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November
Naguib Sawiris's Weather Investments claims against Algerian government over its stake in Orascom Telecom Algérie
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October
Head of Sistema’s Indian unit says company will not bid in the re-auction of 2G licences, but hopes court will restore previous deal
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If SoftBank takes control of Sprint, the combined group will not be able to use SoftBank’s experience of using Huawei equipment for TD LTE mobile broadband services
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After Unitech split, Telenor submits application for pre-qualification in India’s 2G spectrum re-auction
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Telenor increases stake in VimpelCom to 42.95% after buying 71m shares from Weather for $113m
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September
FCC chairman Julius Genachowski says Europe and Asia have lost leadership in mobile broadband to the US — and now in cloud computing
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Thailand prepares for October auction of nine 5MHz spectrum slots for 3G services
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Agency reserves blocks for two newcomers but KPN, T-Mobile and Vodafone expected to bid in Netherlands auction
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Government of Argentina cancels 3G spectrum auction and plans state-owned satellite competitor
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Indonesian government approves licence for Indosat to introduce LTE services
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Following the Libyan revolution in 2011, the new government elected this year is expected to liberalise the telecoms market. If the new administration gets it right, there will be attractive opportunities for investment
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Tashkent court orders seizure of MTS’s Uzbekistan unit Uzdunrobita after dispute over tax
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August
District court in India tells Telenor that it can bid for 2G spectrum only with Uninor joint venture
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India’s supreme court threatens government with fine if it misses new January 11 deadline for re-auction of 2G spectrum
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Thai state-owned operator goes to court in dispute with DTAC over ownership of network assets
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MTS subsidiary to restart Turkmenistan services at end of August, but stalemate goes on in Uzbekistan
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Government of Peru wants Telefónica to increase mobile and internet coverage in low-income areas
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Analyst Jeff Kagan welcomes the rules imposed by the FCC on Verizon Wireless’s acquisition of spectrum from Comcast and other cable operators. Let’s hope it is enough, he says: something is going on with Verizon and Comcast
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Vietnamese state-owned operator to provide free broadband in Peru as part of 900MHz deal
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Telus complains to Canadian regulator about Bell Canada’s plan to buy media company Astral
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Russia’s MTS challenges Uzbekistan tax ruling as court withdraw’s company’s operating licences for three months
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Mexican telecoms minister says he will reclaim expiring licences in 2.5GHz band and resell spectrum
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Thai operators to be restricted to 15MHz of 3G spectrum after NBTC reduces maximum purchase to increase competition
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Bangladesh regulator BTRC reviews options to use 700 MHz spectrum for LTE services
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Three Japanese banks expected to provide $317m five-year loan to Total Access Communication to fund 3G licence bid
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Indian government plans to file court application to delay auction from August to November
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July
MTS, VimpelCom, MegaFon and Rostelecom beat Tele2, TTK and Summa Telecom to win 4G licences
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Confusion about spectrum means Indonesian government delays decision on 4G licensing until 2014
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Romanian regulator requires applications by August for spectrum auction in four bands in September
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June
Indian government to fix standard licence fee for all operators at 8% of gross revenue from 2013
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Thailand regulator says state-owned CAT may lose 3G licence over network sharing deal with True
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América Móvil, TIM, Vivo, Oi and Sunrise intend to bid for 4G licence auction in Brazil
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May
Government of Pakistan says 3G spectrum auctions to be completed before the end of 2012
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Thailand’s ICT minister tells state-owned operator to wait for investigations on CAT-True 3G network deal
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Uncertainty in India’s telecoms sector leads Augere Wireless to sell spectrum and move out
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Vodacom hopes to overturn DR Congo court decision to auction its shares in local operation
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Qtel's Tunisian subsidiary Tunisiana to launch wins licences for 3G mobile and fixed-line services
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Russian 4G licence winners to be announced in July 2012 with licences taking effect in 2013
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Turkmenistan government to allow Russian mobile operator MTS to resume services to compete with state company
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Russian government backs competition regulator’s attempt to overturn Telenor’s stake increase in VimpelCom
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April
Share purchase deal with Deutsche Telekom provides Greek government with ‘too much say, says European Commission
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US operator Sprint faces lawsuit from New York state as attorney general claims it failed to pay sales taxes
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Qualcomm set to receive Indian spectrum for TD-LTE services after delays due to dispute with government
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Verizon Wireless to sell licences if regulators clear its $3.6bn spectrum acquisition from cable TV consortium
