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KYRGYZSTAN: Kyrgyztelecom sold
The Kyrgyz government has sold 78% of incumbent Kyrgyztelecom for US$40m, according to local press reports quoting Tursun Turdumambetov, head of the Kyrgyz government property ministry....
ROMANIA: RCS&RDS plans bond issue
Citibank has reportedly been appointed to manage the placement of US$200m worth of bonds for Romanian cable and DTH operator RCS&RDS....
LATVIA: Latvia urged to lower termination rates
The European Commission has urged the Latvian telecoms regulator Sabiedrisko Pakalpojumu Regulesanas Komisija (SPRK) to set lower fixed and mobile termination rates....
UK: Rivals to gain access to BT ducts
BT is set to help rivals roll-out their own high-speed broadband services by enabling them to use its underground cable ducts....
SAFRICA: MTN, Vodacom and Cell C defy regulator
South Africa's three mobile operators, MTN, Vodacom and Cell C, plan to cut their interconnection rates next month according to a plan that they have agreed between themselves....
AFRICA: Zain denies latest Africa sale rumours
Kuwaiti telco Zain had to brush off fresh rumours that it is back in talks with a number of potential buyers for its African assets, formerly known as Celtel....
ALGERIA: Qtel could up Algerian stake, gives up on Africa
Qatar Telecom (Qtel) is considering increasing its stake in Wataniya Telecom Algeria, known as Nedjma, CEO Nasser Marafih reportedly said....
VIETNAM: IPO back on MobiFone agenda
A potential IPO of MobiFone is once again back on the cards after the firm reported a 52% year-on-year rise in revenue, raking in US$1.48bn in the last fiscal....
BANGLADESH: Bharti rebrands in Bangladesh
Bharti Airtel will rename newly acquired Warid Telecom (Bangladesh) "Airtel Bangla" when it launches services next month....
PHILIPPINES: Cassandra rings Bell
The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC), the Filipino telecoms regulator, has given its blessing to the transfer of ownership of Bell Telecommunications Philippines (BellTel) to Two Cassandra-CCI Conglomerates (CCI)....
GLOBAL: Ericsson appoints regional heads
Swedish handset maker Ericsson has appointed Angel Ruiz and Mats H Olsson to head its North America and China & North East Asia divisions respectively....
GLOBAL: New regional director at RTC
Alexander Yudichev was appointed director of RTC-Orenburg, a branch of Regional Technical Center, an alternative telecoms operator in the Siberian region which is owned by Comstar UTS....
LEBANON: Orascom retains Lebanese network deal
Egyptian based Orascom Telecom has been awarded a contract extension to continue managing the network of Lebanese mobile operator Alfa for a further six months....
NIGERIA: Helios closes last tranche of US$250m loan
Helios Towers Nigeria has closed a US$150m syndicated loan arranged by the IFC....
SUDAN: Lap buys 80% stake in Gemtel
Libyan-backed Lap Green has acquired 80% of Gemtel, an operator offering mobile services in Southern Sudan....
INDIA: Quippo in the mix
Quippo Telecom president Umang Das has said that the firm will sell a stake and tap the debt market as it looks to raise US$4bn over the next two years....
SINGAPORE: Optus picks up spectrum
SingTel-owned Optus is to purchase further 3G spectrum from Qualcomm for an undisclosed fee....
USA: T-Mobile USA headed for a partial listing?
German incumbent Deutsche Telekom may list an approximately 20% stake of its US operations, T-Mobile USA, according to The Wall Street Journal....
ITALY: TI secures bond issue
Telecom Italia announced the successful launch of a E1.25bn bond issue, with Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank and SG believed to be arranging the deal....
RUSSIA: VimpelCom-Kyivstar merger approved by Russian authorities
The Russian Commission on Foreign Investment, chaired by prime minister Vladimir Putin, has approved the merger of Russian operator VimpelCom and Ukraine's Kyivstar....