to create a...
Pakistan’s new telecoms policy
The Pakistan Telecom Policy 2015 will create a significant amount of work for the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), but existing...
Charter gets CPUC clearance for TWC-Bright House buys, expects closure next week
Charter Communications (NASDAQ:CHTR) has cleared the final regulatory hurdle standing in the way of its proposed acquisitions of Time Warner...
Altice wins conditional approval from NYC for Cablevision buy
New York City has granted conditional approval to European telecoms group Altice for its proposed acquisition of locally-based cableco Cablevision Systems. A...
PE firms circle O2 UK
Private equity firms such as Apax Partners, CVC Capital Partners and KKR are reportedly considering offers for Telefónica’s O2 UK unit now the European Commission (EC) has blocked...
EC blocks Hutchison’s plan to merge Three and O2 UK
The European Commission (EC) has halted plans by Hong Kong-based conglomerate CK Hutchison to merge its British mobile operator unit Three with rival O2 UK, citing concerns...
