Deal of the week
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| T-Mobile US has announced a deal to purchase unused 700MHz radio-frequency spectrum licences from rival Verizon Wireless. [read more] |
Midweek Mergers
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| US-based cable group Liberty Global is close to finalising a deal for the acquisition of Dutch cable operator Ziggo. [read more] |
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| Vodafone is said to be in discussions with Tata Group to buy a majority stake in its mobile unit, Tata Teleservices. [read more] |
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| US officials have reportedly approached the South Korean government and proposed that they cancel a deal between local mobile network operator LG U+ and Chinese vendor Huawei. [read more] |
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| Shareholders in Russia's Rostelecom have approved the company's proposal to spin-off its mobile assets. [read more] | |
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| Kosovo has scrapped plans to sell the state-owned Post, Telephone and Telegraph of Kosovo (PTK) to a German and US consortium. [read more] | |
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| Telefónica has denied claims that it is preparing a joint offer for Telecom Italia's TIM Brasil. [read more] |
International Investments
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| Chinese regulators will allow foreign investment in seven telecoms value-added services in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone. [read more] |
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| Thai operator AIS has increased its investment in 3G for the 2013-2015 period from 70 billion baht to 90 billion baht ($2.7 billion). [read more] |
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| India's telecom regulator DoT has amended the rules of the spectrum auction in the 900MHz and 1800MHz bands, scheduled to take place in February. [read more] |
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| Slovenian regulator Apek has announced details of its 4G auction, which will be held in March. [read more] | |
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| Polish telecoms regulator UKE has announced details of its LTE auction, planned for February. [read more] |
