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Articles tagged with: Brasil Telecom and Tim Brasil
Brazil's Penetration Set to Surpass 80% as Total Market Reaches 140m
Brazilian penetration is racing upwards, with a 14.0pp gain in the twelve months ending 30th September 2008 taking the figure to 73.2%. This compares to an 8.3pp gain in the prior twelve months. At the time of writing, penetration is likely to be approaching 80%, and although it is common for markets to slow down as 100% penetration is neared, a penetration rate in excess of 90% by the end of 2009 is a possibility. more
Related Tags: w-cdma, cdma, tim, oi, gsm, vivo, claro, Brazil
Brazil: 3G bidding rules probably available this month
Anatel published proposals for the bidding rules earlier this year and in mid-August started studying feedback from sector players. Anatel's private services director Jarbas Valente hinted on September 26 the regulator's licensing team was very close to delivering a draft of the 3G bidding rules to the watchdog board. more
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First round of Brazil's leftover spectrum auction raises US$188mn
There were three blocks that drew no bids Tuesday, leaving 82 blocks still to go to auction on Wednesday. more
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Anatel to assess TEF, TI deal on Aug 30
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Telecom Italia Mobile 3G Subscribers Pass 5 Million
Telecom Italia (TI) has released preliminary figures for the first half of 2007 and the operational numbers are typically light on much useful detail. However, they show that domestic mobile unit TIM had a 3G customer base of over 5.1m at the end of June, overall customer numbers rising to 34.3m from 33.6m at the end of March. Mobile service revenues increased by 6.5% year on year between Q2 2006 and Q2 2007, the biggest increase recorded in some while, although this statistic excludes "discontinuities" which have impacted the way revenues are accounted for in the last year. The elements accounted for as discontinuities by TI include a change in the way roaming traffic is accounted for (following EU guidelines), a termination rate cut for fixed-to-mobile calls and the so called "Bersani Decree" - a recent piece of government legislation affecting all Italian companies. However unfortunate it may be, domestic and European regulation and legislation is a fact of life for all Europe's telcos. Of course we understand why TI shows us figures excluding "discontinuities" - to demonstrate that the underlying business is performing well - but take out termination and roaming rate cuts and the like and many peers would also have a very much better story to tell. As it was, on an actual basis, stated mobile service revenues at TI fell by 1.3% or €30m year on year from €2.351bn in Q2 2006 to €2.321bn in Q2 2007. more
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TIM receives fixed line telephony license
Brazil's telecoms regulator Anatel has granted the country's second largest mobile company TIM a license to supply fixed line telecoms services, TIM said in a statement. more
Related Tags: telecom-italia, tim, number-portability, oi, claro
Analysts: TEF can legalize TIM control situation
Spain's Telefónica will not fall foul of Brazilian antimonopoly laws if it can prove it will maintain separate management of mobile groups TIM Brasil and Vivo, analysts told BNamericas. more
Related Tags: telecom-italia, portugal-telecom, tim, idc, credit-suisse
Analysts: Pace of consolidation likely to slow down
The pace of consolidation in Brazil's telecoms sector is likely to slow down, as players take stock after a series of false starts in 2006, telecoms analysts told BNamericas. more
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Analysis: Time running out for a decision on TIM
Telecom Italia has undergone an agonizing withdrawal from Latin America, holding out to get the best deal for each asset. Many assumed the group would merely offload its less desirable assets and focus on its Brazilian mobile operation TIM Brasil. This unit is now also up for grabs. But is time running out for TIM to make a decision? more
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Telecom Italia Will Reorganize Brazilian Assets
MILAN -(Dow Jones)- Italian telephone operator Telecom Italia announced late Monday it has presented a plan to Brazil's telecommunications authority outlining a reorganization of its assets in the country. more
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