Axiata to buy TeliaSonera’s Nepalese business
TeliaSonera has agreed to sell Ncell, the first of its seven Eurasian assets marked for exit in September, as part of...
Government and Legal
FCC questions whether AT&T, T-Mobile and Comcast services threaten net neutrality
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is assessing whether new streaming services offered by AT&T, T-Mobile US and Comcast violate net neutrality rules. All three companies...
Vimpelcom and MTS sign spectrum sharing pact
VimpelCom and MTS are to share 4G spectrum in 20 Russian regions, the companies announced today. The move comes as Russian operators look...
Mexico allows spectrum swaps
Mexican telecoms regulator, the IFT, has given the go-ahead to a spectrum swap between AT&T and Telefónica subsidiary Pegaso, as part of a package of...
LightSquared settles spectrum dispute with Garmin
LightSquared and Swiss GPS specialist Garmin have settled their long-running legal dispute over the US wireless venture’s use of spectrum for terrestrial wireless...
Indian telecoms department clears Vodafone merger
India’s Department of Telecommunications has reportedly given Vodafone the green light to merge four of its local units some three years after...
Myanmar seeks expressions of interest in fourth licence
The Burmese government has invited companies to bid on the fourth mobile licence. The eventual winner will be a joint...
Lebanese mobile contract tender collapses
The Lebanese Telecoms Ministry has called off its mobile contract tender, which only attracted two bidders for the country's two state-owned...
Vodafone sues KPN alleging anti-competitive behaviour
The Dutch subsidiary of Vodafone is suing KPN for €115m, claiming that the local incumbent has “seriously abused its dominant position” in the market. Vodafone Netherlands has alleged...
Deere and LightSquared reach L-band spectrum compromise
GPS titan Deere & Company has agreed not to object to LightSquared’s plans to use satellite spectrum for terrestrial LTE services in the...
