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Articles tagged with: Competition Commission
South African Operators Investigated for Collusion
South Africa's Competition Commission has confirmed it is again investigating the country's mobile operators for collusion, although it had cleared them of the accusation only a month ago. The company has subpoenaed documents from the companies and is now studying them. more
Related Tags: mtn, vodacom, cell-c, three, South Africa
Mexico Radio Spectrum Auction Could Raise $1.5 Billion
Mexico's government could look forward to charging US$1.5 billion for wireless radio spectrum which is due to be auctioned off later this year. Basing its estimate on recent auctions in other country's, banking group, Banamex said that the government should expect between US$1-$1.5 billion from the licenses. more
Related Tags: telcel, telefonica, iusacell, nextel, cofetel, Mexico
Competition Commission approves Vodacom/Vodafone merger
South Africa's Competition Commission has recommended the approval of the proposed merger between Vodafone Group and local mobile operator, Vodacom Group and has referred the transaction to the Competition Tribunal for approval. more
Related Tags: vodafone, compete, vodacom, landline, telkom, vodafone-group, South Africa
UK Operators Facing Further Cuts in Mobile Termination Rates
The UK's Competition Commission has ruled that the mobile operators should lower their landline to mobile termination rates by around 20% by 2010/11 - and to a rate which is lower than was proposed by the telecoms regulator, Ofcom. more
Related Tags: orange, t-mobile, hutchison-3g-uk, vodafone, o2, h3g, hutchison-3g, termination-rates, ofcom, landline, hutchison, mobile-termination-rates, UK
Digicel Gets Favourable Termination Rates in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea's incumbent telecoms operator, Telikom PNG is reported to have been ordered to pay significant termination fees to new entrant, Digicel. The local National newspaper reported that Telikom will pay Digicel nine times more than what Digicel will pay Telikom for use of TelikomÃ's land lines to call mobile phones and vice versa. more
Related Tags: digicel, 3, telikom-png, termination-fees, Papua New Guinea
Mexico Telecom Regulator Sees Wireless License Sales in 2nd Half 08
MEXICO CITY -(Dow Jones)- Mexico's telecommunications regulator Cofetel still hopes to sell wireless licenses this year after the government's original goal to finish the first auction in the second quarter was caught up in red tape, according to a top official. more
Related Tags: credit-suisse, number-portability, wireless-broadband, cofetel, Mexico
Mexico's Telecom Regulator to Sell Wireless Licenses in 2Q
MEXICO CITY -(Dow Jones)- The Mexican government has authorized telecommunications regulator Cofetel to sell wireless licenses starting in the second quarter as part of a larger spectrum auction program aimed at boosting competition in the sector, officials said Monday. more
Related Tags: telefonica, grupo-iusacell, telcel, iusacell, nextel, cofetel, fixed-wireless, Mexico
CFC backs number portability, urges clear regulation"
Mexico's federal competition commission (CFC) supports the implementation of number portability as a way to lower telephony costs for users, but urges clear regulation by telecoms watchdog Cofetel before it is put in place, CFC said in a statement to the regulatory improvement commission Cofemer. more
Related Tags: number-portability, iusacell, cofetel
Swisscom Says It Has No Dominant Termination Fee Position
ZURICH -(Dow Jones)- Swisscom, Tuesday said it doesn't agree with the Swiss competition commission Weko that it has a market dominant position when it comes to setting mobile termination fees for connecting incoming calls to its network. more
Related Tags: france-telecom, sunrise, termination-fees
Swisscom Faces Sanction On Mobile Termination Rates
ZURICH -(Dow Jones)- Telecommunications company Swisscom, Monday said a draft ruling from the Competition Commission recommends that the company pays a CHF489 million fine for misuse of mobile termination rates. more
Related Tags: swisscom, termination-rates, sunrise, termination-fees