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Fitch: European High-Grade Telecoms Maintain Good Liquidity

Fitch Ratings says, in report published today, that European high-grade telecom issuers have continued to maintain good liquidity and that their access to capital markets remained relatively healthy during the course of Q109.  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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S&P investor forum examines European telecoms sector

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said that more conservative financial policies and business strategies lay behind improving credit quality in the European investment-grade fixed-line and mobile telecommunications sector. more

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