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The newly-established Mara Group has applied for a telecom licence in Uganda. Founded by British-born Ashish Thakkar, 29, Mara was...

Kenya's leading mobile operator Safaricom has partnered with Equity Bank to let subscribers withdraw cash without needing a bankcard. The...

Russian operator MTS has agreed with Sberbank to lower the interest rates on a Rbs59bn financing raised in August and...

Free Mobile, a subsidiary of Iliad, has been issued France's fourth mobile licence. Under the terms of the concession, the...

Private equity firm Permira has sold its final 10.1% stake in German mobile operator freenet for E114.8m. Goldman Sachs and...

Virgin Media has announced the pricing on its £1.5bn notes issue. The 2018 senior secured notes offering is split between...

The CEO of Warid Telecom Uganda, which was recently acquired by the Essar Group, has decided to step down at...

Carlos Slim owned Mexican telco America Movil has launched a US$21bn offer for fellow Mexican firms Telmex and Telmex Internacional,...

Italian operator Telecom Italia has appealed the Argentine antitrust regulator's decision that the telco must sell off its stake in...

Skype Technologies has named Miles Flint as its new chairman. Flint is currently advisor to Silver Lake private equity, the...