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Articles tagged with: Orascom
Canada's Newest Mobile Network, Globalive Not Sufficiently Canadian
The controversy over the ownership of Canada's newest mobile network operator, Globalive Wireless has heated up after the Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission announced that it feels that Globalive does not meet the Canadian ownership requirements set out in the Telecommunications Act. Under the legislation, a telecommunications company is only eligible to operate in Canada if it is not at any time owned and controlled, in law and in fact, by non-Canadians. more
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Algerie Telecom to Spend $6 Billion on Upgrades by 2014
Algeria's state-owned Algerie Telecom has outlined plans to spend US$6 billion over the next few years upgrading both its landline and mobile networks. Plans to privatise the company were put on hold last year pending the upgrades. more
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Orascom Telecom Loses Interest in French 3G License
Egypt's orascom Telecom has announced that it will not be bidding for France's fourth 3G license. The company had previously indicated that it might join a consortium with other French companies for the license. more
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Motorola to Manage Zain's Iraqi Network
Motorola has announced the signing of a multi-million dollar contract with Zain Iraq to provide managed services to the operator. The contract commences immediately and will run for three years. Under the managed services contract, Motorola has been entrusted to improve Zain Iraq's network performance, operate and maintain it as well as provide training to its technical support team. more
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Alfa Expands Lebanese Mobile Network
Alfa, the Lebanese mobile operator, managed by orascom Telecom says that it has commissioned seven new Base Stations since the 23rd of September 2009. more
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Globalive Wireless Revamps Shareholder Structure Following Concerns over Ownership
The increasingly controversial finances behind Canadian new entrant, Globalive Wireless has driven the company to revamp its business structure. Globalive Wireless said that it had taken the actions to address concerns of the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC). more
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Meditel Looking to Float 25% by Year-End
Moroccan telecoms operator, Meditel is planning to float at least a quarter of its shares on the local stock exchange before the end of this year, local newspapers reported. The sale would be to institutional investors and is not expected to be a general retail floatation. more
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Meditel Looking to Float 25% by Year-End
Moroccan telecoms operator, Meditel is planning to float at least a quarter of its shares on the local stock exchange before the end of this year, local newspapers reported. The sale would be to institutional investors and is not expected to be a general retail floatation. more
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Pakistan's Mobilink Debt Ratings Downgraded
Moody's Investors Service has downgraded Pakistan Mobilink Communications (Mobilink) B1 local currency corporate family rating to B2; at the same time Mobilink's B3 senior unsecured bond rating has been downgraded to Caa1; the outlook on both ratings is negative. more
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Canadian Operator Quizzed Over Egyptian Shareholding
Canada's new mobile network license holder, Globalive Communications has updated its shareholder structure as an investigation commenced to verify that the company is majority owned by Canadian nationals. The company has been under the spotlight over its shareholder structure after claims that Egypt based orascom Telecom had a majority stake in the firm. more
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