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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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Telefonica Gets a Debt Ratings Upgrade
Fitch Ratings has upgraded Telefonica and its subsidiary O2's Long-term Issuer Default ratings (IDRs) to 'A-'(A minus) from 'BBB+', respectively. The agency has simultaneously upgraded Telefonica Finance USA's preference shares to 'BBB+' from 'BBB'. Telefonica's short term rating of F2 is affirmed. more
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Telefónica Considering Shut Down of Brazilian CDMA Network
Telefónica has outlined plans to spend upwards of US$17-$20 billion on its Latin American networks over the next five years - and plans to shut down its CDMA networks eventually. more
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Brazil's Vivo Still Leads Mobile Market, Claro Catches TIM
SAO PAULO -(Dow Jones)- Vivo Participacoes still leads the Brazilian mobile phone market with a 31.1% share of subscriptions in August but Claro caught up with TIM Participacoes to share second place, with each registering a 25.1% share, according to figures released by telecommunications regulator Anatel. more
Related Tags: telecom-italia, tim, tim-participacoes, vivo, claro, vivo-participacoes, Brazil
Brazil's SDE to Investigate Local Mobile Operators
SAO PAULO -(Dow Jones)- The Brazilian Consumer Affairs Division, or SDE, has opened an investigation into colusion on prices among the country's four largest mobile phone operators, it said in a statement late Thursday. more
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Brazil July Mobile Phone Ownership Rises to 135.3 Million
SAO PAULO (Dow Jones)--The number of mobile phones in circulation in Brazil totaled 135.3 million at the end of July, up 1.6% from June, according to preliminary figures released Friday by telecommunications regulator Anatel. more
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Brazil's Vivo, TIM Lose Mobile Market Share in June
SAO PAULO -(Dow Jones)- Brazil's two leading mobile phone companies, Vivo Participacoes and TIM Participacoes, saw their share of the local mobile phone market slip in June, while America Movil's Claro and Tele Norte Leste Participacoes, or Oi, expanded share, according to data released by telecommunications regulator Anatel Thursday. more
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Brazil June Mobile Phone Ownership Rises to 133.2 Million
SAO PAULO -(Dow Jones)- The number of mobile phones in circulation in Brazil totaled 133.2 million at the end of June, up 1.9% from May, according to preliminary figures released Tuesday by telecommunications regulator Anatel. more
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Brazil's Vivo Sees Mobile Phone Market Share Increase in May
SAO PAULO -(Dow Jones)- Brazilian phone company Vivo Participacoes saw its share of the local mobile phone market pick up in May, maintaining its lead position, while No. 2 operator TIM Participacoes saw a slight decrease, according to data released by telecommunications regulator Anatel Wednesday. more
Related Tags: telecom-italia, tim, oi, tim-participacoes, vivo, claro, vivo-participacoes, Brazil
Brazil May Mobile Phone Ownership Rises to 130.5 Million
SAO PAULO -(Dow Jones)- The number of mobile phones in circulation in Brazil totaled 130.5 million at the end of May, up 2.2% from April and 24% higher than the same month a year earlier, according to preliminary figures released Monday by telecommunications regulator Anatel. more
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