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Articles tagged with: Sfr and Eu
Bouygues Telecom Loses 3G License Appeal
The European Court of Justice has ruled that the French government was correct in retrospectively lowering the 3G license fees it charged to France Telecom and Vivendi's sfr. In 2000, the French government sold two 3G licenses to France Telecom and sfr for EUR4.95 billion each. A later attempt in 2002 to sell the remaining two licenses raised just EUR619 million from Bouygues Telecom. The fourth license remains unsold to this day. more
Related Tags: orange, 3g, itu, 3g-license, tim, ovi, iden, france-telecom, 3, bouygues-telecom, 3g-licenses, license-fees, France
Bouygues Telecom - Management Believes Financial Crisis Won't Hit Firm
Bouygues, the third operator in France, is a part of the Bouygues Group, a multinational with interests in television, property and construction as well as telecommunications. Management therefore believes that "L'aspect financier de la crise n'a pas de conséquence significative sur les comptes du Groupe". Let's hope they're right.... more
Related Tags: orange, arpu, France
European telecoms operators in strong position to ride out recession
European telecoms operators in strong position to ride out recession according to Arthur D. Little - Exane BNP Paribas joint study "reviving the fixed line" predicts increase in incumbents' valuations of up to 27% over the period 2008-15 more
Related Tags: arpu, ict, itu, wind, lte, arthur-d.-little, mobile-broadband, comcast, satellite, tele2, billing
Mini-Notebooks Made Explosive Entry into EMEA PC Market in 2008
Following a major surge in the back-to-school season, mini-notebook momentum continued unabated in the final quarter of the year. Thanks to robust consumer demand in Western Europe in the run up to Christmas, overall EMEA mini-notebook shipments reached 3.6 million units, in line with expectations, representing 20% of total portable sales and 30% of consumer portables in EMEA in 4Q08. more
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EU Rules 3G License Refunds are not State Aid
A court advisor to the European Union's Court of Justice has recommended that the EU Court had been correct in dismissing a complaint by French mobile operator, Bouygues that the allocation of 3G licenses was incorrectly carried out. more
Related Tags: orange, 3g-license, 900mhz, vivendi, arcep, 3g-licenses, France
The WiFi hotspot network, Trustive says that it has signed a roaming agreement with Vodafone Netherlands, the second largest mobile operator in the Netherlands. Under the terms of the agreement, Vodafone Netherlands customers that use the Vodafone Hotspot service will be able to access 10,000 hotspots worldwide. Trustive's global network covers a wide range of hotspots across the world, including all the major EU airports. more
Related Tags: trustive, hotspot, hotspots
EU Oks Cap On French Wholesale SMS Fees
BRUSSELS -(Dow Jones)- The European Commission has endorsed a request by the French authorities, who want to put a ceiling on wholesale fees for text messages sent between mobile telephone operators in that country, a spokesman said Thursday. more
Related Tags: european-commission, gsm-association, france-telecom, arcep, paris, paris
Vodafone Plans To Cut European Roaming Fees Next Year
LONDON (Dow Jones) - Under pressure from European regulators, British mobile-phone giant Vodafone Group on Monday said it will slash fees charged to customers for calls made while traveling in Europe by at least 40% next year. more
Related Tags: european-commission, london, vivendi, arun-sarin
EU Criticizes Watchdogs On Mobile Roaming Charge
BRUSSELS -(Dow Jones)- The European Commission Friday criticized French and other national telephone regulators for their failure to crack down on possible excessive charges for mobile phone roaming. more
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