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FRANCE: Three line up for Alice France
Telecom Italia has received three binding bids for its French broadband unit Alice France, CEO Franco Bernabe was quoted saying during a phone conference....
UK: BT to sell datacentres to HP?
BT is reportedly in talks to sell its 24 British datacentres to Hewlett-Packard in a £1.5bn deal that would deepen links between the companies but not necessarily lead to an eventual merger, reports the Times on Sunday....
ITALY: Vodafone Tiscali tryst to beget Carphone partnership?
Vodafone would seek a partnership with Carphone Warehouse in the event that it takes over Tiscali, reports the Mail on Sunday citing sources....
SPAIN: Telefonica to sell shares in Sogecable
Telefonica is to tender its holding in Spanish TV group Sogecable to Prisa, according to a regulatory filing....
POLAND: Netia eyeing Tele2 Poland
Netia may be interested in the sale of Tele2 Poland if the price is good, CEO Miroslaw Godlewski was quoted saying in BizPoland.pl....
ROMANIA: Telecentre contracts awarded
Romanian telecoms regulator ANRCTI has awarded contracts to install telecentres in 172 rural localities, which currently do not have access to telephone and internet services, reports TeleGeography....
BAHRAIN: Expressions of interest received for Bahrain licence
Six companies have expressed an interest in acquiring the third mobile licence in Bahrain, which is due to be awarded on December 4....
QATAR: Qatar fixed licence to be awarded this month
IctQatar has said that it will announce the recipient of the second fixed line licence in the country in two weeks time....
LESOTHO: US$30m Chinese loan for Telecom Lesotho
The Chinese government has signed a loan agreement of nearly US$30m with the government of Lesotho to help fund <$iTelecom Lesotho>'s expansion in the south African country....
SAFRICA: Vodafone denies it has eyes for MTN
Vodafone Group has denied it is mulling a bid of up to £20bn for MTN, after reports over the weekend suggested that it had joined the race for the South African telco....
INDIA: Slim wants chunky Tata stake
Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim is among the names being touted as being in the race to pick up a 10% stake, worth US$1bn, in Tata Teleservices....
BANGLADESH: Warid expansion on cards
Bangladeshi telco Warid Telecom has announced that it will invest US$250m over the next year in an effort to expand its GSM network coverage....
BANGLADESH: Mobile Hills
The Chittagong Hill Tracts of south-eastern Bangladesh will soon have mobile phone coverage thanks to state-owned Teletalk, which has begun installing base stations in the region....
PHILIPPINES: Globe unveils plans
Philippine telco Globe Telecom has announced that it will make "substantial investments" in wireless broadband technology to develop its existing 3G mobile networks....
SINGAPORE: Temasek must sell up
Singaporean investment fund Temasek Holdings has lost its appeal in the Indonesian courts to have an anti-trust ruling overturned and is now obliged to sell its stake in either of the country's largest mobile operators - Telkomsel and Indosat's Satel...
NEWZEALAND: Telecom NZ increases credit
Telecom New Zealand has signed a new US$621m standby credit facility with its bankers to replace an existing US$383m million facility. The firm's CFO, Russ Houlden, was quoted as saying: "The fact that, in the middle of a credit crisis, we can sign a...
JAMAICA: Jamaica to auction WiMax licences
The Jamaican government plans to award WiMax licences in the 2.5GHz band within four months, according to BNamericas....
MEXICO: Telmex International to separate pronto
Mexican telco Telmex is due to complete the spin-off of Telmex International soon, according to bankers cited by Latin Finance....
BRAZIL: Tivit seeks IPO
Brazilian IT services group Tivit is seeking an IPO, according to regulatory files....
GLOBAL: TeliaSonera Business Services President leaves
TeliaSonera has announced that Juho Lipsanen, president of its Business Services division, is stepping down as of the end of July....