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March
Providence Equity Partners, owner of Kabel Deutschland, plans to float 30 million shares at up to €25.50 each
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Belgium is offering a fourth licence for 3G services and is expected to follow with licences for LTE and WiMax capacity
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Germany’s four existing mobile licence operators — and no others — have been cleared to bid for new spectrum by regulator Matthias Kurth
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Hans Vestberg has reorganised Ericsson in the few weeks since he took over. He wants the new team to listen to customers
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Vivendi is hoping to secure mobile frequency spectrum for its new Brazilian acquisition, GVT
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Russian operator MTS is to rise $1 billion in a eurobond issue to refinance its debt
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NTT is using wholesale provider TTK to deliver its services to customers across Russia
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Belgian cable operator Telenet plans to invest in LTE technology for its own mobile network
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The European Commission has started a public consultation on updating the EU’s law on whether broadband should be included in universal access rules
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The merger of the UK business of Deutsche Telekom and France Telecom will go ahead after regulatory approval
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Travellers within the 27 member countries of the European Union will pay no more than €50 a month for roaming data
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Ericsson is to supply VDSL2 equipment to TeliaSonera so it can boost its copper network in Sweden, Denmark and Norway
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February
Orange is planning a quadruple play offer in France, including fixed and mobile phone, internet and TV
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Private equity shareholders in German cable operator Kabel Deutschland are planning to raise €1 billion in a share sale
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Telekom Austria is to merge the businesses of its fixed and mobile operations in its home country, aiming at €100m annual savings
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Truphone’s CEO Geraldine Wilson has announced the first of what she hopes will be 25 MVNO deals with leading global operators
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Dubai-based Oger Telecom wants tio raise its stake in Türk Telecom from 55% to 65% or more
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Lars Nilsson is to replace Harri Koponen as CEO of Tele2 after Kopenen left because of differences with the board
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France Telecom and Deutsche Telekom are prepared to release spectrum to other operators to help win approval for the merger of their UK operations
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Alcatel-Lucent’s Bell Labs is to work with Telecom Italia’s labs on LTE developments such as picocells
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Alcatel-Lucent is to take over network operations and 3,000 staff of Bulgarian operator BTC
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BT Wholesale is launching a content delivery network to allow ISPs to offer guaranteed quality to consumers
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ISPs are struggling to cope with consumers’ demand for online video. In the UK, BT is responding by launching its own wholesale content network for video.
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France Telecom is to invest €2 billion in fibre networks to homes in Paris and 15 other French cities
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Reports from the UK suggest BT is considering plans to open up its cable ducts to rival operators
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Deutsche Telekom is consulting with banks over a possible offer of shares in its US business T-Mobile USA
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The Russian government is planning to offer some of its shares in telecom operator Svyazinvest on the London Stock Exchange in 2011
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Telecom Italia, subject of talks by the Italian government on a Telefónica takeover, is to raise a further $1.25 billion of debt
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The proposed merger of T-Mobile and Orange’s operations in the UK is to be reviewe by the competition regulator
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Stéphane Richard will take over from Didier Lombard as CEO of France Telecom on March 1, though Lombard will continue as chairman until June 2011
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Once it has completed its demerger from Carphone Warehouse, UK broadband operator TalkTalk plans to launch TV and mobile phone services
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January
The French regulator, Arcep, is to auction two remaining 3G bands and is preparing for an auction of 4G spectrum
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A lobby organisation of European telecoms operators has been urged to support Telecom Italia, which has been ordered to sell its stake in Telecom Argentina
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Private equity-controlled Kabel Deutschland is considering an initial public offering of its shares, potentially valuing the company at €5 billion
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Interviews with Süreyya Ciliv, Rob Pullen and Jeong Kim are now online
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Former Microsoft executive Süreyya Ciliv has been steering Turkcell to become one of the most innovative operators in Europe
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Carphone Warehouse in the UK is considering building its own optical fibre network in competition with BT and other operators
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Deutsche Telekom is seeking regulatory approval for wholesale prices for access to its optical fibre network
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The French government is to offer telecoms operators low-interest loans in order to stimulate the growth of fibre to the home
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XConnect is offering a free three-month trial of a new peering service to operators providing high-definition voice services
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O2, now part of Telefónica, is to start competing with former parent BT in the fixed-line market in the UK
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The Russian government is opposing mergers that affect VimpelCom and MegaFon plus stakes in Ukrainian and Turkish operators
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The Russian government is postponing plans to invest $677 million in Indian operator Sistema Shyam, which is controlled by Russian group Sistema
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Norwegian operator Telenor has emerged as the single bidder for the competitive fixed-line licence in Serbia
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The owners of TDC, the Danish incumbent operator, are talking to investment banks about listing the company on the stock market
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The company that holds a dominant 22.5% of Telecom Italia is refinancing $3.77 billion of its debt via bond and loan deals
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Clearwire International, headed by Barry West, has announced plans to build a WiMax network covering the Spanish city of Malaga
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Former EDS executive Jeff Kelly is taking over from former BT group CFO Hanif Lalani at the top of BT Global Services
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Turkey’s communications minister Binali Yildirim is considering a plan to reduce the government’s 30% stake in Türk Telecom, by a public offering, a block sale or a combination
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Russian investment group Altimo was five minutes late to bid for Zambia’s Zamtel but has been confirmed as a bidder