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Articles tagged with: Portugal Telecom
ZON Multimedia Near End of MVNO Talks With Vodafone
LISBON -(Dow Jones)- ZON Multimedia is at the final stage of its talks with the Portuguese unit of the UK's Vodafone Group for the launch of a mobile virtual network operator, Portugal's national news agency Lusa reported Wednesday, citing Chief Financial Officer Jose Pedro Pereira Da Costa. more
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Sonaecom 1Q Losses EUR5.5 Million vs EUR6 Million
LISBON -(Dow Jones)- Portuguese telecommunications company Sonaecom said early Monday it posted a first-quarter loss of EUR5.5 million compared with a loss of EUR6 million in the same period of 2007. more
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Brazil's Oi: Signs Deal to Buy Rival Brasil Telecom
SAO PAULO -(Dow Jones)- Brazil's largest phone operator Tele Norte Leste Participacoes, or Oi, announced Friday the much-anticipated deal to buy control of smaller local rival Brasil Telecom Participacoes, creating a major local operator to face regional giants Spain's Telefonica and Mexico's America Movil. more
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Brazil March Mobile Phone Ownership up 1.36% To 125.8 Million vs Feb
SAO PAULO -(Dow Jones)- The number of cellphones in circulation in Brazil totaled 125.8 million at the end of March, up 1.36% from February and 23.2% higher than the same month one year before, according to preliminary figures released Wednesday by telecommunications regulator Anatel. more
Related Tags: telefonica, telecom-italia, tim, vivo, morgan-stanley, Brazil
France Telecom Reportedly Weighs $54 Billion TeliaSonera Bid
LONDON (Dow Jones) -- France Telecom is considering an all-stock bid for TeliaSonera, Sweden's largest telecommunications company, according to a media report Wednesday. more
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Brazil's Vivo Announces Public Tender Offer for Telemig Shares
SAO PAULO -(Dow Jones)- Brazil's largest cellphone operator, Vivo Participacoes, announced Tuesday details of its public tender offer to acquire outstanding shares of local operator Telemig Celular. more
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European Bank Lends to Brazilian Operator for GSM Overlay
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has provided a EUR250 million loan to Brazil's Vivo for the establishment of its GSM overlay network in the country. The project concerns the design, installation, commissioning and operation of a GSM overlay network operating in the 850 MHz frequency range in Brazil, together with the related investments in infrastructure, Operational Support Systems and IT systems, in order to support Vivo's strategic migration from a CDMA based network to a GSM based network. more
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Brazil Feb Mobile Phone Ownership Up 1% to 124.1 Million vs Jan
SAO PAULO -(Dow Jones)- The number of cellphones in circulation in Brazil totaled 124.1 million at the end of February, up 1% from January and 22.7% higher than the same month one year before, according to preliminary figures released late Monday by telecommunications regulator Anatel. more
Related Tags: telefonica, telecom-italia, tim, vivo, morgan-stanley, Brazil
Portugal Telecom to Focus Abroad After Troubled 4Q
LISBON -(Dow Jones)- Portugal Telecom's Chief Executive Henrique Granadeiro said Thursday the company plans to focus on its foreign operations, such as those in Brazil and Africa. more
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ZON Multimedia in MVNO Talks With Vodafone Portugal
LISBON -(Dow Jones)- Portuguese telecommunications company ZON Multimedia said Wednesday its cable television unit is in talks with the Portuguese unit of the UK's Vodafone Group for the launch of a mobile virtual network operator, or MVNO. more
Related Tags: mvno, vodafone-group, sonaecom, Portugal