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60 Million U.S. Consumers Likely to Cut Back on Cellphone Costs

..t;compared to a landline phone or contract-based cell phones." Fewer than three in 10 (29%) said they were not saving money.Fewer than half of cell phone users (48%) say that the extras on their phone "such as Internet connectiv more

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The Gap in Call Quality Performance among US Mobile Networks Narrows

.. of customers report having replaced their traditional landline phones with wireless phones. This marks an increase from 25 percent in the 2008 Vol. 1 study. "In an increasingly competitive environment in which customers are growing more and m more

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Telecom Egypt Revenues Up on Vodafone Investment

Egypt's landline monopoly operator, Telecom Egypt (TE) has reported a ten-percent rise in full year profits for 2008 to EGP2.79 billion (US$492.2 million), driving largely by its 45% stake in Vodafone Egypt. However, the firm reported a drop in Q4 profits of 27.7% to EGP831 million (US$147.7 million).  more

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Young Australians Leaving Home Without the Landline Phone

Young Australians don't even consider buying a landline phone when moving out of their parents house - finds a report commissioned by the Australian telecoms regulator. The study, presents research findings into the attitudes and behaviours of household consumers concerning their voice communications. It indicates that while 90 per cent of consumers use both mobile and fixed line phones to stay in touch, many Australians aged 18 to 24 are abandoning the traditional phone in favour of more flexible technology.  more

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Hutchison Telecom Confirms Spin-Off Plans for Hong Kong Holdings

..f its Hong Kong holding company, HTHKH - which includes the landline and mobile operations in both Hong Kong and Macau. The company said in a statement that it believes that the Distribution and the Listing will unlock the value of HTHKH, a cas more

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Hutchison Telecom Planning to Float Hong Kong Business

..mmunications International (HTIL ) is reported to be preparing to spin off its Hong Kong based landline and mobile networks in a stock market floatation later this year. The company is estimated to be worth around HK$12 billion (US$1.56 billion more

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Telekom Austria Slips into the Red on Restructuring Costs

.. EBITDA decreased by 30.2% to €1.3 billion (US$1.66 billion) due to restructuring costs in its landline division which cost it €632 million (US$806 million). Excluding the restructuring program EBITDA increased by 3.9% to €1.93 billion (US$2.46 more

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Competition Commission approves Vodacom/Vodafone merger

..on to the Competition Tribunal for approval. Currently, Vodacom is jointly controlled by landline operator, Telkom South Africa, which holds a 50% shareholding in Vodacom, and Vodafone, which holds 50%. In terms of the proposed transaction, Vod more

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India Added Record 15 Million Mobile Subscribers in January

..s at 362.30 million, up from 233.63 million at the end of last January. In the landline segment, the subscriber base has decreased to 37.75 million in the month of January 2009 as against 37.90 million subscribers in December 2008 registeri more

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Verizon Announces LTE Deployment Plans - Going Live in 2010

..ffer IMS-based IP converged applications and services on its wireless and landline broadband networks. Lynch said building and offering commercial services over Verizon Wireless' LTE network, while also expanding its FiOS fiber network, is a c more

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