Zain in talks for US$600m loan
Kuwaiti telecom operator Zain is reportedly talking with foreign lenders to raise up to US$600m to expand its Saudi Arabian...
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No sale before 2011, says minister
The long-awaited privatisation of Lebanon's LibanCell and Cellis may not take place before the end of the year, Bloomberg reports....
Batelco expects US$2bn buy
Bahrain Telecommunications (Batelco) expects to close an acquisition worth up to US$2bn in Africa or Asia this year, CEO Peter...
Orbitel sale finalised
Spectrum Net has finalised the acquisition of Bulgarian fixed-line operator Orbitel for E5m. Hungary's Magyar Telekom, which is part of...
Opening a Dialog
Polish fixed-line operator Telefonia Dialog launched its MVNO today, using Polkomtel's network. The mobile operator, which trades under the Diallo...
Zon shareholders approval share sale
The shareholders in Portuguese cable operator Zon Multimedia, have according to OJE votes to approve the proposed stake sale of...
Babic got back
Branko Babic has been appointed new CEO at IPKO Telecommunications, Kosovo's subsidiary of Telekom Slovenije. He replaces the founder and...
Cofetel aims for interconnection consensus
Mexican telecoms regulator Cofetel is seeking a consensus on connection rules, hoping carriers will agree on interconnection rules, which would...
GVT in senior secured notes buyback
Brazilian telco GVT Holding has announced that it plans to repurchase US$179.4m of its outstanding senior secured notes, notes which...
Nokia appoints
Juha Äkräs is to become Nokia's EVP of human resources and member of its executive board as of April 1....
