Yoigo in play again following takeover interest – report
TeliaSonera remains headline news, with the group now reported to be once again trying to sell its Spanish cellco Yoigo....
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Windstream to sell data centre business for US$575m
US telco and ISP Windstream has agreed to sell its data centre business, Windstream Hosted Solutions, to cloud, co-location and managed services provider TierPoint in...
Tele Columbus prices €383m rights offering
Tele Columbus has launched a share offering to repay debt used to fund its recent acquisitions of Primacom and Pepcom, which will cement its...
FCC unveils prices for incentive spectrum auction
The FCC has announced prices and detailed procedures for next year's incentive spectrum auction, with the highest opening price to...
Altice and Cablevision contend deal poses no threat
Altice’s proposed US$17.7bn acquisition of the US operator Cablevision Systems poses no threat to competition, would afford the target benefits of scale,...
Regulator blocks Telecom Argentina sale
Argentine telecom regulator AFTIC has struck again, blocking an agreed transaction just weeks after nixing NII Holding's sale of Nextel Argentina...
MTS and Vodafone extend partnership in Ukraine
Russia’s MTS will rebrand its Ukrainian mobile operations to Vodafone in areas of Ukraine under the direct control of the Ukrainian government as it...
Paraguay launches 4G spectrum auction
Paraguayan telecoms regulator Conatel today launched the tender of 4G-suitable spectrum in the 1700 MHz to 2100 MHz band. The...
Viettel launches services in Tanzania
State-owned Vietnamese operator Viettel has launched 2G and 3G services in Tanzania, where it will trade as Halotel. The company said it...
Megafon offers Rbs15bn high-yield bond
Russian operator Megafon is looking to place up to Rbs15bn (US$242m) high-yield notes on the Moscow Stock Exchange, to refinance existing debt....
