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Articles tagged with: Bharti and Tim
Record result in Q4 for India - but Q1 09 looks set to beat it
India is the world's second largest mobile market behind China and it has seen extraordinary levels of growth in recent quarters. The first three quarters of 2008 all saw net additions in excess of 25m, and Q4 08 went one better with a gain of 31.58m, an all-time Indian and world record. The number of connections in India stood at 346.77m at the end of 2008 with annual growth of 48.5%, compared to 60.8% in 2007. more
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Fitch Affirms Singtel's & Optus' Debt Ratings
Debt ratings agency, Fitch has affirmed Singapore's SingTel and its Australian subsidiary, Optus' Long-term foreign currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) at 'A'. The Outlook remains Stable. At the same time, Fitch has affirmed SingTel's and Optus' outstanding senior unsecured bonds at 'A'. more
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India's Aircel Reported to be in Talks to Buy Loop Mobile
India's Aircel Cellular is reported to be in talks to buy Mumbai based Loop Mobile (formerly BPL Mobile), which is owned by the Ruias of the Essar group. Both companies have been holding discussions for around seven months now, two people familiar with the discussions told the Economic Times. more
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Orascom Favors Hutchison Telecoms Dividend
BARCELONA -(Dow Jones)- Orascom Telecom Holding believes Hong Kong-based Hutchison Telecommunications International should consider paying a dividend to shareholders following the sale of its Hutchison Essar unit, Orascom Chairman Naguib Sawiris said Wednesday. more
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