Telecom investment to get a fillip as Trai sticks to its guns
Financial Express
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on Wednesday stuck to its earlier proposal of up to a 60% cut in the reserve price for the next round of spectrum auctions in the 1,800 and 900 MHz bands saying the price was arrived at by the use of ...
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Reuters
He retained an interest in investing in the Canadian telecom sector until earlier this month, when the Canadian government blocked his bid to buy Manitoba TelecomServices Inc's Allstream fiber optic network, citing unspecified national security concerns.
See all stories on this topic »Vodafone's $2 bn investment will spur telecom consolidation, says Sibal
Firstpost
The investment plan by Britain's Vodafone follows the removal in August of a cap on foreign firms investing in telecoms companies which the government believes can spur consolidation in an industry executives have long believed ripe for it. India's ...
See all stories on this topic »Analysis: Canada veto complicates BlackBerry, telecom deal making
Reuters
For Canadian telecoms, however, the ruling may severely restrict the list of potential parties that may be allowed to invest in the sector at a time when U.S. telecoms have shown little interest in making investments in Canada. "Canada is definitely ...
See all stories on this topic »Trade deal to let EU benefit if telecom foreign-investment rules are loosened
The Globe and Mail
Canada has promised the European Union it will be able to take advantage of any further loosening of foreign investment restrictions on this country's telecom sector. A technical summary of the Canada-EU deal, released by Ottawa Tuesday, says the deal ...
See all stories on this topic »Telecom: Of risks, investment and fair profits (2)
BusinessDay
The huge potential of the country and the promise of huge returns on investment are some of the reasons that Nigeria was recently listed among the world's top fourinvestment destinations by KPMG. The exploits of the operators in the telecom sector in ...
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BusinessDay
A recent declaration of two players as dominant operators in two segments of thetelecommunications market by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has brought the sector under renewed public scrutiny. There have been a number of analyses ...
See all stories on this topic »Think Canada's not the place for telecom investment? Ericsson CEO says it is
The Globe and Mail
At a time when Ottawa is being criticized for scaring off foreign investors from thetelecom industry, at least one global executive is happy to do a bit of “promotion” for Canada as a good place to invest. Hans Vestberg, president and chief executive ...
See all stories on this topic »Vodafone plans $2 bn investment to raise stake in Indian unit: report
Financial Express
In July, India approved raising the foreign investment limit in the telecom sector to 100 percent from 74 percent in a bid to lure capital inflows, prop up a sliding currency and boost growth. The Financial Times said Vodafone is considering buying out ...
See all stories on this topic »Trai recommendations to adversely impact investments: SSTL
Times of India
NEW DELHI: Sistema Shyam Teleservices, has said telecom regulator Trai's recommendations on spectrum auction have created "ambiguity" and "policy uncertainty" that would adversely impact its investment plans. In a letter to Department of Telecom, SSTL, ...
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Financial Express
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) on Wednesday stuck to its earlier proposal of up to a 60% cut in the reserve price for the next round of spectrum auctions in the 1,800 and 900 MHz bands saying the price was arrived at by the use of ...
See all stories on this topic »Telecom tycoon says Ottawa's policy imperils Wind, foreign investment
Reuters
He retained an interest in investing in the Canadian telecom sector until earlier this month, when the Canadian government blocked his bid to buy Manitoba TelecomServices Inc's Allstream fiber optic network, citing unspecified national security concerns.
See all stories on this topic »Vodafone's $2 bn investment will spur telecom consolidation, says Sibal
Firstpost
The investment plan by Britain's Vodafone follows the removal in August of a cap on foreign firms investing in telecoms companies which the government believes can spur consolidation in an industry executives have long believed ripe for it. India's ...
See all stories on this topic »Analysis: Canada veto complicates BlackBerry, telecom deal making
Reuters
For Canadian telecoms, however, the ruling may severely restrict the list of potential parties that may be allowed to invest in the sector at a time when U.S. telecoms have shown little interest in making investments in Canada. "Canada is definitely ...
See all stories on this topic »Trade deal to let EU benefit if telecom foreign-investment rules are loosened
The Globe and Mail
Canada has promised the European Union it will be able to take advantage of any further loosening of foreign investment restrictions on this country's telecom sector. A technical summary of the Canada-EU deal, released by Ottawa Tuesday, says the deal ...
See all stories on this topic »Telecom: Of risks, investment and fair profits (2)
BusinessDay
The huge potential of the country and the promise of huge returns on investment are some of the reasons that Nigeria was recently listed among the world's top fourinvestment destinations by KPMG. The exploits of the operators in the telecom sector in ...
See all stories on this topic »Telecom: Of risks, investment and fair profits (1)
BusinessDay
A recent declaration of two players as dominant operators in two segments of thetelecommunications market by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has brought the sector under renewed public scrutiny. There have been a number of analyses ...
See all stories on this topic »Think Canada's not the place for telecom investment? Ericsson CEO says it is
The Globe and Mail
At a time when Ottawa is being criticized for scaring off foreign investors from thetelecom industry, at least one global executive is happy to do a bit of “promotion” for Canada as a good place to invest. Hans Vestberg, president and chief executive ...
See all stories on this topic »Vodafone plans $2 bn investment to raise stake in Indian unit: report
Financial Express
In July, India approved raising the foreign investment limit in the telecom sector to 100 percent from 74 percent in a bid to lure capital inflows, prop up a sliding currency and boost growth. The Financial Times said Vodafone is considering buying out ...
See all stories on this topic »Trai recommendations to adversely impact investments: SSTL
Times of India
NEW DELHI: Sistema Shyam Teleservices, has said telecom regulator Trai's recommendations on spectrum auction have created "ambiguity" and "policy uncertainty" that would adversely impact its investment plans. In a letter to Department of Telecom, SSTL, ...
See all stories on this topic »