Recent TelecomFinance Headlines

• Orange Austria deal faces challenging antitrust situation

  03 Feb 12

  In the context of the proposed €1.3bn Hutchison/Orange Austria transaction, two different antitrust investigations will be conducted, according to a person close to the situation. The person confirmed that the main transaction, the acquisition of Orange Austria from France Telecom by Hutchison, will be investigated by the European Commission (EC).

  But, in a separate review, the Austrian Competition Authority (BWB) will decide over the disposal of Orange-owned no frills brand Yesss! to Telekom Austria, a spokesperson for the Austrian regulator said.
• Telenor to stay in India despite licence cancellation

  03 Feb 12

  Norway’s Telenor said it will not withdraw from India following the loss of several of its 2G licences.

  The statement came in reaction to earlier suggestions that the company might leave the country following yesterday’s decision by India’s Supreme Court to cancel 122 2G licences.
• TDC appoints JP Morgan for US$133m share buy back

  03 Feb 12

  Danish incumbent TDC has appointed JP Morgan to manage the buy back of up to DKK 750m (US$133m) worth of shares from 6 February to 31 December.

  A maximum of 74,132,879 shares will be bought back during this period, with no more than 363,511 of them being acquired on a single trading day.
• Rostelecom further delays London listing – report

  03 Feb 12

  Russia’s Rostelecom has reportedly postponed its technical listing on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) until May at the earliest.

  Dow Jones reported chief executive Alexander Provotorov said at a conference that a secondary share placement isn’t a current priority for the company, although a May listing is possible.
• Three telcos in bidding war to become Cameroon’s third operator

  03 Feb 12

  India’s Bharti Airtel, Monaco Telecom, and Vietnam-based Viettel have held discussions with Cameroon’s telecoms ministry to buy a mobile licence in Cameroon, according to Dow Jones citing a report from online publication Cameroon Tribune.

  This would allow the winning company to become Cameroon’s third mobile operator, after MTN and Orange.

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