Government and Legal

European Commission approval of TeliaSonera (OMX:TLSN) and Telenor’s (OSL:TEL) proposed Danish mobile merger appears no closer after new proposals met a cool reaction from...

The French mobile market could witness new M&A attempts following this year’s upcoming 4G spectrum auction, Orange (EPA:ORA) CEO Stephane Richard has...

As Canada’s Manitoba Telecom Services (TSX:MBT) closes in on the sale of B2B unit Allstream, analysts view Bell Canada (TSX:BCE) and Telus (TSX:T) as the most...

Poland is reportedly looking at ending its auction of 4G spectrum early as bids have crossed the PLN6.6bn (US$1.74bn) mark,...

US regional telco Frontier Communications (NASDAQ:FTR) has won FCC approval for its US$10.54bn acquisition of Verizon Communications’ (NYSE:VZ) wireline operations in California, Florida...

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...

Satellite/terrestrial LTE venture LightSquared has submitted plans to the FCC to test whether its L-band spectrum would interfere with GPS signals if...

US incumbent AT&T (NYSE: T) has begun rebranding its recently-acquired Mexican operations under its own name as it seeks to compete against...

The Saudi telecoms regulator has extended the bidding deadline for a licence to operate as an MVNO using Zain Group’s (KSE:...

Indian operators Bharti Airtel (NSE:BHARTIARTL), Vodafone India, Idea Cellular (BSE: IDEA), Reliance Communications (BSE: RCOM) and Uninor are among 11 applicants to have won approval “in principle” to set...