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Articles tagged with: Hutchison and GSM
Vodafone Australia Takes Control of Retail Shops
The newly merged Australian networks, Vodafone and hutchison, known as VHA, have paid a reported AU$80 million to bring 208 outsourced Vodafone branded retail outlets back under direct control. Vodafone Australia has historically outsourced the management of its retail outlets to four different companies, while hutchison kept management control of its own outlets. more
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EU calls on mobile operators to continue to improve child safety policies
Half of 10 year-old, 87% of 13 year-old and 95% of 16 year-old children in the EU have a mobile phone, but half of European parents worry mobile phone use might expose their children to sexually and violently explicit images (51%) or bullying by other children (49%), according to a survey. The European Commission has now called on mobile operators to do more to keep children safe while using mobile phones by putting in place all the measures in the voluntary code of conduct, signed by 26 mobile operators in 2007. more
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New GSM Network to Launch in Vietnam
hutchison Telecom has announced that its Vietnamese operation, Vietnamobile will launch its GSM services tomorrow ( 9th April). Vietnamobile, the partnership between hutchison Telecom and Hanoi Telecom Joint Stock Company, will launch its service over its GSM network with footprint present at 64 provinces in Vietnam. more
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Hutchison Telecom Confirms Spin-Off Plans for Hong Kong Holdings
Hong Kong based hutchison Telecom has reported a 16% rise in full-year revenues to HK$24 billion (US$3.1 billion) and an increase of 16.8% in EBITDA to HK$6.14 billion (US$791 million). Net income dropped precipitously to HK$1.88 billion (US$242 million) from the extraordinary HK66.8 billion a year ago - which was largely due to the one-off gain from the sale of its Indian interests to Vodafone. more
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Set-Back for Vodafone in Indian Tax Battle
Vodafone's tax battle with the Indian government has suffered a further set-back when the Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal by the telecoms giant - and ordered that the case be sent back to the tax department for its deliberation as to who should have legal jurisdiction over the case. more
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Vodafone Loses $2 Billion Indian Tax Case
Vodafone has lost a significant tax bill in India after the Bombay High Court upheld a claim by the government for around US$2 billion following its purchase of a majority stake in hutchison Essar. more
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