Tele2 Russia fills board with Rostelecom majority as future ownership eyed | Executive Moves
Tele2 Russia has elected new board members to ensure its financial and operational efficiency amid a potential ownership reorganisation. The new board...
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Bogotá resumes ETB share sale as souring performance weighs on portfolio
Bogotá, Colombia’s city council is reportedly aiming to sell its interests in incumbent telecoms operator Empresa de Telecomunicaciones de Bogotá (ETB) by...
Serbian telcos cut lines in Kosovo as Brussels Agreement unfolds
Telenor’s Serbian unit and local rival Vip Mobile have cut their signals in Kosovo while intensified competition and regulations in Serbia have dented...
Verizon ups the ante on AT&T’s Straight Path offer by 12.5% as spectrum war heats up
US telecoms giant Verizon has reportedly raised rival AT&T’s buyout bid for Straight Path Communications by US$200m as telcos face off for spectrum in a battle...
Millicom to sell and lease back 1,400 towers to American Tower in Paraguay for US$125m
Emerging markets-focused Millicom will divest an estimated 1,400 towers from its Telefonica Celular del Paraguay subsidiary to American Tower for PG700bn (US$125.3m) in cash. The two companies...
Telefónica taps market for US$500m amid rising political risk in France
Spain’s Telefónica priced US$500m of reopened 5.213% 30-year bonds amid decent demand as interest rates continue at historic lows and appetite for...
BT files criminal complaint over Italian unit as potential sale eyed
British incumbent BT has reportedly filed a criminal complaint with Italian prosecutors over an accounting scandal at its Italian unit amid a...
Poland’s Play eyes IPO amid improved economy and as global share sales surge
Polish MNO Play may add to the recent surge of global IPOs as the company seeks growth in the country’s mature mobile...
China Mobile joins throng of potential M1 buyers while shareholders assess stakes
Stakeholders of Singaporean telco M1 have reportedly reached out to potential investors to sell their majority holdings. China Mobile, along with certain...
Globe Telecom secures US$160m loan for capex as broadband deployment plans unfold
The Philippines' Globe Telecom has secured a PhP8bn (US$160m) 10-year term loan with BDO Unibank to finance the telco’s capital expenditure and for general...
