MTN Nigeria fine decision to lie with President Muhammadu Buhari
MTN executive chairman Phuthuma Nhleko will now need to lobby Nigeria's president directly, as he fights to renegotiate a painful US$5.2bn...
Government and Legal
Idea to pay Rs33bn for Videocon spectrum in bid to boost 4G
India’s third largest mobile operator Idea Cellular has agreed to buy the rights to spectrum in two service areas from smaller rival Videcon...
Telecom Italia can raise €3bn in 2016 – CEO
Telecom Italia CEO Marco Patuano has told the Italian Parliament that his company can reap €3bn in 2016, making a...
Indian court directs Vodafone to pay Rs20bn merger charge
India’s Supreme Court has reportedly told Vodafone to pay the Department of Telecommunications Rs20bn (US$301m) for a licence to merge several local...
Zayo strikes C$465m deal to buy Canada’s Allstream
US B2B fibreco Zayo has inked an agreement to acquire Canadian operator Manitoba Telecom Services’ Allstream unit for C$465m (US$348m). US...
Equinix prices US$1.1bn bond to help fund Telecity buy
US data centre giant Equinix has priced US$1.1bn of senior notes due 2026 in the latest instalment of its financing package for...
STC looks to take over Kuwait’s Viva
Riyadh-based STC has asked Kuwait’s Capital Markets Authority to approve its offer to acquire the 74% of mobile operator Viva Kuwait it does not...
Vodafone seeks dispute resolution for Indian tax cases – gov’t officials
Vodafone has called for a conciliation process to resolve its tax disputes with the Indian government, according to Hasmukh Adhia, revenue...
VimpelCom to sell Zimbabwe business to state-owned ISP
VimpelCom has bowed to pressure from Robert Mugabe's government, selling Telecel Zimbabwe to state-owned Zarnet. VimpelCom (NASDAQ:VIP) subsidiary Telecel Zimbabwe is to be...
T-Mobile US: Verizon ineligible for spectrum in 12 markets
T-Mobile US has asked the FCC to disqualify Verizon from bidding for reserve spectrum in 12 markets in next year’s incentive auction. T-Mobile...
