Articles tagged with: Eu and Fitch Ratings
Fitch: European High-Grade Telecoms Maintain Good Liquidity
.. oversubscribed and seen a tightening in pricing guidance. European incumbents, Deutsche Telekom, Telefonica, Telecom Italia, KPN, and Portugal Telecom along with mobile operator Vodafone have successfully tapped the capital markets to refinanc more
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Fitch Downgrades Deutsche Telekom on Guidance Revision, Weak Operating Results
Fitch Ratings has downgraded Deutsche Telekom's (DT) Long-term Issuer Default rating (IDR) to 'BBB+' from 'A-' (A minus) and assigned a Stable Outlook. This follows DT's downward guidance revision for 2009 as operating pressures continue apace in key markets. more
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European Incumbent Telecom Operators at Risk From Cable Broadband Upgrades
Fitch Ratings says in a report published today, that a number of european incumbent landline telecom operators risk increasing disadvantage given a failure to respond sufficiently to the risk posed by the cable operators' broadband investments and their own resistance to spending on fibre. more
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Regulatory Problems Still Haunt African Telecoms Growth
Fitch Ratings says in a special report released today that Africa's telecommunications sector is set to continue to grow and eventually undergo a consolidation phase. more
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.
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Fitch Ratings Puts Digicel Debt Ratings as Stable
Fitch Ratings has confirmed that the debt ratings outlook for pan-Caribbean operator, Digicel Group is Stable. Fitch said that Digicel's ratings are supported by a historically strong operating performance, its position as the leading provider of wireless services in the Caribbean (including strong market positions in Jamaica, Haiti and Trinidad & Tobago), strong brand recognition, and an increasingly diversified revenue and cash flow stream across the Caribbean. more
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Asia-Pacific Telecom Sector Well-Placed to Defend Credit Profiles
Debt ratings agency, Fitch Ratings says in a new report, that notwithstanding the impact of the current recessionary environment, the overall Outlook for the Asia Pacific telecoms industry is Stable, and most operators are well-placed to defend their credit profiles. The report explores how key financial metrics will move for each of the operators across Asia Pacific in 2009 and conclude that while revenue growth is likely to slow, cash flow from operations (CFO) and free cash flow (FCF) after dividends are likely to, on average, moderately rise. more
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