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Russian competition regulator FAS attacks Telenor’s stake increase in VimpelCom, claiming breach of law
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Thai telecommunications regulator says Chinese operators are interested in bidding for 3G licences
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Regulator allows operator Belltel to offer mobile services for three more years to boost competition
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Irish government hopes to raise €500m by auctioning spectrum for high-speed broadband and 4G
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March
Tunisia awards licence to help Qtel-backed operator Tunisiana expand its presence to fixed services
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Bangladesh’s state-owned Teletalk and three others to get 3G licences with free upgrade available to 4G
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Jamaican government to merge spectrum, utilities and broadcasting regulators into one, says minister
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United Arab Emirates to consider licensing new operators to compete with duopoly of Etisalat and Du
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Ofcom faces criticism for attempts to award four UK licences and provisional 4G approval to Everything Everywhere
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Verizon Wireless’s purchase of cable industry spectrum may raise its dominance and create duopoly, say critics
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Czech government to offer frequencies for 4G network development and to allow entry of new operator
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Libya’s LAP GreenN sues Zambian government claiming $480m for seizure of stake in operator Zamtel
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Iraqi operator Korek hopes 3G launch will help attract customers from Zain and Asiacell
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Philip Falcone’s LightSquared appoints legal experts to challenge decision by US regulator
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Pakistan Telecommunication Authority admits delay caused by potential bidders’ failure to arrange funds
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Czech Republic’s minister of industry and trade criticises regulator and calls for ‘agressive competition’ for 4G
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Indian government allocates 700MHz broadcasting spectrum to 4G, while ministry tries to persuade military to give up more
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Telstra CEO David Thodey completes agreement with Australia’s National Broadband Network
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FCC approves Dish’s purchase of spectrum but tells it to wait for new rules for terrestrial networks
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February
Swisscom doubles bandwith as it, Sunrise and Orange pay $1.1bn to Swiss government for new frequencies
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Etisalat joins Batelco in withdrawing from Indian mobile after court’s decision to cancel 122 2G licences
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LTE project looks to save money after US regulator rejects network expansion plans
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Indian government ‘will fail to meet four-month deadline’ to re-auction 122 cancelled spectrum licences
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Cukurova Holding to pay $1.4bn or lose controlling stake in Turkish mobile group
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Congress calls for FCC to conduct mobile broadband spectrum auctions
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Cambodian government aims for clear and transparent rules from new telecoms regulator
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Saudi communications authority says users have to enter ID number to top up prepay SIM cards
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Mexican competition regulator may change its mind on Televisa-Iusacell deal for TV advertising concessions
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Telefónica, América Móvil’s Embratel and Oi will have to share infrastructure at ‘reasonable prices’
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China Mobile and Hutchison among winners of new Hong Kong spectrum in 2.3 GHz band
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Three operators compete for third Cameroon licence to challenge MTN and France Telecom Orange
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Decision to lower Philippines interconnection charges is ‘patently unconstitutional’, PLDT says
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Mexican antitrust regulator Cofeco rejects Televisa’s plans to acquire 50% stake in mobile operator Iusacell
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The Indian supreme court has cancels 122 2G licences in corruption case and calls on regulator to hold new auction
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Thailand regulator NBTC promises speedy move to 4G after launching LTE trials with operators and NSN, Cisco and Huawei
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Sprint has given LightSquared six more weeks to obtain approval for planned 4G network
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January
ARCEP will look into allegations that Iliad’s Free is using under-equipped infrastructure for low-cost services
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Telecoms commission Anatel wants wireless broadband to be available in match cities in time for 2014 World Cup
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New and existing operators in Pakistan to be invited to bid for three 3G licences in March auction
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Post office in government-backed consortium expected to win Hungarian spectrum auction with $122m tender
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UK regulator Ofcom to auction 800 MHz digital dividend plus 2.6 GHz spectrum and sets coverage obligations
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AIS, TOT and CAT Telecom work to carry out joint non-commercial trials of 4G broadband services
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FCC chairman Genachowski says senators from both US parties support incentive based spectrum auctions
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Dutch ministry will reserve spectrum blocks for new entrants during mobile spectrum auction
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Regulator NMHH allows four companies to bid for 900MHz spectrum but excludes Viettel and Romanian operator
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Spanish anti-trust unit CNC probing BT complaints against Vodafone, Orange and Telefónica