EU to decide by Feb. 10 on Big Telecoms advertising venture
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU competition enforcers will decide by Feb. 10 whether to allow Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefonica and Vodafone to set up an advertising joint venture to compete with Big Tech,…
Cuba slams U.S. rejection of undersea telecoms connection to island
By Dave Sherwood and David Shepardson HAVANA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Cuba´s Vice Foreign Minister Carlos Fernandez de Cossio on Thursday accused long-time rival the United States of doublespeak after the Biden administration proposed…
China will move to protect its firms following U.S. telecoms ban
BEIJING (Reuters) – China opposes the U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s ban on new Chinese telecommunications equipment sales, the commerce ministry said on Thursday, vowing to adopt necessary measures to safeguard the rights…
Philippines’ Globe sells telecoms towers for $340 million
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippines’ Globe Telecom Inc said on Tuesday it has signed a deal to sell more than a thousand telecoms towers for 20 billion pesos ($340 million) to fund expansion…
EU, U.S. officials call for banking, telecoms restoration in Ethiopia’s Tigray
By Giulia Paravicini ADDIS ABABA – European Union and U.S. officials said on Tuesday that “there should be no obstacle” to restoring banking and telecommunications services to the country’s isolated northern Tigray…
Japan’s KDDI: Telecoms networks back up and running after failure
TOKYO – Japanese wireless carrier KDDI Corp said on Tuesday all telecommunications networks have returned to normal after a nationwide system failure. Telecommunication services for both corporate and individual customers have been…
Philippines to allow full foreign ownership in telecoms, airlines, shipping
MANILA – Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has approved an amendment to a law to allow full foreign ownership of firms in services like telecoms and shipping, amending archaic legislation that has long…
China says to protect rights of its telecoms firms after U.S. move
BEIJING – China opposes a U.S. crackdown on its telecom companies, the commerce ministry said on Thursday, after a U.S. regulator stripped Pacific Networks and its ComNet unit of authorisation to provide…
UAE’s e& looks to expand in telecoms and other areas, including via M&A
By Yousef Saba DUBAI – E&, the UAE telecoms group formerly called Etisalat, is looking to expand into new markets in Africa, Europe and Asia and in areas outside telecoms such as…
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