Ursula Burns to chair Veon amid digital transformation | Executive Moves
Veon has named Ursula Burns to replace long-serving chair Alexey Reznikovich as the Russia-focused telco reinvents itself to become a global online services...
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Sean Williams to depart as BT strategy head | Executive Moves
BT’s head of strategy Sean Williams is reportedly set to leave the British incumbent telco as it prepares to welcome a...
Canadian communications regulator CRTC names Ian Scott as chair | Executive Moves
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has appointed Ian Scott as chair amid a raft of new appointments for the regulator. It also named Christianne Laizner and Caroline Simarda as...
Greg McCray to leave Google Fiber unit with expansion still on hold | Executive Moves
Greg McCray is leaving Alphabet’s Access unit that includes US high-speed internet venture Google Fiber, after being hired as its CEO in February. The...
European mobile giants have ‘deep concerns’ about EECC spectrum talks
Europe’s largest telcos are calling on EU ministers to back an “investment-friendly” spectrum regime or risk stifling growth for decades,...
Liberty Interactive’s proposed US$1.12bn acquisition of General Communications hits resistance from Alaskan rivals
Liberty Interactive’s proposed US$1.12bn purchase of Alaskan telco General Communications (GCI) is running into opposition from two local rivals, Quintillion and Alaska Communications (ACS). Quintillion and ACS are...
Airtel Tanzania IPO to miss expectations over balance sheet woes – report
Airtel Tanzania’s upcoming IPO is set to come in far below expectations based on market share due to years of...
Israel regulator expands probe into Bezeq to include Spacecom
Bezeq Israel Telecom has said Israel’s securities authority is expanding its corruption probe into the country’s largest telco. Under the...
Cogeco unit expands cable footprint with US$1.4bn MetroCast acquisition
Cogeco Communications has agreed to buy the rest of the MetroCast cable system through its Atlantic Broadband subsidiary in a US$1.4bn deal to...
Telemovil’s Caribena Cable acquisition faces new regulatory hurdles
Telemovil’s acquisition of El Salvador cableco Caribena Cable faces a set of hurdles after a local regulator deemed the proposed deal anti-competitive. Competition regulator...
