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Latest Telecoms News from Greece |
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Fitch Ratings Affirms OTE at 'BBB'; Outlook Stable Fitch says that the rating reflects OTE's leading positions in its domestic market for fixed and mobile and its strategy to offset the decline in the fixed-line business with growth in the mobile segment amid a shrinking Greek economy....Greeks to register prepaid cell phones Greece's prepaid mobile phone users will now have to register their identities in a bid to tackle illegal immigration and other crime, the communications minister said Tuesday....WIND Hellas - Budget brand continues to burgeon The Weather Investments-backed company WIND Hellas operates two brands in Greece, WIND and Q-Telecom. The combined customer total of the two was 5.27m at the end of Q1 09, a gain of 73k in the quarter and 687k in the year. ...Deutsche Telekom Posts Q1 Loss on T-Mobile Write Down Germany's Deutsche Telekom has reported a net loss of US$1.46 billion for the first-quarter of this year. The loss was largely blamed on an expected US$2.4 billion write-down on the valuation of T-Mobile UK...Craig Wireless Signs Greek WiMAX Reseller Deal Craig Wireless' Greek subsidiary Craig Wireless Hellas has entered into an agreement to provide Net One subscribers with access to its WiMAX network....Fitch Places WIND Hellas' Ratings on Negative Watch on Liquidity Concerns Fitch Ratings has placed the ratings of Greek mobile operator, WIND Hellas Telecommunications, on Rating Watch Negative due to liquidity concerns, which are mainly related to seasonal working capital outflows in H109....Vodafone Expands Mobile Advertising in Greece and Netherlands Mobile advertising agency, MADS says that it has won contracts from Vodafone Netherlands and Vodafone Greece to integrate mobile adverts within their Vodafone live! portals....OTE Debt Rated as Stable - Despite Rising Competition The ratings are underpinned by OTE's strong, leading positions in the domestic fixed-line and mobile markets despite rising competition and a slowdown in the local economy. They also reflect the growth of its international mobile assets and its healthy cash flow generation capability....Comptel Wins Greek Number Portability Contract Greek operator WIND Hellas has selected Comptel to provide a Provisioning and Activation Solution, as well as Mobile Number Portability (MNP) functionality. ...Fitch Ratings has downgraded Greek mobile operator, WIND Hellas' Long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to 'B-' (B minus) from 'B' on concerns about its leverage and future cashflow generation. The short-term rating is affirmed at 'B'.... |