Google Voice fully launched in US
Google has opened up its web-based communications product Google Voice to all US residents. The service, based on the acquisition...
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FCC approves Verizon Wireless licence sale
US regulator Federal Communications Commission has approved Verizon Wireless' planned US$2.35bn sale of its spectrum licence to compatriot AT&T. The...
Vivendi denies interest in Reliance
French communications group Vivendi has denied a report that it is in talks with Indian telco Reliance Communications to buy...
Perfecto – a perfect fit for Vodafone
Vodafone Ventures, the investment arm of UK-based Vodafone has made a minority investment in Israeli mobile technology test service provider,...
Motorola in US$362m bond buy-back
US equipment provider Motorola has bought back US$361.8m of its outstanding bonds. The company's bondholders had offered to sell back...
State investor calls for review of UAE telecom royalty
The chief telecoms investment officer of Dubai state investment vehicle, Emirates Investment Authority, Kaj-Erik Relander, has said that royalties levied...
TV licence fee to fund superfast broadband
Under the new UK budget, the country's planned superfast broadband network will be partially funded by TV licence fees. This...
Du raises US$275m in rights issue
Du, the UAE's second largest telecoms operator, concluded a Dh1bn (US$272.2m) rights issue this month. The money will be invested...
Telesp raising funds for Vivo takeover?
Telesp, the Brazilian subsidiary of Spain's Telefonica, will be able to access to some R$30bn (US$71bn) in bank financing to...
TI’s Argentine restrictions lessened
Telecom Italia's Argentine unit Telecom Argentina has been granted more rights than initially expected, after an Argentine court annulled part...
